Month: August 2024 Posts

The Advocacy for Alleged Witches to Mark World Day Against Witch Hunts

Aug 09, 2024 Leo Igwe 0 &

On Saturday, August 10, 2024, the Advocacy for Alleged Witches (AfAW) will mark this year's World Day Against Witch Hunts. The Pontifical Mission Societies (known in German as missio) created this day. It aims to shed… ...

MisuZulu KaZwelithini Kayingeni eMtheto

Aug 03, 2024 Ephraim Mkali Banda 0 &

Inkosi yesizwe samaZulu, iSilo uMisuZulu KaZwelithini ngeke iwuvuse umkhosi womthetho walo nyaka kodwa izomelwa yiNdlovukazi yaseNdlunkulu uNomzamo KaMyeni. Ngokwesitatimende esikhishwe yiNdlunkulu kaZulu, leli thimba lihlanganisa idlanzana lamalunga omndeni wasebukhosini. Isitatimende sithi lokhu kuhambisana nokugubha kwezwe… ...

Minister Vera Kamtukule under fire for promoting Amapiano as Malawian

Mar 23, 2024 Archangel Nzangaya 0 &

Malawi's Minister of Tourism, Vera Kamtukule, is under fire for promoting South Africa's Amapiano music genre as Malawian culture in “Tidziyamba ndife” advert. Kamtukule who has been attracting public attention for her continued efforts to… ...

The truth about the Lhomwe paramountcy and why it is always problematic

Jan 20, 2024 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

There is a protracted battle between government on one side ‘several Lhomwe chiefs’ on the other side and the Mulhakho Wa Lhomwe board chairperson in the middle over the installation of Senior Chief Kaduya as… ...

R24-million initiative for South Africa, Lesotho and Malawi to support entrepreneurs in cultural and creative industries

Dec 23, 2023 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

The Embassy of France and the French Institute of South Africa (IFAS) has announced the open call for emerging entrepreneurs in the cultural and creative industries to apply for  Création Africa, a R24-million (about K2.2… ...

UNESCO concludes outreach tour across 13 districts

Dec 21, 2023 Macmillan Mhone 0 &

The Malawi National Commission for UNESCO (MNCU) has successfully concluded an outreach tour across 13 districts which involved screening folktales and folksongs videos, that were meticulously documented across Malawi since 2013, as well as a… ...

Fikisa frontman Jeffrey Thom dies

Dec 18, 2023 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Jeffrey Thom, the frontman of groundbreaking ethno-pop group Fikisa who has been described as an extraordinary artist, has passed away this morning after battling an asthma attack. Thom’s nephew Kassim Yusuf has confirmed the passing… ...