Hunger Archives

Pregnant woman, son die after eating wild roots

Nov 29, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

An expectant woman and a five-year-old boy have died after eating wild roots in in the Area of Sub Traditional Authority Nkapita in Zomba district. According to councillor for Chisenjere ward in Zomba Lisanjala constituency… ...

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… ...

Hunger hits Chikwawa

Oct 10, 2020 Mike Kalumbi 0 &

Member of Parliament for Chikwawa South Elias Karim has asked the Tonse Alliance government to help the people of Chikwawa especially in Shire Valley as they have been heavily affected by hunger. The MP made… ...

Hunger hits hard in Zomba: Villagers relying on green mangoes

Sep 23, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

By Synd Kalimbuka Traditional leaders in Zomba have expressed concern over the increase in number of people affected by hunger in the district, saying villagers are relying on mangoes to survive. Sub-Traditional Authority Chimbalanga of… ...

Three die after eating wild tubers

Apr 25, 2020 Russell Kondowe 0 &

A woman and two girls have died in Chikwawa after eating poisonous wild tubers. The three ate the tubers after spending several days without food. Villagers told the local media that the woman uprooted the… ...

Malawians worried about hunger during lockdown

Apr 15, 2020 Mike Lyson Zgambo 0 &

Malawians have asked government to reconsider the decision to lock down the country, saying people will die of hunger. President Peter Mutharika’s administration on Tuesday announced a lockdown which Mutharika said will start on April… ...

Phalombe girl escapes hunger through tailoring

Mar 25, 2020 Chikondi Magalasi 0 &

At a time when hunger has hit many parts of the country, twenty-two year-old Elizabeth Kamoto in Phalombe is using tailoring to feed her family of six. Kamoto who stays with her divorced mother and… ...