July 2017

Sex crimes on the rise in Mulanje

Jul 26, 2017 Bright Malenga 10 &

Mulanje district has registered an increase in sexual offences in the first six months of 2017 compared to the same period in 2016. This has been revealed by a crime report released by Mulanje police… ...

Man gets 14 years for rape, robbery

Jul 26, 2017 Archangel Nzangaya 22 &

Machinga First Grade Magistrate Court on Monday sentenced a 43-year-old man to 14 years in jail for raping a 56-year-old woman and robbing her of household items and money. Machinga police publicist Davie Sulumba identified… ...

Malawians living dangerously due to energy crisis

Jul 26, 2017 Luke Bisani 25 &

The fact that Malawi is among countries that have high levels of indoor air pollution due to energy poverty, life for citizens has been trapped to death with respiratory disease. Indoor air pollution that is… ...

Two in for possessing Indian hemp

Jul 26, 2017 Bright Malenga 60 &

A 41-year-old woman and a 19 year-old man are in Nkhunga police custody in Nkhotakota district for possessing cannabis sativa also known as Chamba. Nkhunga police spokesperson confirmed the arrest of Rose Mhone and Harvey… ...

GOtv Netball Champions League returns

Jul 26, 2017 Andrew Cane Chilapondwa 2 &

…to kick-start next month …FAST 5 format to be used Multichoice Malawi has announced the return of the fourth edition of GOtv Netball Tournament which will take place from August to September this year. The… ...

Mutharika speaks against regionalism

Jul 26, 2017 Bright Malenga 32 &

President Peter Mutharika has hit at critics who accuse his government of sidelining the Northern Region Malawi when providing funding for projects. Speaking on Tuesday when he was commissioning Chitipa Water Supply System, Malawi's first… ...

Inkosi Gomani hailed for shunning politics

Jul 25, 2017 Archangel Nzangaya 148 &

Legendary musician Lucius Banda has hailed Inkosi ya Makosi Gomani V for not getting involved in politics unlike other chiefs. In a Facebook post on Monday, Banda said Gomani deserves to be honoured for being… ...