Month: May 2023 Posts

Chakwera, Chilima supporters fight

May 17, 2023 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Supporters of President Lazarus Chakwera and those of Vice President Saulos Chilima have been involved in a fight in Blantyre where Chakwera is opening a Malawi Bureau of Standards (MBS) laboratory and office complex. Chilima… ...

106 students arrested for inciting violence

May 03, 2023 Daniel Sapuli 0 &

Police at Mponela, Dowa District are keeping in custody 106 students from Dowa Secondary School for allegedly inciting violence and damaging school property. The incident occurred in Mponela at Dowa Secondary School campus yesterday at… ...

Mzimayi ogulitsa thupi wabaya kasitomala malo obisika

May 01, 2023 Archangel Nzangaya 0 &

Apolisi ku Monkey Bay m'boma la Mangochi akusunga mchitokosi mzimayi oyendayenda kaamba kobaya kasitomala wake malo obisika pa nkhani ya malipilo. Malingana ndi ofalitsa nkhani pa polisiyi ya Monkey Bay Sergeant Alice Sichali, mzimayi ogulitsa… ...

Malawi Justice Minister calls for peace and co-existence among Africans

Apr 25, 2023 Mike Kalumbi 0 &

Minister of Justice Titus Mvalo has called for co-existence among Africans, saying one of the lessons from the Rwandan Genocide is that acts of discrimination, racism, indoctrination, propaganda, xenophobia, nepotism, violence and hate speech are… ...

Black Africans attacked in Tunisia

Mar 07, 2023 Russell Kondowe 0 &

Black Africans in Tunisia are being physically attacked, fired from jobs and evicted from homes after President Kais Saied’s claims that black people are taking over the country. In a speech on  February 21, Saied… ...

Balaka Council threatens to close Nandumbo Health Centre

Jan 24, 2023 Macdonald Kaleso 0 &

The Balaka District Council has warned that it will close Nandumbo Health Centre if community leaders around the facility fail to identify culprits who vandalized the Cholera treatment unit at the health facility and injured… ...

Man has eye removed after being assaulted by police officer

Jan 09, 2023 Russell Kondowe 0 &

A man in Chikwawa has had his left eye removed after he was allegedly assaulted by a Malawi Police officer. The officer has been identified as 42-year-old Benson Phiri of Mitole Police Mobile Service while… ...

Five injured in grenade explosion at Dzaleka Refugee Camp in Dowa

Dec 15, 2022 Martha Chikoti 0 &

Five people have been injured following a suspected grenade explosion at Dzaleka Refugee Camp in Dowa. Dowa Police Station Publicist Gladson M'bumpha said the incident happened on Wednesday at about 19:00 hours at the camp… ...

Minister Mtambo asks Malawians to desist from violence

Oct 13, 2022 Martha Chikoti 0 &

Government through Minister of National Unity Timothy Mtambo has asked Malawians to desist from acts of violence and to embrace peace and unity. The Minister made the statement during the commemoration of National Day of… ...

Rights activist Namiwa abducted in Lilongwe

Jul 27, 2022 Malawi24 Reporter 1 &

Namiwa speaking at the press briefing today CDEDI Executive Director Sylvester Namiwa has been abducted at Area 3 in Lilongwe this afternoon, hours before he was expected to lead anti-government demonstrations in the capital city.… ...

Students set building on fire at St Don Bosco Secondary School

Jul 18, 2022 Malawi24 Reporter 1 &

Students at St Don Bosco Secondary School at Champhira in Mzimba last night set a building on fire and also damaged other school property due to anger over quantity of rice given to them. A… ...

Judges, Magistrates condemn threats of attacks

Jun 30, 2022 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Magistrates and Judges Association of Malawi (MAJAM) says threats of attacks against judicial officers undermine the independence and impartiality of the judiciary. MAJAM has released a statement today signed by its president Howard Pemba and… ...

Learners attack businessperson for assaulting teacher

Jun 20, 2022 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

The businessperson who is of Egyptian origin went to Mithande Primary School in Mulanje where he allegedly assaulted a teacher over alleged failure to settle debt. The businessperson has been identified as Eslam Ashrad while… ...

Man who hit traffic officers accuse police of assaulting him

Jun 14, 2022 Archangel Nzangaya 0 &

Clifford Khomba, who is accused of hitting three traffic officers last month in Blantyre, is now recovering and he has claimed that he was assaulted by police and Blantyre City Council officers. Since the incident… ...

Tanzania launches ‘war’ on indigenous Maasai people

Jun 12, 2022 Mwayi Mkandawire 1 &

The Tanzanian Government has deployed soldiers to force over 70,000 Maasai people out of their ancestral lands which the government wants to use for conservation zones and trophy hunting. Human rights organisation Survival International and… ...