August 2017

Woman in for possessing Chamba

Aug 02, 2017 Bright Malenga 39 &

Police in Nkhatabay are keeping in custody a woman identified as Rute Makuluni for possessing Indian hemp weighing 19.5 kilograms. According to Nkhatabay Police spokesperson Ignatius Esau, police officers who were manning Mukwiya roadblock in… ...

Woman dies after car collides with bicycle

Aug 02, 2017 Archangel Nzangaya 13 &

A 40-year-old woman identified as Helen Phiri died on Tuesday after a bicycle she was travelling on collided with a car. According to Mzuzu police deputy publicist Cecilia Mfune, at around 6AM the driver of… ...

Journalists asked to report on elderly, people with disability

Aug 02, 2017 Martha Chikoti 1 &

The Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Welfare has called on journalists in the country to report on the plight of the elderly and people with disabilities as one way of dealing with discriminations the… ...

K13 million for Malawi environmental journalists’ AGM

Aug 02, 2017 Luke Bisani 0 &

The Association of Environmental Journalists in Malawi (AEJM) has disclosed plans to have its Annual General Meeting (AGM) during the last quarter of this year with the budget pegged at K13 million. AEJM president Mathews… ...

Malawian killed in Tanzania

Aug 02, 2017 Martha Chikoti 1 &

A Malawian man who went to collect a vehicle in Tanzania’s capital, Dar es Salaam is suspected to have been killed in Mikumi National Park on his way back to Malawi. Details of the deceased… ...

Malawi opposition gives Mutharika to-do list

Aug 02, 2017 Luke Bisani 26 &

Opposition parties in Malawi have faulted the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) government under President Peter Mutharika for neglecting the manufacturing sector in the country and have since told the president the things he should do… ...

Bushiri snubs DEPECO

Aug 02, 2017 Luke Bisani 95 &

Leader of Enlightened Christian Gathering (ECG) Prophet Shepherd Bushiri has snubbed a call to join the newly formed Democratic People’s Congress (DEPECO). This comes after DEPECO acting President Chris Daza disclosed to have approached the… ...

JB to be extradited

Aug 02, 2017 Luke Bisani 92 &

The office of Director of Public Prosecution (DPP) has said it will start the extradition process for former Malawi President Joyce Banda so that she should be prosecuted in Malawi over her role in the… ...

Boy, 11, killed in road accident

Aug 01, 2017 Bright Malenga 0 &

A boy aged 11 identified as James Shaibu has died after being hit by a minibus in the lakeshore district of Nkhotakota. Nkhotakota Police Station deputy spokesperson Paul Malimwe has told Malawi24 that the accident… ...

Ndine okonzeka kunjatwa – atelo Mayi JB

Aug 01, 2017 Kondwani Mkhalipi-Manyungwa 206 &

Mtsogoleri opuma wa dziko lino Mayi Joyce Banda amene dzulo Apolisi aulula kuti aupeza unyolo wa msinkhu wawo ati iwo sakunjenjemela ndipo ndi okonzeka kuuvala unyolowo. Malinga ndi Bambo Andekuche Chanthunya amene amalankhulila mayi Banda,… ...

Revealed: DPP wanted Mzuzu City Council to contribute towards blue night

Aug 01, 2017 Victoria Milanzi 49 &

The Mzuzu City Council (MCC) has disclosed that Malawi's ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) wanted the Council to contribute towards the party's blue night dinner. In an interview in which the Council trashed claims that… ...

More arrests expected in embassies fraud

Aug 01, 2017 Joseph Dumbula 11 &

There could be more arrests of public officers as the National Audit Office (NAO) has completed probing Malawi’s embassies following reports of fraud. President Peter Mutharika ordered for a probe in all Malawian embassies following… ...

Dalaiva, kondakita amangidwa chifukwa chonyamula ma 4 – 4

Aug 01, 2017 Richard Jimu 64 &

Ku Phalombe, Dalaiva wina wa minibus ndi kondakita wake atsekeledwa mu chitolokosi kamba konyamula anthu ngati matumba a mbatata. Apolisi mu bomalo ati atsekela awiriwo kamba koti ananyamula anthu makumi awiri kudza mphambu zinayi (24)… ...

CHRR calls for report on 6 July stampede

Aug 01, 2017 Martha Chikoti 15 &

Centre for Human Rights and Rehabilitation (CHRR) has expressed concern over the delay of a report on what caused the Independence Day stampede at Bingu National Stadium in Lilongwe. CHRR communications officer Fletcher Simwaka said… ...

Man killed at a wedding party in Lilongwe

Aug 01, 2017 Archangel Nzangaya 38 &

A 40-year-year-old man has died after being beaten at a wedding eve party in Malawi’s capital Lilongwe. Kanengo police publicist Salome Zgambo Chibwana has identified the deceased as Thokozani Katuma. According Chibwana, Geoffrey Katuma who… ...