Month: June 2021 Posts

MACRA board should be fired – Chakwera

Jun 25, 2021 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

President Lazarus Chakwera says the board of Malawi Communications Regulatory Authority (MACRA) needs to be fired immediately for wasting millions of taxpayers’ money. Chakwera said this today in Lilongwe when he launched the Malawi national… ...

China gives Malawi anti-riot gear

Apr 30, 2021 Russell Kondowe 0 &

The Government of China has donated anti-riot equipment worth K200 million to the Malawi Police Service (MPS). Minister of Homeland Security Richard Chimwendo Banda received the equipment from Chinese Ambassador to Malawi Liu Hongyang at… ...

Chinese-born model concerned over plight of people with albinism in Malawi

Apr 30, 2021 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Model Xueli Abbing, who was abandoned by her parents in China where albinism is seen by some as a curse, says she is lucky she was only abandoned since in countries like Malawi people with… ...

Two arrested for trafficking six girls

Mar 21, 2021 Malawi24 Reporter 1 &

A 35-year-old Chinese national and a Malawian man aged 28 have been arrested  for trafficking six girls from Kasungu to Lilongwe where the girls were subjected to racial abuse by three Chinese men. Regional spokesperson… ...

Malawian woman sentenced to 24 years over drug trafficking in Hong Kong

Mar 09, 2021 Russell Kondowe 0 &

A court in Hong Kong has sentenced 30-year-old Estina Mukasera to 24 years in jail for drug trafficking. Mukasera was found guilty of drug trafficking following her arrest in 2018 over possession of 2,190 grams… ...

Sisters re-unite: Tabitha joins Temwa’s Wuhan Jiangda on two-year deal

Mar 05, 2021 Andrew Cane Chilapondwa 0 &

Malawi National Women's Team Captain Tabitha Chawinga has signed a two-year deal with 2020 Chinese Women's Super League Champions Wuhah Jiangda, reuniting with her sister Temwa. This will be the first time in seven years… ...

China rolls out anal swab for coronavirus

Jan 28, 2021 Sibu M. Mokoena 0 &

China has rolled out anal swab test for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) which the country claims to be more accurate than conventional throat swab test. The new test, according to a report by the Washington… ...

Malawi’s Coronavirus data system run by US organisation, China claims

Dec 17, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

There is still confusion over who runs Malawi’s Coronavirus data system even though the Ministry of Health has insisted that Malawi controls its own system. A scientist at the Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital revealed that… ...

Revealed: China suspected of spying on people

Dec 15, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

China has been accused of using mobile phone networks to surveil tens of thousands of people in other countries as part of its alleged espionage campaign that has been described as both "aggressive" and "sophisticated"… ...

Three people, including two Chinese nationals murdered in Karonga

Nov 10, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Criminals have killed two Chinese businesspersons and one other person in Karonga. The incident occurred in the wee hours of Tuesday at the shop of the Chinese nationals. Karonga Police spokesperson Enock Livason confirmed the… ...

Chilima says cotton can replace tobacco

Nov 06, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Vice-President, Dr. Saulos Chilima says cotton is a strategic crop that must be promoted because of its potential to replace tobacco as Malawi’s main export. The Vice-President made the remarks on Thursday during his tour… ...

Chakwera tells govt officials to stop following him around

Oct 23, 2020 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

President Lazarus Chakwera has ordered senior government officials to stop following him around, saying they are preoccupied with the president than with the country. He made the remarks when he opened Sogecoa Golden Peacock Hotel… ...

Tabitha Chawinga awumbuzidwa ndi mphwake

Aug 31, 2020 Lyonike Mughogho 1 &

Katswiri okankha chikopa mu timu ya   mpira wa miyendo ya fuko lino Tabitha Chawinga adaona ngati kumaloto loweruka lapitali pamene mng'ono wake Temwa Chawinga  adamuonesa zakuda. Tabitha adalephera kuithandiza timu yake ya Jiangsu Suning kupeza… ...

Govt to assist 292 Malawian students in China

Aug 29, 2020 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs says it has secured funding to assist 292 Malawian students who are in China. Principal Secretary for Ministry of Foreign Affairs Luckie Sikwese said this in a letter to Centre… ...

Malawian woman’s drug trafficking case in China delayed due to Coronavirus

Aug 11, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

The Coronavirus pandemic has delayed the drug trafficking case involving a 30-year-old Malawian, Estina Mukasera, in China Mukasera was arrested at an airport in Hong Kong in 2018 after being found with 2190 grams of… ...