Month: October 2021 Posts

Mental Health advocates LiFest get Sunbird’s support for Lilongwe Music Festival

Oct 12, 2021 Chris Loka 0 &

Sunbird Tourism plc has partnered with Lilongwe based organization called LiFest ahead of the most anticipated music festival aimed at engaging artists in the fight against ills of gender-based violence (GBV) and addressing mental health… ...

Man consumes pesticide, jumps into river in presence of daughter

Oct 11, 2021 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

A 35-year-old man in Lilongwe on Sunday committed suicide by consuming pesticide and jumping into a river in the presence of his 9-year old daughter. Lilongwe Police deputy public relations officer Foster Benjamin has identified… ...

Man jumps in front of moving vehicle in Ntcheu

Oct 11, 2021 Russell Kondowe 0 &

A 25-year-old man has died after throwing himself in front of a moving vehicle along the M1 road in Ntcheu. Police say the man identified  as Samson Wailesi also hacked his wife over family misunderstandings.… ...

Mentally ill man killed by live electrical wires

Sep 15, 2021 Russell Kondowe 0 &

A 34-year-old man has died in Dedza today after being electrocuted by a power line. Police say the man had a tendency of climbing ESCOM power poles. Dedza police deputy publicist Sergeant Cassim Manda has… ...

Activist condemns tendency of sharing suicide images

Sep 15, 2021 Martha Chikoti 0 &

A mental health advocate has expressed concern over the continued tendency of sharing suicide images, suicide notes and suicide details on social media. In a statement yesterday, Dennis Mwafulirwa who leads Connect Plus Resource Institute… ...

Suicide prevention week launched to encourage conversations around mental health

Sep 06, 2021 Martha Chikoti 0 &

A local organization has launched the first ever Suicide Prevention Week (SPW) in Malawi to encourage healthy conversations around mental health in the country amid a rise in suicide cases this year. According to the… ...

Artists condemn making fun of Amaka

Sep 01, 2021 Lyonike Mughogho 0 &

Malawian artists have united in disapproving the mocking behaviour towards female musician Amaka due to her current mental status. According to the artists, mocking the 18-year-old music sensation has potential to worsen her condition, thus… ...