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UK media faults Malawi First Lady’s graduation trip

Jul 29, 2019 Mwayi Mkandawire 1 &

Malawi First Lady Gertrude Mutharika has made headlines in the United Kingdom where she went to attend her son's graduation ceremony. Mutharika left the country together with Judith Chimulirenji who is wife of Malawi’s vice… ...

Mutharika congratulates UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson

Jul 25, 2019 Richard Jimu 0 &

President Peter Mutharika on Wednesday congratulated new British Prime Minister Boris Johnson. The Malawi leader expressed hope that Johnson’s election as Prime Minister of Britain will strengthen relations between Malawi and the United Kingdom. On… ...

HRDC vows to sue First Lady over UK trip

Jul 24, 2019 Malawi24 Reporter 4 &

The Human Rights Defenders Coalition (HRDC) has threatened to drag First Lady Gertrude Mutharika to court if she fails to reimburse the money she has used for a private trip to the United Kingdom. At… ...

UK researchers work to improve maternal health in Malawi

Jun 01, 2019 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

Researchers at Queen's University Belfast in Northern Ireland have developed a rapid test to be used in maternity wards in Malawi for testing GBS in pregnant women with the aim of preventing meningitis and sepsis… ...

Gay flag at UK embassy irks Malawian pastor

May 22, 2019 Malawi24 Reporter 1 &

Malawian pastor, Zacc Kawalala, has condemned the British Embassy for hoisting the gay flag at its embassy premises in Lilongwe. Kawalala who leads Word Alive Ministries International says the United Kingdom is advancing cultural imperialism.… ...

British soldier killed by elephant in Malawi

May 07, 2019 Malawi24 Reporter 2 &

A 22-year-old British was on Sunday killed by an elephant at Liwonde National Park. The soldier Mathew Talbot, he died from his injuries after the elephant charged at him. In a statement, the British Ministry… ...

UKAID to protect 440 Malawian veterans from extreme poverty

Nov 12, 2018 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Four hundred and forty Malawian veterans are among the 7000 Commonwealth veterans who, from this year, will start receiving regular cash transfers to prevent them from going hungry under the new Department for International Development… ...

Malawi woos UK investors

Sep 20, 2017 Archangel Nzangaya 30 &

Several United Kingdom investors and potential importers of Malawi export products have said they are planning to come to Malawi to explore further investment and business opportunities. This is according to the Minister of Industry,… ...

White volunteer caught in racism web in Malawi: calls a child “little bitch”

Aug 04, 2017 Kondwani Mkhalipi-Manyungwa 311 &

A storm has been raised by a white volunteer, Callum Skinner, over distasteful comments he made on Malawian children on social media. According to information Malawi24 has, Skinner and his colleagues are in Malawi as… ...

UK to save Malawian women

Jul 11, 2017 Luke Bisani 1 &

As Malawi is still struggling to end maternal deaths, the United Kingdom (UK) through the Global Leadership is slated to support voluntary family planning to save lives by enabling women to plan. Announcing the news… ...

UNICEF to distribute latrines in Malawi

Jan 15, 2017 Archangel Nzangaya 26 &

United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) has partnered with a United Kingdom company in a project where it will distribute latrines in the country. The latrines will be distributed as an emergency requirement as a result of… ...

Malawi has new British ambassador

Sep 10, 2016 Malawi24 Reporter 3 &

Britain has appointed a new High Commissioner to Malawi to replace Michael Nevin who has already left the country. The new commissioner Holly Tett will take up her post in Malawi in January next year.… ...

Malawians warned on bogus car websites

Apr 14, 2016 Luke Bisani 10 &

The Malawi High Commission to the United Kingdom (UK) has warned Malawians in the country who buy vehicles from UK and Republic of Ireland to be vigilant as most of the purported online traders are… ...

UK gives Malawi K5 billion for hunger victims

Feb 17, 2016 Luke Bisani 353 &

The United Kingdom (UK) has announced that it will give Malawi government K5 billion as humanitarian assistance to help people affected by hunger in the country. The support is in response to Malawi’s international appeal… ...