Month: March 2016 Posts

Govt to start giving allowances to the elderly

Mar 16, 2016 Victoria Milanzi 246 &

The Malawi Government says it is conducting a feasibility study on the secure amount of money to be given to the elderly as allowances. Chief elderly programs officer in the ministry of gender, children, disability… ...

World Vision engages Malawi media in disability issues

Feb 18, 2016 George Mhango 1 &

World Vision Malawi has engaged the media through a four-day training in disability so that journalists gain advanced knowledge and skills in how to report and broadcast current affairs programs that are a true reflection… ...

Church assists a 18 year-old girl with a wheel chair

Dec 13, 2015 Timothy Kachedwa 22 &

An 18 year-old Malawian girl, Happiness Mussa, who got selected to start her secondary education and has been failing to go to school because of a disability problem, can now go to school as one… ...

Patricia Kaliati slams Malawian banks

Dec 05, 2015 Timothy Kachedwa 54 &

Minister of gender, children, disability and social welfare, Patricia Kaliati, has warned banks in the country that government will seal banks whose buildings are not disability friendly. The minister made the remarks in Mzuzu during… ...

Funding woes hit Kachere Rehabilitation Centre

Nov 25, 2015 Hajira Halilu 2 &

Management at Kachere Rehabilitation Centre in Malawi's commercial capital, Blantyre has complained about the inadequate funding they have been receiving from government over the past years. According to the administrative officer for the centre, Mrs… ...

Thyolo, Chikhwawa record highest in number of street beggars

Nov 08, 2015 Happy Arnold Soko 98 &

New revelations by Malawi24 indicate that the highest numbers of street beggars in all three cities of this country are from the Southern Region of Malawi. After government through National Statics Office failed to provide… ...