Month: January 2016 Posts

Zimbabwe dismisses Mugabe heart attack rumor

Jan 14, 2016 Kondwani Mkhalipi-Manyungwa 142 &

Reports that Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe suffered a massive heart attack that left him in a comma unlikely to survive are a "grim lie", officials from the government of Zimbabwe have said. Some newspapers said the 91… ...

Rose Chibambo, one of Malawi’s co-founders has passed away

Jan 12, 2016 Aubrey Makina 498 &

Rose Chibambo, one of the co-founders of Malawi is dead, Malawi24 has learnt. Rose Lomathinda Chibambo, born on 8 September 1928, was a prominent human rights activists and politician against the Britain and Kamuzu Banda. Having fought… ...

Man kills cheating wife, kid before committing suicide

Jan 11, 2016 Geoffrey Banda 325 &

There is commotion at Zingwagwa Township where an angry man has shot his wife after he caught her in sexual action with another man. The husband also shot his kid to death before shooting himself.… ...

“Homosexuality is not a sin,” says Pastor Fletcher Kaiya

Jan 11, 2016 Aubrey Makina 1,317 &

Veteran Christian broadcaster who used to host gospel programmes on state broadcaster MBC, Pastor Fletcher Kaiya, has said that homosexuality is not a sin. In a media debate that was followed by Malawi24, Kaiya told… ...

Malawi Human Rights Commission fault government on gay release

Jan 10, 2016 Aubrey Makina 199 &

The Malawi Human Rights Commission (MHRC) has said it is unconstitutional for government to suspend laws that criminalise homosexuality in the country. The comments come after the Peter Mutharika administration dropped charges against two men,… ...

Msonda dragged to court for declaring death on homosexuals

Jan 08, 2016 Aubrey Makina 608 &

…faces 5 years in jail People’s Party (PP) press secretary Kenneth Msonda is at risk of spending the next 5 years of his life in jail following his remarks that gays in Malawi should be… ...

Poet Hudson Chamasowa comes out in defence of gays

Jan 07, 2016 Aubrey Makina 638 &

As the storm over the decriminalisation of homosexuality in Malawi refuses to die, renowned poet Hudson Chamasowa has spoken out in defence of gays. In a late night Facebook post, Chamasowa who also works for… ...