Month: June 2022 Posts

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… ...

Malawi Government school in Machinga has no single classroom block

Mar 30, 2022 Mwayi Mkandawire 1 &

A public school opened in 2020 in Machinga East Constituency has no single classroom block and all students learn in grass thatched structures. The staff room at Nkuluwili L.E.A School in Machinga is also a… ...

130 Machinga teachers yet to be paid January 2021 salaries

Mar 26, 2022 Contributor* 0 &

By Raphael Likaka About 130 teachers in Machinga who did not receive their January 2021 salaries say they will take unspecified industrial action if government fails to pay arrears by April this year. The teachers… ...

Tropical Cyclone Gombe: Death toll in Malawi hits five

Mar 14, 2022 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

By Emmanuel Chilemba Five people, including three members of the same family, have died following heavy rains induced by Tropical Cyclone Gombe in parts of the Southern region. According to a statement from the Department… ...

Deputy Police IG urges persons with albinism to refrain from visiting drinking joints alone

Mar 11, 2022 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

By: Raphael Likaka Deputy Inspector General of police Merilyn Yolamu has urged persons with albinism to refrain from moving during the night or going to drinking joints alone without escort. Yolamu was speaking in Liwonde,… ...