Month: December 2020 Posts

Woman collapses while waiting to buy cheap fertilizer

Dec 10, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

A 65-year-old woman collapsed on Wednesday morning while standing in a queue for Affordable Inputs Programme (AIP) in Dedza district, police have confirmed. The deceased identified as Shyleen Kamtameni of Kumtelera village in the area… ...

Kachasu kills man in Mponela

Dec 10, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

By Topson Banda. A 47-year-old man at Mponela in Dowa has died after drinking locally distilled spirit, popularly known as kachasu, on an empty stomach. The deceased has been identified as Sendelesi Tambala 47, from… ...

Ulendo: Musician George Mkandawire dies

Dec 02, 2020 Lyonike Mughogho 2 &

Musician George Mkandawire has passed on in Zambia where he was based. Mkandawire who was striving to get back on his music feet after a long break died some hours ago. The real cause of… ...

Professor Kishindo dies

Dec 01, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Professor Paul Kishindo has died. He was one of the pillars of the University of Malawi. Kishindo was a professor of Rural Sociology and former Dean of Social Science at Chancellor College, the main constituent… ...

MISA mourns Chimpweya

Nov 30, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

By Romeo Umali The Media Institute of Southern Africa-Malawi Chapter (MISA Malawi) has expressed its sadness over the sudden death of James Chimpweya, a photojournalist, who passed away in the early hours of Sunday, November… ...

Pregnant woman, son die after eating wild roots

Nov 29, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

An expectant woman and a five-year-old boy have died after eating wild roots in in the Area of Sub Traditional Authority Nkapita in Zomba district. According to councillor for Chisenjere ward in Zomba Lisanjala constituency… ...

‘A true legend’: Tributes pour in for former Malawi Queens coach Griffin Saenda

Nov 26, 2020 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

Tributes are pouring in for former coach of Malawi National Netball Team Griffin Saenda who has died at the age of 68. According to the Malawi National Netball Team Facebook page, Saenda died this morning… ...