Month: April 2023 Posts

Man found guilty of burning niece’s hands  

Apr 13, 2023 Raphael Likaka 0 &

A mobile court at Senior Chief Chikowi in Zomba has found Ronnex Bandawe guilty of burning a hand of his niece aged six for allegedly stealing a cob of green maize. With funding from UNICEF,… ...

Bambo wawotcha dzanja la mwana chifukwa cha mondokwa

Apr 13, 2023 Raphael Likaka 0 &

Bambo wina ku Zomba yemwe dzina lake ndi Ronnex Bandawe wapezeka olakwa pa mlandu oti adawotcha dzanja la mwana wa zaka zisanu ndi chimodzi (6) yemwe ndi mwana wachemwali wabamboyu ati chifukwa adaba chimanga chimodzi.… ...

Blantyre district records 3000 cases of violence against children

Jan 21, 2023 Malawi News Agency (MANA) 0 &

Blantyre District Social Welfare Office registered over 3000 cases of violence against children (VAC) in the just ended year. District Social Welfare Officer Stephano Joseph disclosed this on Friday during a capacity building workshop for… ...

Kalibu exploiting children

Dec 16, 2022 Russell Kondowe 0 &

Malawi Human Rights Commission (MHRC) says Kalibu Academy has been abusing children at the school in form of corporal punishment. The MHRC has today released of investigations into allegations of corporal punishment and sexual abuse… ...

Deputy headteacher arrested after forcing child to kneel on concrete floor for over an hour

Oct 31, 2022 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Deputy headteacher at Majiga Primary School, Rafael Chikabwereza, has been arrested after a an 8-year-old Standard 3 learner sustained wounds on the knee due to corporal punishment which Chikabwereza handed out to the child. The… ...

Organization asks for speedy review of Ntcheu child assault case

Mar 20, 2022 Martha Chikoti 0 &

Centre for Youth and Children Affair has demanded authorities to swiftly review the child assault case in Ntcheu where Senior Resident Magistrate Joshua Nkhondo acquitted Vincent Dzimadzi, a man seen in a video clip assaulting… ...

Woman in Ndirande arrested for biting own child

Nov 03, 2021 Archangel Nzangaya 0 &

Police in Ndirande township are keeping in custody a 37-year-old woman for biting her 8-year-old daughter as punishment for coming home late. According to Ndirande police public relations officer Sergeant Kelvin Nyirenda, this occurred during… ...

Police arrests Ntcheu man for assaulting boy

Oct 28, 2021 Archangel Nzangaya 0 &

Malawi Police have arrested a 38-year-old man in Ntcheu following a video which went viral on social media showing him physically assaulting a child. In a video which Malawi24 has seen, the man who has… ...

Dowa woman jailed two years for burning son over chicken

Aug 25, 2021 Martha Chikoti 0 &

The Dowa First Grade Magistrate's Court on Tuesday sentenced a 28-year-old woman to two years imprisonment with hard labour for burning her 7-year-old son after accusing him of stealing chicken. The court through state prosecutor… ...

Dowa woman arrested for burning son over chicken

Aug 19, 2021 Martha Chikoti 0 &

Police in Dowa arrested a 28-year-old woman, Rute Sikelo, on suspicion that she burnt her 7-year-old son's cheeks, nose and hands after accusing him of stealing chicken. The incident happened on Wednesday evening, at Ngalazuka… ...

We are not harassing students – Maranatha Academy

Jul 07, 2021 Archangel Nzangaya 0 &

Maranatha Academy has refuted social media allegations that the school is harassing students by not giving them food. The development follows recent social media reports which are indicating that girls at Maranatha Girls School are… ...

Couple arrested for abusing child

Jun 19, 2021 Russell Kondowe 0 &

A husband and wife arrested have been arrested for taking their two-year-old child to drinking joints and for physically abusing their child. Minister of Gender, Children and Social Welfare Patricia Kaliati has confirmed the arrest… ...

Parents urged to stop sending children to sell goods at night

Mar 26, 2021 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Written by: Emmanuel Moyo Authorities in Karonga district have warned parents that they will be arrested if found sending children to markets to sell goods at night. The warning comes at a time when some… ...

Yoneco hailed for fighting child abuse

Sep 05, 2020 Owen Ndalama 0 &

Police in Mulanje have commended Youth Net and Counseling (Yoneco) for helping the police in fighting against child abuse. This follows the opening of a three-day training for community victim support unit officers on Friday… ...

Mabungwe adzudzula amayi oyendayenda omwe amazunza ana awo

Apr 20, 2020 Owen Ndalama 0 &

Amabungwe omenyera ufulu wa ana ati ndi pofunika kuti malamulo agwirepo ntchito pa amayi oyendayenda omwe amatengera makasitomala awo kuchipinda komwe kuli ana. Bungwe lina lomenyera ufulu wa ana lanena izi poyankhulapo pa zomwe mayi… ...