Month: July 2021 Posts

Over 70 dead in South Africa: Amnesty says riots fuelled by criminal justice failures

Jul 15, 2021 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Amnesty International says there is an entrenched culture of impunity in South Africa because past acts of violence, including the killing of foreign nationals, have gone unpunished. According to Amnesty, South African authorities cannot pretend… ...

Fact Check: Have rioters let loose lions in South Africa

Jul 14, 2021 Sibu M. Mokoena 0 &

Claim: Lions have been set loose in South Africa Verdict: False Claims were rifle on social media that an angry mob of protesters had pulled down a fence at the Hluhluwe Game Reserve in the… ...

South Africa sends soldiers to two provinces to end protests

Jul 12, 2021 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

South African soldiers have been deployed to the streets to end protests which started after the arrest of former President Jacob Zuma and have so far led to the deaths of six people. The South… ...

Breaking: Jacob Juma jailed

Jun 29, 2021 Sibu M. Mokoena 0 &

The South African Constitutional Court has sentenced former president Jacob Zuma to 15 months in jail for contempt of court after a series of corruption scandals. Zuma faces another two years in prison relating to charges… ...

M1 vindicates Zuma

Apr 21, 2021 Russell Kondowe 0 &

The poor state of the M1 road has vindicated former South Africa President Jacob Zuma. In Rumphi, the M1 road which is a major road in Malawi, has been damaged at Mbuta area, rendering a… ...

Skeffa Chimoto rubbishes anti-government stunts

Feb 16, 2018 Lyonike Mughogho 55 &

Musician Skeffa Chimoto has challenged authenticity of a picture showing him and two other top musicians carrying a Malawian flag bearing anti-Peter Mutharika message. The picture which is in circulation on social media shows Chimoto,… ...

Jacob Zuma resigns

Feb 15, 2018 Kondwani Mkhalipi-Manyungwa 38 &

South Africa's embattled President Jacob Zuma has resigned, ending a 9-year rule seen by many as the most troubled period for the rainbow nation since the end of the apartheid. Zuma’s decision came after days of intense… ...