Month: November 2023 Posts

Lilongwe Water Board angers customers with K8,500 sewage fee

Nov 04, 2023 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Lilongwe Water Board (LWB) has come under fire from its customers after introducing K8,500 fee as sewer service charge. Customers have bashed the board for the fee, describing it as high and exploitative. LWB together… ...

Loan shark arrested for taking child with albinism after mother fails to repay loan

Nov 02, 2023 Martha Chikoti 0 &

Police in Mangochi are keeping a 34-year-old woman, Sarah Gerald, on allegations that she forcibly took a 4-year-old girl with albinism as collateral after the child's mother failed to repay a loan of K20,000 she… ...

Malawi netball players receive five thousand Kwacha as training allowance

Oct 27, 2023 Archangel Nzangaya 0 &

 ...NAM says players should be grateful for playing in national team Calls for Netball Association of Malawi (NAM) officials to disclose their daily allowances during the Netball World Cup have arisen following revelations that players… ...

Yoneco ordered to compensate sex workers

Oct 10, 2023 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

The High Court has ordered Youth Net and Counselling (Yoneco) to pay compensation to Female Sex Workers Association of Malawi over breach of contract in a K3.5 billion project. The High Court in Blantyre has… ...

Dodma to disburse cash to 3340 people affected by Cyclone Freddy in Balaka

Oct 08, 2023 Macdonald Kaleso 0 &

The Department of Disaster Management Affairs (Dodma) says it will start disbursing cash to 3340 households heavily affected by Cyclone Freddy in Traditional Authority Nkaya in Balaka District. Chief Disaster Preparedness Officer at the Department,… ...

Woman arrested in Zomba for damaging Malawi Kwacha banknotes

Sep 28, 2023 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

A 38-year-old woman identified as Sara Phiri has been arrested in Zomba for allegedly damaging banknotes amounting to K25 000 after a failed business transaction. Zomba Police Station assistant public relations officer Sonia Chipao said… ...

Malawi needs K240 billion for lean season response

Sep 27, 2023 Malawi News Agency (MANA) 0 &

The Department of Disaster Management Affairs (DoDMA) says Malawi needs US$226 million (over K240 billion) to support 4.4 million people who are food insecure for the next six months from October 01, 2023. Malawi Vulnerability… ...