Majete Plans to Bail out Struggling Wildlife Reserves
There is hope that some game rangers working in government run wildlife reserves in the country will have better working environment as Majete is raising 250,000 United States Dollars equivalent to 185 million Kwacha to purchase the equipment for the law enforcement teams.
Public Schools Quality under Microscope
A letter writing competition initiative by the Malawi Communication Regulatory Authority (MACRA) has sparked questions on quality of education in the country’s public schools.
UNIMA Graduands Reject Virtual Graduation
University of Malawi (UNIMA) 2019 graduands have rejected the University’s idea to hold a virtual graduation in the wake of COVID-19.
Zodiak Reporters Shine at MISA Awards
The 2020 MISA Malawi awards held on 3rd October were a reminder to many journalists particularly those that won different prizes that their work is of great influence to society.
Indian High Commission Erects Mahatma Ghandhi Statue in Lilongwe
The Office of the Indian High Commission in Malawi has finally erected the controversial Mahatma Gandhi statue in Lilongwe on Friday.
Hunger Hits Chikwawa District
Hunger is reported to have hit hard some parts of Chikwawa as communities are surviving on Mango and Ziziphus Mauritiana fruits.
Home Instruction: keeping the learning spirit in learners
14-year-old Joyce Ngoma dreams of becoming a medical doctor when she grows up.
Joyce a standard 6 learner at Lwanjazi primary school felt her dreams had been shattered when government announced the closure of schools to curb the spread of the novel Corona virus.
"We Must Modernize How We Work" - Jose Torres
United Nations Resident Coordinator Maria Jose Torres has reiterated the need for Malawi to modernize how people work particularly, extension workers, if Malawi is to register improvements in its goal of achieving food security.
DIN Malawi Bails Out Support Groups in Chikwawa
About 100 people living with HIV and persons with disabilities can now afford a smile when Development Initiative Network, DIN Malawi provided fertilizer to them to do irrigation farming along the Likhubula river in Mulilima area in Chikwawa district.
500 Children Struggle to Access Education in CK
About 504 school going children are in a difficult situation to access education in Chikwawa due to deep rooted poverty.
Revise Subscription Fees; Govt Tells Multichoice
Government has called on Multichoice Malawi to revise subscription fees and work on its bouquets.
UN Partners MIAA in Popularizing Gender and HIV/AIDS Laws
The United Nations Malawi office in partnership with the country’s HIV/AIDS religious body- Malawi Interfaith Aids Association (MIAA) have stepped up efforts in sensitizing various sections about gender and HIV/AIDS related laws.
Man,43, Fined MK1 Million for Stealing Gvt Drugs
The Ntcheu Senior Resident Magistrate Court has convicted and sentenced a 43-year-old man to pay a One Million Kwacha fine or in default serve a three-year jail term for stealing government medicines.
Court Slaps Man With 15 Yrs For Defilement in Ntcheu
A 42 year old Man in Ntcheu will spend the next fifteen years in cooler after Ntcheu Senior Resident Magistrate Court convicted him for defiling his 12 year old step daughter.
Community Members in Edingeni Upbeat Mobile Legal Clinics Will Reduce GBV
A consortium of three organizations - Gender Justice Unit - GJU , Women Lawyers Association and Women Judges Association of Malawi - WOJAM has rolled out mobile legal clinics aimed at sensitizing victims of gender based violence on how they can seek justice using available statutes.
Kasungu Court Remands Forest Guards in Women ‘Flogging’ Case
A court in Kasungu has ordered 15 game rangers and forestry guards to stay in remand for ten days to allow police conclude investigations into their case.
The 15 were arrested on charges of acts intended to cause grievous harm after they allegedly assaulted civilian women in a forest in that district.
The arrests followed a video clip that went viral in the social media depicting some game rangers and forestry guards forcing a helpless woman heavily whip another laying belly down.
The women had apparently been caught picking firewood in the protected forest.
It later transpired that this was in Chimaliro forest in Kasungu district and that more people than the two in the video had been subjected to the alleged assault.
Some of the game rangers and forestry guards were also allegedly wearing police uniform.
Senior resident magistrate, Biar Kamanga, has since adjourned the matter to October 12 for plea.