Month: June 2019 Posts

Chimulirenji in first foreign trip as Malawi VP

Jun 19, 2019 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

Vice President Everton Chimulirenji is at the US-Africa Business Summit in Mozambique for his first foreign assignment as President Peter Mutharika’s deputy. Mutharika was invited to attend but he has delegated Chimulirenji to represent Malawi… ...

US passes law that will have people sentenced to 99 years of imprisonment for abortion

May 16, 2019 Lindiwe Sambalikagwa 0 &

Social commentators have asked Malawi to emulate the US where the State of Alabama has passed into law a bill banning abortion even in cases of rape and incest. Doctors found guilty risk a jail… ...

Malawi could be at risk: US gave African countries faulty HIV kits that gave wrong blood testing results

Jan 07, 2019 Alex Chikanga 1 &

Picture yourself going to a VCT clinic for an HIV test in order to learn your status. The health worker collects your blood. The clock starts ticking. For about 15 minutes you will have to… ...

Woman exchanges wedding vows with dead man

Oct 15, 2018 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

The vow "until death do us apart" does not exist in her vocabulary. Jessica Padgett, a woman in the US  decided to exchange wedding vows with her dead groom at his grave. The groom, Kendall Murphy… ...

Melania Trump arrives in Malawi tomorrow

Oct 03, 2018 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

United States First Lady Melania Trump will arrive in Malawi on Thursday for an official visit. Trump is on a tour of four African countries; she was in Ghana on Tuesday and will also visit… ...

US warns Africa over Chinese loans

Mar 09, 2018 Malawi24 Reporter 17 &

The United States says African countries could lose sovereignty if they are not careful about the loans they receive from China. US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said on Thursday that African countries are also… ...

Global military leaders meet in Malawi on cyber security

Aug 23, 2017 Bright Malenga 0 &

Military officers from Africa, Europe, and the United States are meeting in Lilongwe to discuss cyber security under the Africa Endeavour Military Symposium. Speaking with the press after the official opening of the meeting, Malawi… ...