Children Archives

1,628 babies born on Christmas Day in Malawi

Dec 27, 2022 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

Malawi registered 1,628 births on Christmas Day, including 835 girls and 793 boys. According to figures provided by the Ministry of Health, in district hospitals, 1553 babies were born while 75 were born in central… ...

Two-week-old baby stolen in Blantyre

Dec 26, 2022 Russell Kondowe 0 &

A two-week-old baby boy has been stolen by an unknown woman at Soche Quarry location in Blantyre after he was left in the care of a nine-year-old child. According to his mother Magret Mauluka, the… ...

Woman jailed five years for stealing child in 2019

Dec 26, 2022 Malawi News Agency (MANA) 0 &

Mzimba Second Grade Magistrate Court has sentenced Ester Gumbo, 35, to five years’ Imprisonment with Hard Labour (IHL) for stealing an eight-month-old girl at Emfeni Market in the district in 2019. The Court heard that… ...

Woman arrested for stealing baby in 2019

Dec 20, 2022 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

A 35-year-old woman identified as Esther Gumbo has been arrested in Mzimba for stealing an eight-month-old baby who is now aged four. Jenda Police spokesperson Alfred Lucio said the woman stole the baby girl at… ...

13-year-old boy commits suicide in Blantyre

Dec 15, 2022 Russell Kondowe 0 &

A 13-year-old Standard 5 learner at Namasimba Primary School has died after committing suicide by hanging himself using a rope at Manase Township in Blantyre. According to Sergeant Aubrey Singanyama, Deputy Public Relations Officer for… ...

Primary school learners urged to embrace tree planting culture

Dec 14, 2022 Chris Loka 0 &

Rotary Club of Lilongwe has advised Primary School leaners to embrace a tree planting culture and make sure that the trees are taken care of. The Club on Saturday led Likuni Girls Primary School learners… ...

Anadkat family hands over QECH children’s ward

Nov 07, 2022 Archangel Nzangaya 0 &

The family of Hitesh and Meeta Anadkat has handed over a state of the art Pediatric Accident and Emergency Unit at Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital in Blantyre. Hitesh Anadkat who is the founder of First… ...