Food Archives

Two family members die after eating poisonous food

Sep 13, 2021 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Two family members have died in Mzimba while 10 others have been admitted to Mzimba district hospital after eating poisonous food and drinking poisonous Thobwa at Mtasuka Village in the area of Traditional Authority (TA)… ...

Chakwera calls on Malawians to eat less Nsima

Sep 02, 2021 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

President Lazarus Chakwera has called on people in the country to reduce Nsima consumption, saying too much Nsima consumption affects the body. Chakwera made the remarks at the launch of Scaling Up Nutrition 3.0 (SUN… ...

We are not harassing students – Maranatha Academy

Jul 07, 2021 Archangel Nzangaya 0 &

Maranatha Academy has refuted social media allegations that the school is harassing students by not giving them food. The development follows recent social media reports which are indicating that girls at Maranatha Girls School are… ...

Hunger hits Mangochi Central

Mar 04, 2021 Martha Chikoti 0 &

Member of Parliament for Mangochi Central Constituency Victoria Kingstone says hunger has hit many families in her constituency. According to the parliamentarian, many people do not have food because armyworms destroyed crops during the last… ...

Over 20,000 households to get food assistance in Zomba

Nov 26, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

By Synd Kalimbuka Over 20, 000 households are expected to get food assistance from government in Zomba district during the lean season. According to Relief and Rehabilitation Officer at Department of Disaster and Management Affairs… ...

India gives Malawi 20,000 bags of rice

Oct 26, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

The Government of India has donated about 20,000 bags of rice (each weighing 50kg) valued at US$700,000 (about MK528 million) to assist Malawi in reaching out to over 2.6 million food-insecure people. Speaking in Lilongwe… ...

Govt to stop buying police food rations: ‘We spend K21,000 per meal pack’

Oct 17, 2020 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

The Tonse Alliance Government says it will abolish the policy of buying food rations for police officers because the government spends a lot of money with a meal pack costing K21,000. Minister of Homeland Security… ...