Children Archives

Woman arrested in Mangochi for stealing baby

May 15, 2022 Martha Chikoti 0 &

Police in Mangochi District have arrested Lucia Saidi, 22, who allegedly stole her friend’s one-month-old baby boy after she pretended to babysit the little one. Mangochi Police Station Publicist Sub Inspector Amina Tepani Daudi said… ...

Human rights groups apply to join lead poisoning case launched by 100,000 Zambian children and women

May 10, 2022 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Amnesty International and the Southern Africa Litigation Centre (SALC) have applied to join an unprecedented class action lawsuit brought by about 100,000 Zambian children and women against the mining giant Anglo American in South Africa.… ...

STEKA: Nurturing ‘Malawi’s future president’

May 03, 2022 Contributor* 2 &

By Thumbiko Nyirongo The wish and dream of beating the odds and producing ‘a future President’, reigns high in the wishes of Step Kids Awareness (STEKA) – a Blantyre based haven for vulnerable children. Godknows… ...

Tennis legend Roger Federer in Malawi, donates 3000 tablets

Apr 28, 2022 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Tennis legend Roger Federer has donated to Malawi over 3000 tablets which have content to capacitate early childhood development mentors. The tablets which Federer handed over to Minister of Gender, Community Development and Social Welfare,… ...

Man jailed 14 years for raping child in Monkey Bay

Apr 27, 2022 Martha Chikoti 0 &

The First Grade Magistrate's Court in Monkey Bay has sentenced 50-year-old John Mpereka to 14 years in prison with hard labour for raping a 15-year-old girl whom he employed as a housemaid. The convict committed… ...

Youth club engages gule wamkulu to send dropouts back to school

Apr 27, 2022 Archangel Nzangaya 0 &

In an effort to complement government's efforts to making sure that no child is left behind on education, Kalumbu Youth Club in Ntcheu district has engaged gule wamkulu to be going door to door in… ...

Polio vaccination meets resistance due to religious beliefs

Apr 23, 2022 Contributor* 0 &

By Raphael Likaka Zomba District Health Office (DHO) says the first round of polio vaccination met challenges as some parents refused to vaccinate their under-five children on religious grounds. Public Relations Officer at the Zomba… ...