Month: February 2023 Posts

Kaliati says she is not bitter after being fired

Feb 03, 2023 Lyonike Mughogho 0 &

Former Minister of Gender in the Tonse Alliance administration Patricia Kaliati has said she remains in good spirits despite losing her ministerial role. The Mulanje West parliamentarian said this in an interview with Times Radio.… ...

Kumkuyu, Zikhale named in Chakwera’s cabinet

Feb 01, 2023 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

Malawi President Lazarus Chakwera has reshuffled his cabinet, appointing Moses Kumkuyu as Minister of Information and Ken Zikhale Ng'oma as Minister of Homeland Security. Former Deputy Minister of Agriculture Madalitso Wirima Kambauwa who was fired… ...

Chipasupasu in Malawi cabinet: Kaliati, Mkaka, Mtambo, Kazako fired

Feb 01, 2023 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Malawi President Lazarus Chakwera has fired Patricia Kaliati, Eisenhower Mkaka, Gospel Kazako and Timothy Mtambo from cabinet. President Chakwera, as promised in his new year national address, delivered on his promise by releasing a new… ...

Kaliati evicts GVH Chilambe from CBCC

Dec 10, 2022 Malawi News Agency (MANA) 0 &

Minister of Gender, Community Development and Social Welfare, Patricia Kaliati on Friday stormed the area of Traditional Authority Ngokwe to evict Group Village Head (GVH) Chilambe who was occupying Community Child Based Care Centre (CBCC)… ...

Kaliati says men should be in the forefront in fighting GBV

Oct 06, 2022 Raphael Likaka 0 &

Minister of Gender, Community Development and Social Welfare, Patricia Kaliati, says men should be sensitized enough to ensure they stop all forms of gender based violence (GBV) including defilement. Kaliati told Malawi24 that Malawi is… ...

Kaliati says Govt has strengthened protection of street kids

Jul 27, 2022 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Minister of Gender, Community Development and Social Welfare, Patricia Kaliati says government has reinforced efforts to protect the rights and welfare of children, including street children, in the country. Kaliati disclosed this yesterday in Parliament… ...

Kaliati hails Joyce Banda Foundation for caring for children

Jul 04, 2022 Raphael Likaka 0 &

Minister of Gender, Community Development and Social Welfare, Patricia Kaliati, has hailed the Joyce Banda Foundation for providing care to more than 70,000 children through Early Child Development Centres and other child focused interventions. The… ...

Kaliati tells Zomba Council to formulate by -laws to protect children from abuse

Jul 02, 2022 Raphael Likaka 0 &

Minister of Gender Commmunity Development and Social Welfare, Patricia Kaliati, has called on Zomba District Council to formulate by-laws that should protect children from all forms of abuse. The Minister made the call at Nsondole… ...

Tennis legend Roger Federer in Malawi, donates 3000 tablets

Apr 28, 2022 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Tennis legend Roger Federer has donated to Malawi over 3000 tablets which have content to capacitate early childhood development mentors. The tablets which Federer handed over to Minister of Gender, Community Development and Social Welfare,… ...

Minister speaks tough on soft punishment for defilement convicts

Apr 27, 2022 Contributor* 0 &

By Raphael Likaka Minister of Gender, Community Development and Social Welfare Patricia Kaliati says defilement cases are on the rise because courts give soft punishments that fail to stop men from committing similar offences. Speaking… ...

Malawi Gender Minister Kaliati condemns stripping of women

Mar 09, 2022 Contributor* 0 &

Minister of Gender, Community Development and Social Welfare Patricia Kaliati on Tuesday described the act of stripping women naked as illegal and barbaric. Kaliati expressed her sentiments in Lilongwe during the 2022 commemoration of the… ...

12 men arrested over sexual abuse of children

Feb 21, 2022 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Twelve men have been arrested at Bvumbwe Trading Centre in Thyolo during a police raid conducted following reports that businessmen at the market sexually abuse children aged between 13 and 16 years. The Malawi Police… ...

Over K6 billion set aside for lean season response

Jan 25, 2022 Contributor* 0 &

Development partners, in collaboration with Malawi Government, have committed US$8.2 million (approximately K6.7 billion) for support towards the implementation of the 2021/2022 lean season response targeting households that are food insecure in order to reduce… ...

Patricia Kaliati ‘shares’ link to porn on Facebook

Dec 31, 2021 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Hackers are posting pornographic materials though a Facebook page belonging to Minister of Gender, Patricia Kaliati. The Facebook page, ‘Akweni- Dr Patricia Kaliati’ has been posting links to pornography materials on Facebook stories since Wednesday… ...

Malawi refuses to endorse ministerial agenda over transgender rights

Dec 07, 2021 Martha Chikoti 0 &

Malawi has refused to endorse the agenda for Eastern and Southern Africa (ESA) Ministerial Committee on Education, Health and Well-being for adolescents and young people because the agenda includes  issues of bisexuality and transgender persons.… ...