Month: April 2020 Posts

Mutharika rejects claims government officials sell bones of persons with albinism

Apr 08, 2020 Lindiwe Sambalikagwa 0 &

President Peter Mutharika says claims that members of his administration sell bones of persons with albinism are lies. The Malawi leader made the remarks in a national address monitored on MBC Radio One on Tuesday… ...

Malawi state broadcaster fires albinism rights activist Simbota

Mar 07, 2020 Martha Chikoti 0 &

The Malawi Broadcasting Corporation (MBC) on 2nd March, 2020 fired its presenter Ian Simbota who is the current president of the Association of Persons with Albinism in Malawi (APAM). This comes months after Overstone Kondowe… ...

Three arrested over attack on woman with albinism

Feb 20, 2020 Mike Lyson Zgambo 0 &

Days after thugs attacked a woman with albinism and removed her toes in Mzimba, police have managed to arrest three suspects including a herbalist. According to Superintendent Peter Kalaya, Northern Region Police Public Relations Officer,… ...

Criminals tamper with grave of person with albinism in Mulanje

Jan 08, 2020 Owen Ndalama 0 &

Criminals in Mulanje district have tampered with the grave of a 2-year-old boy with albinism. The boy was buried on December 7, 2019, after suffering from malaria. Community members who passed by the graveyard while… ...

Thyolo Police distribute sunscreen lotion to persons with albinism

Jan 07, 2020 Daniel Sapuli 0 &

Thyolo police in conjunction with a non-governmental organization on Monday donated sunscreen lotion to persons with albinism in the district. Speaking soon after presenting the lotion, Thyolo police station officer senior superintendent James Nalima thanked… ...

APAM hopes gadgets will improve security for persons with albinism

Dec 17, 2019 Daniel Sapuli 0 &

The Association of People with Albinism in Malawi (APAM) has applauded the government for providing security gadgets to persons with albinism in the country and has expressed hope that the gadgets will bear good results.… ...

Mutharika is part of Malawi albino killings – suspect tells court

Nov 29, 2019 Malawi24 Reporter 5 &

A police officer charged over the murder of a person with albinism has told a court that President Peter Mutharika is part of a syndicate involved in the killing of persons with albinism. The officer… ...

Police calls for collective efforts in protection of people with albinism

Nov 09, 2019 Lameck Kamtoseni 0 &

The Commissioner of Police responsible for Community Policing has called for more efforts in the fight against attacks on people with albinism in Ntcheu. The commissioner Melina Yolamu made the remarks on Friday during a… ...

UK based pharmacist donates to persons with albinism

Oct 31, 2019 Martha Chikoti 0 &

A United Kingdom based pharmacist has donated items worth K20 million to persons with albinism in Lilongwe. The pharmacist Ebi Kharodi donated the items to 134 people with albinism at Pondamali village in area of… ...

Amnesty launches book on attacks against persons with albinism

Oct 26, 2019 Martha Chikoti 0 &

Amnesty International has launched a book titled "Out of the Shadows" which narrates the realities faced by persons with albinism who are hunted in Malawi for ritual purposes. The book was launched Thursday at at… ...

Two Mozambicans arrested for attempting to sell boy with albinism

Sep 20, 2019 Lameck Kamtoseni 1 &

Police in Ntcheu have arrested two Mozambicans for attempting to sell a four-year-old boy with albinism. Ntcheu Police spokesperson Hastings Chigalu has identified the Mozambican suspects as Juwawo Bisiwasi aged 19, and Soniya Sipotsi aged… ...

Two Malawians found with human bones in Mozambique

Sep 10, 2019 Lindiwe Sambalikagwa 0 &

Two Malawians aged 40 and 46 have been found in possession of 12 human bones which they were planning to sell in Mozambique. Police in Mozambique's northern province of Niassa arrested the Malawians last week.… ...

Miss Albinism wants Govt to construct sunscreen lotion factory

Sep 09, 2019 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Newly crowned Miss Albinism Chikondi Kanjadza has said she will push for construction of a sunscreen lotion factory in the country. Kanjadza made the remarks after she emerged as winner of the Miss Albinism Malawi… ...

EU pledges to stand with persons with albinism

Sep 09, 2019 Martha Chikoti 0 &

The European Union (EU) has said it will continue to support persons with  albinism in Malawi. EU ambassador for Malawi Sandra Paesen said this at the Mr and Miss and Albinism beauty pageant and talent… ...

Phalombe people with albinism still being ‘hunted’

Sep 04, 2019 Samuel Majamanda 0 &

People with albinism in Phalombe District on Friday raised concerns over continued threats on their lives despite sensitizations on their protection and punitive action taken against people found in the wrong on issues of attacks… ...