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DCT officials during a meeting with chiefs

Village headman’s sexual abuse allegations shock Senior Chief Chikowi

Sep 30, 2023 Raphael Likaka 0 &

Senior Chief Chikowi of Zomba says he is deeply shocked with allegations that Village head Nkwanda sexually abuse a 12-year-old girl other than protecting girl child from all forms of sexual offences. Senior Chief Chikowi… ...

Man arrested for raping four girls

Sep 28, 2023 Malawi News Agency (MANA) 0 &

Police at Mponela in Dowa have arrested a 46-year-old man for allegedly raping four girls aged between 8 and 12. Mponela Police Public Relations Officer, Macpatson Msadala has identified the suspect as Raphael Watson of… ...

Woman sentenced to six years in prison for raping child

Sep 26, 2023 Russell Kondowe 0 &

A court in Ntchisi has sentenced a 37-year-old woman to six years in prison for raping a 17-year-old boy. The woman has been identified as Thokozani Mtengura. The court heard that the woman committee the… ...

Mzuni students donate to visually impaired children

Sep 19, 2023 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Mzuzu University staff members and ten students have donated items worth 1.5 million kwacha to St. Maria Goretti Resource Centre, a school for visually impaired children in Nkhata-bay District. The donation is part of Mzuzu… ...

Zomba DHO targets 472,000 children for polio vaccines

Sep 18, 2023 Raphael Likaka 0 &

Zomba District Health Office (DHO) is set to reach out 472,000 children under 15 years with polio vaccine. Zomba DHO Public Relations Officer, Arnold Mndalira, disclosed this during a press briefing on how many children… ...

Family demands compensation over death of child killed by dog

Sep 12, 2023 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

The family of 10-year-old Ellen Chawanda has demanded compensation from a security company over the death of the girl who was attacked by a security dog. The incident happened at Crossroads complex in Lilongwe in… ...

Man gets only 8 years for raping 2 boys

Sep 12, 2023 Malawi News Agency (MANA) 0 &

Ntchisi First Grade Magistrate Court has sentenced 22-year-old Dyson Banda to eight years in prison for raping two boys under the age of 18. State Prosecutor Dalitso Ng'oma told the court that between the night… ...

Principal Secretary in the Ministry of Education Chikondano Missa

Entry age for standard one is six years — Ministry of Education

Sep 12, 2023 Malawi News Agency (MANA) 0 &

The Ministry of Education has urged education officers to adhere to the entry age policy in public primary schools to maximise learning efficiencies. Principal Secretary in the ministry, Chikondano Mussa, made the sentiments recently during… ...

Justice 4 Men' founder and Executive Director, Lewis Kamundi based in UK

NGO to fight for men’s access to their children after divorce

Sep 12, 2023 Archangel Nzangaya 0 &

A Non Governmental Organization which seeks to fight for men's rights to access their children after divorce, ‘Justice 4 Men', has been introduced in Malawi. Confirming the development to Malawi24 was ‘Justice 4 Men' founder… ...

Mike Chikasema one of the officials involved in Polio Vaccination in Malawi

Ministry of Health targets 9.7 million children in second phase of Polio vaccination

Sep 11, 2023 Mike Kalumbi 0 &

The Ministry of Health is expected to vaccinate 9.7 million children under the age of 15 in a polio vaccination campaign this week. This was disclosed during a media briefing by Dr. Mike Chisema who… ...

Pediatrics Child Health Association (PACHA) officer in Malawi

Dowa DEC approves PACHA’s ITS Study on NCD guidelines

Sep 10, 2023 Mike Lyson Zgambo 0 &

The Dowa District executive committee (DEC) has approved an Interrupted Time Series (ITS) Study to measure the impact of new pediatric Non-Communicable Disease (NCD) guidelines to be implemented by the Pediatrics Child Health Association (PACHA)… ...

Richard Mvula who speaks for Lilongwe Health office during a meeting on Polio Vaccination

Myths and beliefs hinder Polio vaccination

Sep 10, 2023 Martha Chikoti 0 &

Lilongwe Health District Office says despite reaching 1.4 million of children aged between 0 and 15 years during previous vaccination exercise, some children are not vaccinated due to beliefs that people have regarding vaccines. The… ...

Parliament wants girls to access family planning services without parental consent

Sep 04, 2023 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Malawi Parliament says it is proposing that any girl who has reached puberty should access family planning services without parental consent. Chairperson of the social and community affairs committee of parliament, Savel Kafwafwa, made the… ...

A man in Mchinji arrested for raping boys

Bambo wazaka 44 ali mchitokosi chifukwa chogwirilira anyamata

Sep 04, 2023 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

Bambo wa zaka 44 amumanga ku Mchinji chifukwa chogwirilira anyamata awiri a zaka zosaposera 12. Wofalitsa nkhani za apolisi ku Mchinji a Limbani Mpinganjira wati bamboyu dzina lake ndi James Makunganya. Malingana ndi a Mpinganjira,… ...

Children in Malawi are involved in mining at Chimitu in Lilongwe

2.1 million children engaged in child labour in Malawi

Sep 04, 2023 Chikondi Daza 0 &

Ministry of Labour says 2.1 million children aged between 5 to 17 are involved in child labour in Malawi. This was disclosed during the inauguration ceremony of a project called Joining Forces for Africa: Acting… ...