Month: November 2022 Posts

Police take anti-suicide fight to traditional leaders

Nov 20, 2022 Raphael Likaka 0 &

The Commissioner of Police responsible for Eastern Region Violet Magwaya has asked traditional leaders in Machinga district to take a leading role in the fight against suicide and mob justice cases. Commissioner Magwaya said this… ...

Kaliati says men should be in the forefront in fighting GBV

Oct 06, 2022 Raphael Likaka 0 &

Minister of Gender, Community Development and Social Welfare, Patricia Kaliati, says men should be sensitized enough to ensure they stop all forms of gender based violence (GBV) including defilement. Kaliati told Malawi24 that Malawi is… ...

UN Women hails people in Machinga for terminating child marriages

Aug 27, 2022 Raphael Likaka 0 &

UN Women has hailed people at Traditional Authority Mposa in Machinga for reducing Gender Based Violence (GBV) and withdrawing girls from child marriages. UN Women Country  Representative  in Malawi,  Letty Chiwara, expressed UN Women's satisfaction… ...

Teenage pregnancies worry organizations in Machinga

Aug 03, 2022 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Development Network for Youth Empowerment (DENEYE) and Mtumbwinda Youth Network have expressed concern due to an increase in teenage pregnancies at Traditional Authority (T/A)  Chikweo in Machinga district. The two organisations met at Chipolonga health… ...

Chief says men in Machinga no longer disappearing after selling rice

Jun 19, 2022 Raphael Likaka 0 &

Traditional Authority Mposa in Machinga says he rarely handles cases of men leaving their wives and disappearing with cash after selling rice following the implementation of a project seeking to end Sexual and Gender Based… ...

PASD and DYAC up against GBV in Machinga

Jun 04, 2022 Raphael Likaka 0 &

Partners In Action for Sustainable Development (PASD) in partnership with Devoted Youth Action for Change (DYAC) are implementing "Tusinde" (let's change) which is calling for a stop of all forms of violence against women and… ...

Catholic Priest, 11 others convicted of offences relating to murder of person with albinism

Apr 28, 2022 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

By Synd Kalimbuka The High Court in Blantyre on Thursday found five people guilty of the murder of a person with albinism, MacDonald Masambuka, in Machinga district. Seven other people have also been convicted of… ...