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Court convicts Indian national over derogatory remarks

Apr 07, 2021 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

A 32-year-old Indian national identified as Anand Mandivar has been found guilty of using insulting language after he called a Malawian national "a dog". Mandivar’s case was heard before Mzuzu Principal Resident magistrate court this… ...

Amwenye open association

Mar 22, 2021 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

People of Asian origin have opened an association called the Asian Association of Maravi (AAM). The association is an umbrella body encompassing most Asian institutions in the country and it is currently headed by renowned… ...

MP want action on racism

Oct 09, 2020 Martha Chikoti 0 &

Member of Parliament for Mulanje Bale Victor Musowa on Thursday raised concern over acts of racism which Malawians are experiencing in the country and he asked government to take action. Musowa who is a member… ...

Mpingwe Sports Club accused of racism

Oct 06, 2020 Lindiwe Sambalikagwa 0 &

…as house ‘suitable for Asians’ advertised in Blantyre Mpingwe Sports Club in Blantyre has been accused of turning away a black woman because of her race. The woman identified as Daisy Chasweka said in a… ...

MCP accused of xenophobia: Speaker of Parliament urges Chakwera to deal with ‘amwenye’

May 28, 2020 Lindiwe Sambalikagwa 1 &

Remarks by Speaker of Parliament Catherine Gotani Hara in Blantyre have been censured for carrying xenophobic remarks against Asians in Malawi. At a political rally in Blantyre ahead of polls slated for June, speaker of… ...

Mota Engil accused of racism: Quarantining black workers without travelling history

May 20, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Mota Engil has been quarantining black workers who have travelled within Malawi but does not treat non-black workers in the same manner. According to a source, all local workers who return to the company premises… ...

Female workers accuse Salima Sugar Company bosses of demanding sex

Jan 09, 2020 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

Women at the Salima Sugar Company have accused their Asian managers of coercing them into having sex. The Malawian women have claimed that the bosses ask for sex from women seeking employment and from female… ...

GIZ bosses call Mutharika ‘Monkey Thief’

Feb 13, 2019 Malawi24 Reporter 2 &

Two senior German nationals, Wolfram Heinzel and Dagmar Lumm, working for the (Deutche Gesellschaft Fur Internationale Zusammenarbeit) locally known as GIZ Malawi Country office, have infuriated local staff with their incessant depiction of Malawi President… ...