Month: November 2020 Posts

Chakwera condemns child sexual abuse

Nov 20, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

By Fostina Mkandawire President Dr. Lazarus Chakwera on Friday condemned all forms of abuse perpetrated towards children in the country, saying rape of children is satanic and diabolical. Chakwera was speaking when he presided over… ...

Senior Chief Kuntaja calls for castration of rapists

Nov 13, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Written by Loness Gwazanga Senior Chief Kuntaja of Blantyre District has proposed that rapists should be castrated as a way of curbing the malpractice. This follows the sudden increase of rape of girls in the… ...

Education system needs a rethink – Minister

Jul 24, 2020 Daniel Sapuli 0 &

Minister of Education, Agnes Nyalonje, says that the country's education system from pre-school to tertiary level needs a rethink. Nyalonje said this on Wednesday when she, together with her deputy Madalitso Kambauwa, met a delegation… ...

Parents urged to encourage children to participate in lessons on radio

May 24, 2020 Martha Chikoti 0 &

United Nations Children Fund (UNICEF) has urged parents and guardians to encourage primary school learners to participate in lessons on radio. Malawi's UNICEF Representative Rudolf Schwenk made the remarks during the launch of an Emergency… ...

UNICEF, Airtel Africa to support children affected by Covid-19

May 22, 2020 Mike Kalumbi 0 &

United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) and Airtel Africa have announced that they will support children and families affected by Covid-19 in Africa. This comes as millions of children are affected by school closure due to… ...

UNICEF buying medical supplies for Malawi

Apr 05, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

The United Nations (UN) says UNICEF is buying medical supplies and equipment as part of the UN’s efforts to fight COVID-19 in Malawi. United Nations Resident Coordinator for Malawi Ms. Maria Jose Torres said this… ...

Delayed breastfeeding putting babies at risk – UNICEF

Aug 02, 2018 Martha Chikoti 0 &

United Nations Children Fund (UNICEF) says about 78 billion babies globally or three in five newborns are not breastfed within the first hour of life, putting them at a higher risk of death and diseases.… ...

UNICEF happy with U-report progress in Malawi

Jul 23, 2018 Martha Chikoti 0 &

The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has expressed satisfaction with the way Malawians are responding to a program aimed at protecting children. According to UNICEF, 83,270 people in the country have joined the program called… ...

Malawi told to learn from Zambia on ‘tasiya … kutchire’ billboards

Apr 14, 2018 Malawi24 Reporter 3 &

Malawians have called on government to borrow a leaf from Zambia by ordering the removal of free open defecation zone billboards. A letter which was widely shared by Malawians on social media on Friday shows… ...

UNICEF, TNM sign partnership to advance children’s rights in Malawi through

Apr 12, 2018 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Leading children’s organization UNICEF and mobile service provider TNM have signed a new partnership designed to harness the power of technology and innovation to advance children’s rights in Malawi. This includes collaboration on U-Report Malawi,… ...

Malawi rating drops on Open Budget Index

Mar 21, 2018 Bright Malenga 0 &

Malawi has suffered a drop on the Open Budget Index (OBI) which focuses on providing information about how the country raises and spends public money, an Open Budget Survey (OBS) has revealed. According to the… ...

UNICEF wants more pupils to move to secondary school

Mar 06, 2018 Mike Lyson Zgambo 0 &

United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has urged Malawi to ensure that many primary school pupils transition to secondary school. UNICEF Representative in Malawi Johannes Wedenig made the remarks on Monday during launch of a conference… ...

UNICEF in fight against cholera

Feb 09, 2018 Bright Malenga 0 &

As some parts of the country  are registering cholera cases, UNICEF in partnership with Center for Development Control (CDC) are using drones to map out cholera cases in Malawi's capital, Lilongwe. According to UNICEF, the… ...

ActionAid Malawi donates bikes to Police, Gender Ministry

Jan 23, 2018 Malawi24 Reporter 12 &

ActionAid Malawi (AAM) on Monday, 22nd January, donated 148 Mountain Bicycles to Malawi Police Service (MPS) and Ministry of Gender, Children, Disability and Social Welfare. Out of these, 126 bicycles went to (MPS) while Gender… ...

Schools awarded for fighting violence

Dec 18, 2017 Pemphero Malimba 2 &

Action Aid Malawi has awarded two primary schools in Dedza for being the best schools in fighting violence against learners. The two primary schools namely Kabango and Mkomaturo of Chimbiya and Thete zones respectively emerged… ...