Month: February 2017 Posts

Nsanje chief accused of demanding bribes from hunger victims

Feb 12, 2017 Chilenje Chilenje 29 &

A chief in Malawi’s Lower Shire district of Nsanje has been reported to have demanded money from hunger victims in order to allow them to receive humanitarian aid, Malawi24 has learnt. Residents of Village Headman… ...

Admarc officials fly to America for another maize deal

Jan 27, 2017 Luke Bisani 93 &

At the heart of reports of  dubious transactions in the purchase of maize from Zambia, officials from Admarc have taken long flights to America to source the staple grains as hunger situation worsens in Malawi,… ...

Armyworms threaten food security in Nsanje

Jan 23, 2017 Chilenje Chilenje 33 &

Over 10,000 farmers in Nsanje district may face hunger this year following the invasion of armyworms which have attacked crops in the district. Maize and sorghum are the most seriously attacked crops and agricultural authorities… ...

Hunger might strike again this year as armyworms are on the loose

Jan 13, 2017 Bright Malenga 68 &

Malawi's Ministry of Agriculture says armyworms are attacking crops in parts of southern region. The armyworms known as false armyworms have so far hit Balaka, Mangochi Blantyre, Mulanje, Chiradzulu, Kasungu, Nsanje and Chikhwawa. In a… ...

Malawi Hunger : Parents abandoning children due to hunger

Jan 10, 2017 Martha Chikoti 24 &

Eye of the Child has expressed concern over the tendency of some parents who are abandoning their children to search for food due to the hunger crisis. The concern has been made by the organisation’s… ...

Kaloswe sues Admarc, ZCF over maize deal

Jan 09, 2017 Bright Malenga 6 &

The Zambian company which was used as a middleman in the maize deal has sued Zambian Cooperative Federation (ZCF) and Agriculture Development and Marketing Cooperation (Admarc) for breach of contract. According to a statement of… ...

Malawi Hunger : People begin stealing cassava tubers to survive

Dec 29, 2016 Bright Malenga 87 &

As more than 8 million people in the country are struggling with hunger, some people in Nkhotakota district are stealing cassava tubers from others’ farms to survive. According to information that Malawi24 has gathered,  people… ...