Shire Valley Set for Maiden Khulubvi Festival
Organizers of the maiden Khulubvi Cultural and Heritage Festival, say that preparations for the event slated from July 1st to July 3rd, 2022 are on course.
Prison Fellowship Malawi calls For More Support to Children
Prison Fellowship Malawi has called on stakeholders to step forward with initiatives to support children whose parents have been incarcerated to lessen the poverty burdens on the children as a way of decreasing the number of street connected children in the country.
Malawi Doing Well in HIV Fight – Govt
Minister of Health Khumbize Kandodo Chiponda says Malawi has made great progress in the fight against HIV/AIDS as the country launched the five year T = T campaign Tizilombo tochepa (ya HIV) = Thazi (labwino) under the theme "we remember, we take action, we live beyond HIV" at Mmanga primary school ground in Balaka district.
Mwanza One Border Post Hopes Blurred
Cross border traders and other agencies hoping for improved services once Mwanza one border post is complete will have to wait a bit longer as government says the Mozambican counterparts are not yet ready.
President Chakwera Mutes VP Chilima Over Corruption Allegations
President Lazarus Chakwera says he would have fired Vice President Saulos Chilima for his alleged involvement in corrupt activities connected to businessman Zuneth Sattar, but he cannot because the law does not allow him.
NASFAM Appeals to Farmers to Diversify
The National Smallholder Farmers Association of Malawi (NASFAM) has encouraged smallholder farmers in Balaka to engage in different value chains such as soy beans, groundnuts, sorghum, cotton besides pigeon peas to be food secure.
21 Years for Defiling Minor in Thyolo
A 42-year-old man has been sentenced to 21 years imprisonment in Thyolo for defiling a four-year-old girl.
Twist to Tay Grin’s Chewa Ambassadorship
The Chewa Heritage Foundation (CHEFO) says it has dissolved a committee which was organizing the Mkumano wa Achewa fundraiser in preparation for Kulamba cultural event.
Inadequate Funding Affects Welfare of Refugees in Malawi - WFP
The World Food Programme (WFP) has called for collaborative efforts by Government and non-state actors in the provision of sustainable investments that could in turn assist refugees to become self-reliant.
70 Percent COVID Vaccine Target is Possible - MRCS
Government and one of its partners, Malawi Red Cross Society (MRCS) say it is possible to reach 70 percent COVID-19 vaccination target by June next year.
Chinese National Lu Ke Caught on The Run
The Department of Immigration and Citizenship Services, has told Zodiak Online that Lu Ke, a Chinese National who is alleged to have been exploiting Malawian Children at Njewa in Lilongwe by shooting videos and selling them for profit in China was arrested yesterday in Chipata Zambia.
Nkhata Bay Father Accused Of Raping Own Daughter
A Magistrate Court in Nkhatabay has adjourned to 27th June a rape case in which a 45-year-old man, Clever Msosa is being accused of raping his 22-year-old mentally challenged daughter.
The court heard that the matter was reported to Chintheche Community Hospital on 25th May this year.
Looking depressed, the girl’s mother, Violet Kishombe of Group Village Head Ngombo Chipayika in Traditional Authority Malanda in the district told the court that on a material day as she was away, her daughter went to seek refuge at their neighbors’ house where she reported the matter after the father started asking her for sex again.
According to Clinical Officer based at Chintheche Community Hospital, Gryson Kumwenda, the girl’s mother reported that her daughter who is mentally challenged revealed that she had been having sexual intercourse with her stepfather, whenever the mother is away.
``The medical examination we conducted, revealed torn-out hymen although there was not much evidence of defilement,’’ said Kumwenda.
Lawyer representing the accused, Chipiliro Mwale of Lameck and Company told the court that evidence that was tendered by the clinical officer before the court was not valid.
Told the court Mwale, ``their medical examination was not done in time. The torn part of the girl’s sexual reproductive organ could be due to other factors.”
Kumwenda has told us that cases of defilement in the district are on the rise, like today Monday alone they brought three cases to the court and has attributed some to early marriages.
SDA Dorcus Women Donates a House to Woman With Disability
Dorcus Women of Area 36 Seventh Day Adventist (SDA) Church in Lilongwe on Sunday handed over a one-bedroomed house they constructed at a cost of K350, 000.00 to a 25-year-old woman with a disability at Bernard Village in the area of Chief Malili in the district.
OXFAM Tips Players in Disasters Areas to Prioritize Education
Oxfam Director of Media and Communications, Daud Kayisi, has lamented that learners in disaster prone areas suffer when disasters strike because players prioritize food and other materials when responding to disasters.
Opportunity International Tips Women Trainees to Support Families
Opportunity International Malawi has advised women in the country who are participating in its K460 million Financial Access for Rural Markets Smallholder and Enterprise (FARMSE) Project to support their families economically as a way of ending poverty in the country.
60% Nurses’ Vacancy Rate Worries College Principal
Principal of Mulanje Mission College of Nursing and Midwifery, Keith Lipato, has lamented low employment rate of nurses and midwives despite high vacancy rate of the two cadres in public and mission hospitals.