Month: August 2019 Posts

FAM donates vehicle to persons with albinism

Aug 15, 2019 Andrew Cane Chilapondwa 0 &

Football Association of Malawi (FAM) has donated a K14 million Ford Ranger twin cab with a trailer, procured with proceeds from the 2019 Ecobank Charity Shield, to the Association of People with Albinism in Malawi… ...

APAM welcomes death sentence for killers of person with albinism

Aug 15, 2019 Archangel Nzangaya 0 &

Association of Persons with Albinism in Malawi (APAM) has welcomed the death sentences for three people who were found guilty of murdering a person with albinism. Yesterday, the High Court sitting in Mchinji gave death… ...

SADC leaders told to protect persons with albinism

Aug 14, 2019 Russell Kondowe 0 &

Amnesty International has called on Southern African Development Community (SADC) leaders to ramp up efforts to protect the security of persons with albinism in the region where 150 persons have been killed since 2014. The… ...

Three sentenced to death for killing person with albinism

Aug 13, 2019 Lindiwe Sambalikagwa 1 &

The High Court in Mchinji on Tuesday sentenced to death three people who were convicted of killing a person with albinism. The three are Douglas Mwale, Sophie Jere, and Fontino Folosani. Earlier this year, the… ...

Persons with albinism given security alarms

Jul 06, 2019 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Police in Dedza on Thursday handed over security alarms to persons with albinism in Dedza. According to police, the security alarms being given to people with albinism can be heard to distances of up to… ...

Mr and Miss Albinism beauty pageant to be held in September

Jul 01, 2019 Martha Chikoti 0 &

Association of Persons with Albinism in Malawi (APAM) will hold the Mr and Miss Albinism beauty pageant and talent show Malawi in September. The event will be held on 7th September in Lilongwe under the… ...

Malawi told to celebrate, stand in solidarity with persons with albinism

Jun 14, 2019 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

The Malawi Human Rights Commission (MHRC) has called upon people in Malawi to recognize, celebrate and stand in solidarity with persons with albinism around the world. This is contained in a press release on the… ...

UN tells Malawi to implement action plan on persons with albinism

Jun 14, 2019 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

The United Nations (UN) has urged Malawi Government to implement the National Action Plan on Persons with Albinism as the people continue to live with a constant threat to their physical security and safety. The… ...

We will continue to stand strong – APAM

Jun 13, 2019 Martha Chikoti 0 &

Persons with albinism in Malawi say they will continue to stand strong in the face of killings, attacks and kidnappings. Board member of Association for Persons with Albinism (APAM) Grace Massah said this during the… ...

Malawi has more people with albinism than projected

Jun 11, 2019 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

The 2018 Population and Housing Census (PHC) has revealed that Malawi has more persons with albinism than the projected 17,000. Results of the census released last month show that Malawi has 134,636 persons with albinism… ...

‘Incoming Malawi govt should end killings of persons with albinism’

May 15, 2019 Mwayi Mkandawire 1 &

Amnesty International says the incoming Malawi government should improve the capacity of the police to deal with attacks against persons with albinism. The rights group said this in a statement yesterday as Malawians are expected… ...

Judge Ntaba leaves Masambuka murder case

May 10, 2019 Malawi24 Reporter 2 &

High Court Judge Zione Ntaba who is niece to presidential adviser Hetherwick Ntaba has stepped down from the MacDonald Masambuka murder case. Ntaba has cited appearance of her uncle's name in some documents as the… ...

Top govt officials behind murder of person with albinism

May 09, 2019 Malawi24 Reporter 1 &

A suspect in the murder of a person with albinism has told a court in Zomba that he and his accomplices were hired by top government officials to kill the victim. The suspect revealed this… ...

Man sentenced to death for killing boy with albinim

May 03, 2019 Richard Jimu 2 &

There has been a landmark court ruling in Malawi which has seen the first person sentenced to death for killing a teenager with albinism. The ruling stands out as the attacks of people with albinism… ...

Parents convicted of killing child with albinism

Apr 28, 2019 Chikondi Magalasi 0 &

The High Court of Malawi sitting in Phalombe has convicted a couple of killing their 12 year old child with albinism. The boy identified as Joseph Kachingwe went missing on 6th July last year when… ...