Month: April 2021 Posts

Oxfam hails Chakwera for ‘tough talk’

Apr 19, 2021 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

Oxfam has commended President Lazarus Chakwera for the tough talk on abuse of public funds and has expressed hope that the president’s directives will be implemented by authorities. Oxfam in Malawi Country Director Lingalireni Mihowa… ...

Inability to select 140,440 learners to secondary schools is a tragedy, says Oxfam

Jan 06, 2021 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

Oxfam Malawi says it is a tragedy and a recipe for poverty that the Ministry of Education is unable to select 140,440 learners to secondary schools despite the learners passing the Primary School Leaving Certificate… ...

Oxfam supports Cyclone Idai Survivors with irrigation scheme

Jun 01, 2020 Chikondi Magalasi 0 &

As part of Cyclone Idai response Oxfam in Malawi has constructed a Mk41 million solar powered irrigation scheme in Phalombe district that will see 3000 people benefitting. Speaking in an interview after handing over the… ...

Cyclone Idai survivors receive money from Oxfam

Feb 03, 2020 Chikondi Magalasi 0 &

There were smiles from Cyclone Idai survivors in Phalombe over the weekend as they received cash from Oxfam in Malawi as part of recovery response. Over 1,600 households from the area of traditional authority Jenala… ...

Oxfam to donate treadle pumps to Phalombe farmers

Dec 07, 2019 Chikondi Magalasi 0 &

Farmers who are cultivating in gardens around irrigation schemes which were established as a response to cyclone Idai in Phalombe can now smile as Oxfam says IT will provide treadle pumps for easy supply of… ...

Oxfam happy with cyclone Idai recovery

Nov 01, 2019 Chikondi Magalasi 0 &

Oxfam says it is happy with the response to the cyclone Idai which hit the country early this year and left over 50 people dead. Country director for Oxfam Malawi, Lingalireni Mihowa, said this after… ...

Oxfam blasts plans to build stadiums for NBB, Nomads

Sep 12, 2019 Mwayi Mkandawire 1 &

… Says money can be used to construct 100 classroom blocks Oxfam has described government’s plans to build stadiums for Nyasa Big Bullets and Be Forward Wanderers as regressive saying the money should be channelled… ...

Aspirants quizzed on health, mining

Apr 28, 2019 Chikondi Magalasi 0 &

Aspirants for parliamentary and local government seats in Phalombe district have vowed to take authorities to task on matters of health and mining after May 21 this year. They said this during a debate organised… ...

Oxfam drums up support for Khembo in Neno South

Apr 09, 2019 Enock Naphazi 0 &

In a bid to support retention of all women who won 2014 parliamentary elections, Oxfam officials were in Neno South on Saturday to call upon people in the constituency to reelect Mary Maulidi Khembo. Making… ...

Police officer rapes teen: Oxfam condemns incident

Oct 23, 2018 Bright Malenga 0 &

Oxfam in Malawi has condemned the rape of a 14-year-old girl by a police officer at Chisepo Police Unit in Dowa district. The girl – who was arrested for fighting at school – was raped… ...

Kabwila defends explicit placard

Sep 15, 2017 Malawi24 Reporter 95 &

Legislator Jessie Kabwila has come to the defence of an explicit placard that led to the arrest of a protester during the solidarity walk to eliminate gender-based violence (GBV) in Lilongwe on Thursday. The woman… ...

Speaker against gender based violence

Sep 15, 2017 Bright Malenga 4 &

Speaker of Parliament Richard Msowoya has said that it is high time Malawians stopped Gender Based Violence (GBV) so that every person should enjoy human rights. Msowoya made the sentiments in Malawi's capital, Lilongwe during… ...