June 2017

Blantyre Hotels’ half-year profit up

Jun 16, 2017 Bright Malenga 6 &

Blantyre Hotels has realised a profit of MK1.97 billion in the first half of 2017, up from MK1.64 billion realised over the same period last year. The company has also registered a 12.3 percent increase… ...

Govt to keep on increasing funds for ECD programs

Jun 16, 2017 Victoria Milanzi 9 &

Malawi President Peter Mutharika has reiterated his government's commitment to providing funds for Early Childhood Development (ECD) programs. Mutharika had a meeting with the World Bank on 15 June, 2017, with a promise by the… ...

Six Carlsberg employees steal 1008 cases of Chill

Jun 16, 2017 Archangel Nzangaya 15 &

Police in the commercial city of Blantyre are keeping in custody six employees of Carlsberg Malawi Limited for the theft of over 1000 cases of Carlsberg Chill beer. According to an internal memo Carlsberg managing… ...

Gardener jailed five years for raping boss’ daughter

Jun 16, 2017 Bright Malenga 83 &

A court has sentenced a 56-year-old man who is a gardener to five years imprisonment for raping his boss’ 12-year-old daughter. The rapist has been identified as Yasin Sumani who worked as a gardener at… ...

Woman denied exit for tampering with Malawian passport

Jun 16, 2017 Archangel Nzangaya 16 &

A 28-year-old lady was on Wednesday refused exit at the Mwanza border for tampering with her Malawian passport. According to Mwanza border police publicist Pasqually Zulu, the lady has been identified as Zainab Mandale. Zulu… ...

Two forge, sell ID registration forms

Jun 16, 2017 Bright Malenga 19 &

Two men are in police for illegally photocopying and selling registration forms to community members during the national registration exercise in the border district of Mchinji. Mchinji Police Station spokesperson Kaitano Lubrino told Malawi24 that… ...

Passengers warned of reckless drivers

Jun 15, 2017 Chikondi Magalasi 95 &

Police have encouraged Malawians to be calling out public transport drivers whenever the motorists are driving recklessly. According to the police, reckless driving is the major reason for road accidents that claim lives of innocent… ...