Month: December 2021 Posts

Crocodile kills man in Chikwawa

Dec 05, 2021 Martha Chikoti 0 &

A 68-year-old man has died after being attacked by a crocodile in Chikwawa. Public Relations Officer Chikwawa Police Station Sergeant Dickson Matemba has confirmed the incident. Matemba identified the deceased as Major Matchado who was… ...

Mob in Malawi kills 12-year-old boy

Nov 02, 2021 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

A mob in Chikwawa has today stoned to death a 12-year-old-boy, accusing him of killing other people using magic. The mob killing happened after five people went missing after a canoe they were in capsized… ...

CBOs challenged to find homegrown solutions to curb cases of GBV

Oct 27, 2021 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Community based Organisations (CBOs) in Chikwawa have been challenged to find ways of responding to the rising cases of gender-based violence in the district. The call was made on Tuesday during an opening of a… ...

Discrimination worsens poverty levels among elderly in Chikwawa

Oct 22, 2021 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Authorities in Chikwawa have revealed that high levels of systematic discrimination and stigma which the elderly people are being subjected to in the district have resulted into most of them becoming more vulnerable and poorer.… ...

Slow progress of Thabwa-East Bank road project worries MP

Oct 12, 2021 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Parliamentarian for Chikwawa East Constituency, Rodrick Khumbanyiwa, has expressed worry over the delay in completing the construction of the 60 kilometers Thabwa - Fatima East bank road which stalled earlier this year due to funding… ...

Chikwawa registers 12 percent increase in crime rate

Sep 30, 2021 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Chikwawa has registered 1,067 criminal cases from January to June this year, a jump from the 939 cases registered during the same period last year representing a 12 percent increase. This was disclosed at a… ...

Red Cross hands over CBCC, pay toilet to communities in Chikwawa

Sep 27, 2021 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

The Malawi Red Cross Society (MRCS) on Friday handed over a Community Based Child Care Center (CBCC) and a pay toilet to communities in Chikwawa district under its Community Resilient (COMREP) project being implemented in… ...