Month: July 2016 Posts

Arresting Aniva is not a good idea, Mr President

Jul 31, 2016 José Safarao 73 &

I know there is that pressure when the whole world is laughing at you. I have received calls and Facebook messages from as far afield as the United States and Japan, from acquaintances I last… ...

Nsanje Chiefs demand bribes from hunger victims

Jul 26, 2016 Luke Bisani 29 &

Chiefs in Malawi's Lower Shire district of Nsanje have been reported to have demanded money from hunger victims in order to allow them to receive humanitarian aid. Speaking to the local press on condition of… ...

HIV positive man given K2000 to sleep with children

Jul 22, 2016 Richard Jimu 131 &

A 40-year old man who is infected with HIV has said he is tired of being given money to sleep with children. The man identified as Eric Aniva revealed that he has slept with over… ...

Malawi Hunger: Food aid distribution begins this month

Jul 18, 2016 Martha Chikoti 5 &

The Department of Disasters Management Affairs says it is expected to start distributing food to Malawians affected by hunger this month. Principal Relief and Rehabilitation Officer in the department Fyabupi Mwafongo said the exercise will… ...

Bring the death sentence, forget international institutions – says Nsanje chief

Jun 20, 2016 Luke Bisani 30 &

Though Malawi has signed various international agreements human rights, a local leader from Nsanje district has urged government to implement death sentence arguing that the constitution gives courts powers to hand out the penalty to… ...

Police cancels search for missing woman

May 17, 2016 Luke Bisani 8 &

Malawi Police officers in the lower shire district of Nsanje have confirmed that they have cancelled a search operation for an elderly woman who drowned in Shire River. On Friday, the woman was among eight… ...

Admarc guard ‘accidentally’ shoots man

Apr 26, 2016 Luke Bisani 95 &

Malawi Police officers in Nsanje district have arrested a guard who works at Mbenje Admarc depot for manslaughter. The guard, Anderson Katefa, 48, was reported to have shot in the air to disperse people who… ...

CADECOM hands over sanitary facilities to communities

Apr 02, 2016 Malawi24 Reporter 4 &

The Catholic Development Commission in Malawi (CADECOM), a relief and developmental arm of the Episcopal Conference of Malawi (ECM) has handed over 120 household pit latrines; 50 school latrines, 15 new boreholes and rehabilitated 50 boreholes to communities… ...

Dry spell affects development programs in Nsanje

Mar 15, 2016 Mwayi Mkandawire 5 &

The drought that has affected Nsanje has led to failure of various community interventions in the district, stakeholders say. The stakeholders have claimed that extreme weather conditions in the district have affected projects which were… ...

Malawians give thumbs up to mob justice

Mar 03, 2016 Luke Bisani 52 &

Malawians have talked up mob justice arguing that the practice will help reduce crime in the country. The development comes after an angry mob burnt seven people in Nsanje district for being found with human… ...

Chief offers bounty to encourage tree planting

Feb 12, 2016 Malawi24 Reporter 10 &

A chief in Nsanje has resorted to extreme means in order to encourage his subjects to plant fruit trees. Nsanje is disaster prone and it needs massive reforestation to reduce the catastrophic effects of climate… ...

Foot and mouth disease outbreak hits Nsanje

Jan 15, 2016 Geoffrey Banda 8 &

Malawi Government has suspended all livestock sales in Nsanje district following the outbreak of foot and mouth disease in the district. The Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation and Water Development through its secretary Bright Kumwembe says… ...

Nsanje communities equipped for natural disasters

Dec 21, 2015 Victoria Milanzi 25 &

After Malawi felt the pinch of natural disasters early this year, a group of non-governmental organizations are working together in order to address the devastating effects of the catastrophes. The floods that Malawi experienced early… ...

Malawi Floods: Heavy rains destroy property, hundreds destitute

Nov 29, 2015 Geoffrey Banda 93 &

Reports reaching Malawi24 indicate that flash floods have washed away people’s property at Tengani Trading Centre in the area of Traditional Authority Tengani in Nsanje district and have left businessmen at the trading centre helpless.… ...

Armed robbers raid Goal Malawi in Nsanje

Nov 26, 2015 Geoffrey Banda 43 &

 Heavily armed robbers invaded Goal Malawi offices in Nsanje district on Wednesday night and went away with 3 million Kwacha cash and some office equipment. The equipment taken away include computers worth millions of Kwacha.… ...