Month: March 2019 Posts

Botswana donates to Malawians affected by floods

Mar 29, 2019 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

The Government of Botswana on Friday donated assorted relief items to their Malawi counterparts, for people affected by the March 2019 floods. A plane from the Botswana Defence Force arrived at Chileka Airport in Blantyre,… ...

Billions wasted: Nsanje dyke fails to control flooding

Mar 23, 2019 Tendai Malata 1 &

For years, Malawi has faced tragic floods resulting in a great loss of lives and property. This year 56 people have died due to floods. In 2012, floods the southern districts affected over 10, 000… ...

Cyclone Idai leaves hundreds dead

Mar 20, 2019 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

The cylone which hit Mozambique and Zimbabwe has left hundreds of people dead and thousands others missing or displaced. Cyclone Idai hit Zimbabwe and Mozambique between 14 and 16 March. The powerful cyclone was predicted… ...

UN experts to investigate killings of persons with albinism — Mutharika

Mar 15, 2019 Malawi24 Reporter 2 &

President Peter Mutharika says two United Nations experts will be in the country in the next two weeks to investigate killings of persons with albinism and uncover any market for body parts. Mutharika said this… ...

Floods affect thousands of learners

Mar 15, 2019 Luke Bisani 0 &

From smiles of rains that crops are to grow, sorrow followed after the heavy downpour that lasted for a couple of days a week ago leading to floods in many districts across Malawi. At least… ...

Truck driver arrested for selling relief maize

Mar 14, 2019 Lameck Kamtoseni 0 &

Police in Ntcheu have arrested a truck driver and his two assistants for selling 168 bags of relief maize at Kasinje Trading Centre along Salima-Balaka M5 road in the district. Three vendors have also been… ...

Malawi declares State of Disaster due to floods

Mar 08, 2019 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Malawi President Peter Mutharika has cut-short his working visit to the Northern Region following the declaration of the State of Disaster in the South. Most parts of Southern Region have been hit by  heavy rains… ...