Month: November 2017 Posts

MDF soldiers advised against imitating Zimbabwean Army

Nov 26, 2017 Kondwani Mkhalipi-Manyungwa 269 &

 While the military in Zimbabwe are getting praise and five star rating all over the world for successfully kicking President Robert Mugabe out of office, the Malawi army has been advised to stay out of… ...

Burundi orders all unmarried couples to wed by end of 2017

Nov 07, 2017 Malawi24 Reporter 68 &

Burundi has issued an ultimatum that all unmarried couples have until the end of the year to tie the knot to show patriotism and help protect women. The order was signed  into law by President Pierre Nkurunziza in… ...

Speaker against gender based violence

Sep 15, 2017 Bright Malenga 4 &

Speaker of Parliament Richard Msowoya has said that it is high time Malawians stopped Gender Based Violence (GBV) so that every person should enjoy human rights. Msowoya made the sentiments in Malawi's capital, Lilongwe during… ...

Woman arrested for protesting against gender based violence

Sep 14, 2017 William Simango 360 &

Police in Lilongwe this morning arrested a woman who was a part of the protests against gender based violence. Reports indicate that the woman, Beatrice Mateyo, was arrested for carrying a placard which read 'Kubadwa… ...

Malawians protest against gender based violence

Sep 14, 2017 Aubrey Makina 167 &

A section of Malawians have taken to the streets of Lilongwe to protest against gender based violence. The protests come hot on the heels of repetitive reports of woman battering that have filled the news… ...

White volunteer caught in racism web in Malawi: calls a child “little bitch”

Aug 04, 2017 Kondwani Mkhalipi-Manyungwa 311 &

A storm has been raised by a white volunteer, Callum Skinner, over distasteful comments he made on Malawian children on social media. According to information Malawi24 has, Skinner and his colleagues are in Malawi as… ...

Magufuli starts arresting critics

Jul 05, 2017 Malawi24 Reporter 48 &

After making headlines as a reformer and becoming a darling of many Africans including Malawians who are unhappy with their leaders, Tanzanian President John Magufuli has taken a step higher in his radical reforms on… ...