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Man aged 20 rapes 66-year-old woman in Ntcheu

Feb 08, 2021 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

A man aged 20 has been arrested in Ntcheu for raping a 66-year-old woman. The man identified as Chifundo Ndala is suspected to have raped the woman on January 28 at Kaziputa village, in the… ...

Organisation empowers female headed households in Mzimba

Feb 03, 2021 Mike Lyson Zgambo 0 &

An organisation in Mzimba has empowered female headed families looking after orphans and vulnerable children to be self-reliant in the long term through agribusiness. This comes as the ever-growing number of orphans and vulnerable children… ...

Kachale dismayed over low women participation in elections

Dec 16, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

By Noel Mkwaila Chairperson for Malawi Election Commission (MEC), Justice Dr. Chifundo Kachale, says he is dismayed with low participation of women in various elections that happen in the country despite different stakeholders exerting efforts… ...

Activist in Malawi says eliminating GBV goes beyond stiff penalties

Dec 13, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

By Emily Banda Eliminating gender-based violence against women, girls and babies, some as little as six months old, goes beyond stiff penalties, an activist has said. Condemning the high rate of violence against women and… ...

Five women fined K150,000 each over charcoal importation

Dec 09, 2020 Russell Kondowe 0 &

A court in Mzimba has fined five women after they illegally imported 180 bags of charcoal from Zambia using a CCAP Synod of Livingstonia vehicle. Mzimba Senior Resident Magistrate Mathews Msiska ruled that the women… ...

Leaders in Phalombe drilled on AGYW strategy

Dec 05, 2020 Chikondi Magalasi 0 &

Leaders from different sectors in Phalombe district have been drilled on how they can deal with challenges which Adolescent Girls and Young Women (AGYW) are facing in the district. Phalombe Youth Arms Organisation (PYAO) organized… ...

Katoto Queens optimistic of winning Raiply Volleyball tournament

Nov 18, 2020 Mike Lyson Zgambo 0 &

Mzuzu based Volleyball Katoto Queens are optimistic that they will win the 2020 Raiply National Volleyball Tournament slated for end-November. According to the team captain Tapiwa Nundwe, the team is much ready to fight from… ...