February 2016

Malawians hailed for supporting Mozambican refugees

Feb 18, 2016 Macmillan Mhone 34 &

Humanitarian organization Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has hailed Malawians for being generous towards Mozambican refugees who have fled tensions and violence in their country. Speaking on the relations between villagers and refugees at Kapise Village in… ...

Step father nabbed for murdering daughter

Feb 18, 2016 Archangel Nzangaya 157 &

Malawi Police in Chiradzuru district are keeping in custody a 42 year-old man for killing his stepdaughter who had eaten his sugarcane without permission. Chiradzuru police publicist Victoria Chirwa identified the suspect as Mackson Makoka and… ...

UN saddened by Malawi’s poverty ranking

Feb 18, 2016 Luke Bisani 160 &

The United Nations (UN) says it is saddened by Malawi’s poverty ranking and has argued that the country needs to change its strategies on development to achieve global goals. The call follows a Human Development… ...

Mutharika faces wrath of Malawians

Feb 18, 2016 Joseph Dumbula 280 &

A week after President Peter Mutharika issued a decree allowing the exploration of oil on Lake Malawi, Malawians have criticised the president over his decision which they say is tantamount to selling the water resource… ...

Cochrane-Dyet now British High Commissioner to Zambia

Feb 18, 2016 Aubrey Makina 25 &

Former British diplomat to Malawi Fergus Cochrane-Dyet has been appointed High Commissioner to Zambia. Cochrane-Dyet was expelled from Malawi in 2011 following a leaked diplomatic telegram in which he referred to Malawi President Bingu wa Mutharika as… ...

Cholera vaccination exercise ‘progressing well’

Feb 18, 2016 Victoria Milanzi 20 &

The ministry of health has expressed satisfaction at the progress of the first phase of the Cholera vaccination exercise being conducted in areas around Lake Chirwa. An official from the ministry Morris M'bang'ombe said they… ...

Police arrest Chinese national over illegal ammunition

Feb 18, 2016 Martha Chikoti 33 &

Malawi Police in Lilongwe have arrested a 51-year-old Chinese national for being found with an ammunition. Lilongwe Police spokesperson Kingsley Dandaula identified the suspect as Ma Minqin, proprietor of China South Investments Shop situated in… ...