Month: September 2020 Posts

Luanar student gets five years in jail for child sexual abuse

Sep 01, 2020 Lindiwe Sambalikagwa 1 &

A 21-year-old Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural Resources (Luanar) student has been sentenced to five years in jail for sexually abusing a child aged 16 and impregnating her. Pilirani Mataka who is a second-year… ...

Thousands of girls get pregnant during schools closure

Sep 01, 2020 Cyrus Bengo 0 &

As schools are set to reopen in Malawi, thousands of girls will not be able to go back to school immediately as they are pregnant. Schools which were closed schools in March are set to… ...

269 child marriages registered in Chitipa

Aug 31, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

A total of 269 child marriages with 37 teen pregnancies have been registered in Chitipa District following the closure of all learning institutions due to Covid-19 pandemic. This was disclosed Thursday during an interaction between… ...

Primary School learners in Mchinji petition chief over child marriages

Aug 06, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Primary School learners under Senior Chief Dambe in Mchinji have petitioned traditional leaders, demanding immediate action following rising cases of child marriages and teenage pregnancies in the area. Through the petition presented to Senior Chief… ...

Rise in teenage pregnancies worries Phalombe council

Dec 09, 2019 Chikondi Magalasi 0 &

The Phalombe District has expressed concern over the rise in pregnancies among girls below the age of the 18 in the southern region district. Last year in the same district, over 30 girls made the… ...

Chief concerned with rising teenage pregnancies in Chitipa

Dec 04, 2019 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Traditional Authority (TA) Mwenewenya of Chitipa has expressed concern over high number of teenage pregnancies in the district saying the situation is hindering youth involvement in economic activities. He was speaking during commemoration of African… ...

Ministry of Education commits to continue supporting girl-child education

Nov 01, 2019 Martha Chikoti 0 &

The Ministry of Education, Science and Technology says it will continue supporting girl-child education as a way of reducing early and unintended pregnancies among adolescent girls across the country. Principal Secretary in the Ministry of… ...