Month: January 2023 Posts

Villagers kill elderly woman over witchcraft allegations

Jan 01, 2023 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

Villagers in Phalombe have killed a 72-year-old woman on allegations that she killed her granddaughter through witchcraft. The woman identified as Maggie Nyengani has been killed at Chiringa in Phalombe. After being beaten by the… ...

Mtambo demands tougher punishment for perpetrators of mob violence

Dec 21, 2022 Martha Chikoti 0 &

Minister for National Unity Timothy Mtambo has called for stiffer punishments for those who perpetrate violence against the elderly or calling them witches. Speaking in Mzimba today where he was guest of honour at a… ...

Villagers in Thyolo demand elderly woman to bring dead man back to life

Dec 20, 2022 Russell Kondowe 0 &

Villagers in Thyolo yesterday demanded an elderly woman to bring a dead man back to life following allegations that the woman killed the man using witchcraft. The incident happened at Ngamwani and Sitima villages, in… ...

Chakwera, Homeland Minister mum on abused older women

Dec 05, 2022 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

President Lazarus Chakwera and Minister of Homeland Security Jean Sendeza have remained mum on the abuse of elderly women in Mzimba. Chakwera has not spoken out on the ill-treatment of the two women who were… ...

MANEPO condemns ill-treatment of elderly women in Mzimba

Dec 04, 2022 Mike Lyson Zgambo 0 &

The Malawi Network for Older Persons Organisations (MANEPO)  has condemned the recent harassment of two elderly women in Mzimba over witchcraft allegations and has demanded the arrest and prosecution of the culprits. On Saturday, the… ...

Two elderly women abused in Mzimba over witchcraft accusations

Dec 03, 2022 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

Two elderly women were forced to bury a dead person on their own while one of the women fell into the grave after being badly beaten on allegations of witchcraft in the area of Inkosi… ...

MANEPO condemns myths that discourage older persons from receiving  Covid-19 vaccine

Nov 28, 2022 Raphael Likaka 0 &

Malawi Network of Older Person's Organisation (MANEPO) has condemned people who claim that  older persons will become blind  once they receive Covid-19 vaccine, saying this is a total lie and a setback in Covid-19 pandemic… ...