Malawi Union of the Blind (MUBU) said failure to provide comprehensive inclusive education was one of the things contributing to increased street begging by young people in the country’s cities. Education Officer for MUBU, Stuart Chauluka made the remarks Tuesday in Phalombe when the Union conducted a training workshop for teachers on inclusive education aimed […]
Google has no idea what Friday often entails in Lilongwe, Malawi’s capital city. Ask the search engine why Friday is an important day elsewhere and it will offer a wide range of answers: casual day in many workplaces, looking forward to sleeping in on Saturday morning, get together with friends and it is a ‘good […]
The judiciary has urged persons with disabilities to respect the law as it is against the law in Malawi to gather alms on the streets. The judiciary Public Relations Officer, Mlenga Mvula said in an interview following the case that happened on February 14, 2017 where Blantyre police arrested 12 people for gathering alms on […]
Malawi Police in Blantyre on Tuesday arrested 12 people who were moving around town begging. The arrest comes amid concerns from general public on the influx of streets kids and beggars in the country’s cities and towns. Police also arrested five people on the charge of touting. “They were arrested during a sweeping exercise we […]
Government has made a dramatic u-turn on street beggars, saying they will not be forced off streets but they will be financed to start businesses instead. This comes months after the radical combative crusader of the exercise, Patricia kaliati, was moved from the Gender, Disability and Social Services ministry to become Information Minister. Ministry of […]
Some people with disabilities on Monday staged a protest in the capital city Lilongwe when they went to Ministry of Gender, Children, Disability and Social Welfare where they complained why government has banned street begging. The complained that stopping members of the Asian business community from giving them alms has left them more destitute. “Since […]
Malawi Police will soon start arresting parents whose children are seen roaming the streets begging starting from Monday, February 29, according to Principal Secretary (PS) in the Ministry of Gender, Children, Disability and Social Welfare Dr Mary Shawa. Speaking during a news conference which took place at Chisomo Children’s Club in the Capital City Lilongwe, […]
Hundreds of street children and perpetual beggars in Malawi’s major cities and towns have ignored an ultimatum government issued to them to be off the streets with some challenging that nobody has the knack to drag them out of their “revenue collecting” base. The Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Welfare reiterated recently that street […]
Street begging remains banned under the laws of Malawi, a senior government official has said, announcing plans of sweeping all street children and perpetual beggars off the streets. Principal Secretary (PS) for Gender, Children and Social Welfare, Dr. Mary Shawa told reporters in Lilongwe that her ministry had obtained a court order to carry out […]
Malawi government want to introduce an all-out ban on street begging with proposed measures to crack down on petty crime and nuisance behaviour. The practice of begging for alms is widespread in country’s cities. Secretary for Gender and Child Welfare Mary Shaba said the plans to outlaw street begging were imperative, considering the dangers inherent […]