Month: August 2020 Posts

We need a serial killer – Chanthunya

Aug 30, 2020 Kondwani Mkhalipi-Manyungwa 0 &

Noel Chanthunya, brother of convicted murderer Misozi Chanthunya who was this week found guilty of murdering his pregnant girlfriend, is looking for a serial killer. Noel Chanthunya said on twitter that he needed the serial… ...

Street children thrash about for survival in Blantyre

Jun 15, 2018 Tobias Kumwenda 1 &

Ragged, hungry and rejected by society, plentiful of street children abandoned by nearly all live in the Malawi commercial city Blantyre. Director of Child Development Affairs in the Ministry of Gender, Disability and Social Welfare… ...

Stop giving money to street kids – Govt

Apr 13, 2018 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Government has told Malawians to stop giving money to street children. Minister Gender, Children, Disability and Social Welfare, Jean Kalilani made the remarks on Thursday during a press briefing on the 2018 International Day of… ...

20 ex-street kids graduate from centre

Dec 04, 2016 Martha Chikoti 27 &

Twenty former street kids have graduated after undergoing vocational training for a year at Samaritan Trust Centre in Blantyre. The trust trained the young people in tailoring, brick layering, carpentry and electrical installation. The organization’s… ...

Organisations want to change public perception of street kids

Apr 14, 2016 Mphatso Khutcha Richard 11 &

The image of street children is expected to change in the country following efforts by some child care organisations to give the kids normal treatment and support. This was brought to light during the commemoration… ...

NGO wants radical policy on street children

Feb 03, 2016 Victoria Milanzi 11 &

A child rights organization in Malawi has urged government to make a sustainable child protection policy which can protect the rights of street kids in the country. According to United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), there… ...

Street kid’s charity chief visits Malawi

Jan 21, 2016 Malawi24 Reporter 3 &

The Chief executive officer of Retrak International, an international organization that helps street kids, jetted in the country on Monday to meet organizations which Retrak is funding. Speaking to reporters soon after jetting in the… ...

Malawi Govt to continue rounding up street children

Dec 15, 2015 Victoria Milanzi 10 &

Minister of gender, disability, children, and social welfare Patricia Kaliati says the campaign to remove street kids and beggars from the streets of the country’s towns and cities is an ongoing exercise. According to Kaliati,… ...