Month: October 2021 Posts

Chinese company ordered to pay K1.7bn fine

Oct 07, 2021 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

China State Construction Engineering Corporation Limited has been ordered to pay K1.7 billion to FISD Company Limited for breach of contract. The High Court of Malawi Commercial Division in Lilongwe has delivered the ruling in… ...

Chinese national sentenced to 14 years in prison in Malawi

Sep 28, 2021 Martha Chikoti 0 &

The kingpin of one of Southern Africa’s most prolific wildlife trafficking syndicates, Lin Yun Hua, was today sentenced to 14 years in prison in Malawi. Lin received 14 years for dealing in rhino horn, alongside… ...

Malawi prepared to work with China on wealth creation – Mkaka  

Sep 26, 2021 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Minister of Foreign Affairs Eisenhower Nduwa Mkaka has expressed admiration over China’s development trajectory that has enabled the country to lift over 100 million people out of extreme poverty and he has stated that Malawi… ...

Chinese national found with ivory, rifles at his home

Aug 27, 2021 Malawi24 Reporter 1 &

Police raided the house of a Chinese national in Lilongwe where they found seven rifles and pieces of ivory. The suspect has been identified as Bin Liu who lives at the low-density Area 47 in… ...

Breaking news: Chakwera speaks with Chinese President Xi Jinping

Aug 27, 2021 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

President Lazarus Chakwera has had a phone call with President Xi Jinping of China. Malawi24 understands that the two leaders talked about many issues including development projects which the Chakwera administration wants to implement in… ...

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… ...