Month: September 2022 Posts

MANEPO calls on media to help mobilise elderly persons to go for Covid-19 test

Sep 25, 2022 Raphael Likaka 0 &

Malawi Network of Older Persons Organisation (MANEPO) Programme Officer, Nitike Ngwira, has appealed to the media to write stories that should encourage elderly persons to go for Covid-19 test. Ngwira made the remarks  in Zomba… ...

MANEPO helps the elderly in Zomba with assorted items

Sep 08, 2022 Raphael Likaka 0 &

Malawi Network of Elderly Persons Organisations (MANEPO) has provided the elderly persons that were affected by Covid-19  pandemic at Nkagula in Zomba with assorted items. MANEPO Programme Officer, Nitike Ngwira, said MANEPO saw it necessary… ...

Man nabbed for killing elderly woman over witchcraft accusations

Aug 31, 2022 Martha Chikoti 0 &

Police at Kawale in Lilongwe District on Monday arrested 27-year-old Aaron Lafiyoni on suspicion that he murdered an elderly  woman in Dedza over witchcraft allegations. Kawale Police Station Publicist Sub Inspector Mabvuto Phiri said that… ...

MANEPO trains girls and women in Zomba on sexual reproductive health

Aug 31, 2022 Raphael Likaka 0 &

Malawi Network of Older Persons organisations MANEPO wants the information about HIV/AIDS and other sexual transmitted diseases to every citizen across the country. Program Officer for MANEPO, Nitike Ngwira said this in Zomba at the… ...

MANEPO encourages elderly persons to go for Covid vaccine

Aug 19, 2022 Raphael Likaka 0 &

Malawi Network of Elderly Persons Organisations (MANEPO) has encouraged elderly men and women to receive Covid-19 vaccine and get protected from Covid-19. MANEPO programmes Officer, Nitike Ngwira said this at Traditional Authority Nkagula in Zomba… ...

Zomba DHO says the elderly deserve special medical care

Aug 08, 2022 Raphael Likaka 0 &

Zomba District Council's Director  of Health and  Social  Services, Dr. Alexander Chijuwa, has called on health workers to give elderly persons special attention  to ensure they receive quality care and treatment. Dr.  Chijuwa made the… ...

MANEPO appeals for special care, treatment and support for the elderly

Jul 09, 2022 Raphael Likaka 0 &

Malawi Network of Elderly Persons Organisations (MANEPO) has appealed  to health facilities in the country to provide special care,  treatment and support to the elderly persons living with HIV after observing that the elderly face… ...

A ndale awapempha kuti azigwira bwino ntchito ndi achinyamata

Feb 19, 2022 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Wolemba: Sopani Ng'ambi Wachiwiri kwa mfumu ya mzinda wa Mzuzu, a Tony Gradwell Mwenitete, wapempha zipani za ndale m'dziko muno kuti zizigwira bwino ntchito ndi achinyamata powaphunzitsa makhalidwe oyenera omwe angawathandizire kukhala nzika zodalirika. Iwo… ...

Elderly headed families bailed out by Social Cash Transfer

Jan 11, 2022 Contributor* 0 &

Burdened by different responsibilities among them taking care of grandchildren, the elderly in Kasungu have found solace in governments social protection programme, Social Cash Transfer (SCT) popularly known as Mtukula Pakhomo. Ekisilida Mwase, 74, of… ...

Discrimination worsens poverty levels among elderly in Chikwawa

Oct 22, 2021 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Authorities in Chikwawa have revealed that high levels of systematic discrimination and stigma which the elderly people are being subjected to in the district have resulted into most of them becoming more vulnerable and poorer.… ...

Dowa man jailed 20 years for raping 91-year-old woman

Jul 02, 2021 Daniel Sapuli 0 &

The Senior Resident Magistrate's Court sitting in Dowa District has sentenced a 25-year-old man to 20 years imprisonment with hard labour for raping a 91-year-old woman. The court through state prosecutor Inspector Christopher Daluni heard… ...

Sant’ Egidio bemoans attacks against the elderly

Apr 10, 2021 Archangel Nzangaya 0 &

Members of the Community of Sant’ Egidio from various colleges have called for concerted efforts to end attacks against elderly persons over witchcraft allegations. The call was made in Machinjiri, when the diverse group of… ...

Elderly persons shun Covid-19 vaccine in Mzuzu

Apr 03, 2021 Mike Lyson Zgambo 0 &

Only one person out of the 34-member Thula Older Persons Association in Mzuzu has received Covid-19 vaccine, with those shunning the jab blaming lack of information to debunk myths and misconceptions. It has been revealed… ...

95-year-old man drowns in Dowa

Apr 01, 2021 Daniel Sapuli 0 &

A 95-year-old man identified as Medisoni Ndolo was found dead in a river in Dowa yesterday. Police say he drowned while coming from a drinking joint. Mponela police station publicist Inspector Kaitano Lubrino said Medisoni… ...

Man attempts to rape own mother in Ntcheu

Feb 09, 2021 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

By: Topson Banda Police in Ntcheu have arrested a 39-year-old man for attempting to rape his 71-year-old biological mother. The suspect has been identified as Lisa Master and he is alleged to have committed the… ...