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Malawi’s KUHeS Faces Backlash

Aug 13, 2024 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Malawi’s Kamuzu University of Health Sciences (KUHeS) has found itself at the centre of a sexism storm after cautioning female students against being “distracted by contractors” who are working on campus. In a notice to… ...

Mob assault Older women accused of witchcraft in Mzimba, Malawi

The Advocacy for Alleged Witches to Mark World Day Against Witch Hunts

Aug 09, 2024 Leo Igwe 0 &

On Saturday, August 10, 2024, the Advocacy for Alleged Witches (AfAW) will mark this year's World Day Against Witch Hunts. The Pontifical Mission Societies (known in German as missio) created this day. It aims to shed… ...

UK Jails Activists for Planning a Demonstration

Jul 20, 2024 Sibu M. Mokoena 0 &

The British government has sentenced environmental activists to up to five years in prison for organizing a non-violent protest via Zoom, putting democracy and human rights in the UK under threat. The activists were convicted… ...

Shocking! Include Child Sex Abusers in Fight Against Teen Pregnancies – MP in Malawi

Jun 29, 2024 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

In a shocking revelation, a female member of the Malawi Parliament for Nsanje South West, Eurita Valeta, has called for the inclusion of 'blessers' in the fight against teen pregnancies, which mostly affect girls below… ...

Kuno zautchisi zanuzo ayi: bwalo likana mathanyula ku Malawi

Jun 29, 2024 Archangel Nzangaya 0 &

Pomwe ena anali ndi chiyembekezo kuti adziyenda shosholo mtaunimu komanso kupanga mathanyura momasuka, pemphero lawo lawomba mgolo pomwe bwalo la milandu lalamula kuti mtchitidwewu ndiosaloledwa kuno ku Malawi. Lachisanu silinali tsiku wamba, koma lomwe linabweletsa… ...

Atsogoleri a mipingo akondwa ndi chigamulo cha ku khothi

Jun 28, 2024 Mphatso Khutcha Richard 0 &

Atsogoleri a mipingo m'dziko muno ati ndi okondwa ndi chigamulo chomwe bwalo lalikulu la milandu lapeleka lero, kuti malamulo a dziko lino akhale chikhalire ndipo adzipelekabe chilango malinga ndi malamulo kwa anthu ochita m'chitidwe ogonana… ...

Malawi Rejects Request to Legalize Homosexuality in Landmark High Court Judgement

Jun 28, 2024 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

The Malawi High Court, sitting as a constitutional court, has rejected an application by a white Dutch citizen Jan Willem Akster, who sought to have Malawi's laws criminalizing homosexuality abolished. Akster's plea would have legalised… ...