December 2017

Women sentenced for drug trafficking

Dec 29, 2017 Bright Malenga 5 &

A court in Lilongwe on Wednesday handed out sentences to two women for attempting to smuggle dangerous drugs. The first accused Patricia Kamwendo, 38, was fined K500,000 or in default to spend two years in… ...

Population growth, low school enrolment hamper Malawi’s development

Dec 29, 2017 Lyonike Mughogho 3 &

Malawi's development endeavours are yielding low due to an alarming population growth and low school enrolment at primary and secondary levels, the World Bank says. The country is struggling to satisfy the aforementioned indicators of… ...

Heavy rain damages Lakeshore road

Dec 29, 2017 Bright Malenga 46 &

Heavy rain has washed away a culvert along the Lakeshore road that connects Nkhotakota and Salima, making the road impassable. Central Region police spokesperson Nolliettie Chihana has confirmed that the culvert has been washed away… ...

Standard Bank ignites festive season shopping with Visa cards

Dec 29, 2017 Malawi24 Reporter 1 &

Standard Bank has raised the festive season tempo by giving out shopping vouchers worth a total of about K1 million to lucky customers using the bank’s Visa cards in Blantyre, Lilongwe and Mzuzu. Three lucky… ...

Three Christmas accidents in Blantyre

Dec 29, 2017 Mike Lyson Zgambo 1 &

Police in Blantyre say they registered three accidents in the city on Christmas Day. According to the law enforcers, a total of three road accidents were recorded the period between midnight 24 December and midnight… ...

Moyale to end 2017 with friendly match

Dec 29, 2017 Mike Lyson Zgambo 1 &

Moyale Barracks will end the year 2017 with a friendly against Chiputula select on Saturday, 30th December at Mzuzu stadium. The match has been organised by Pastor Dyghton Mbewe of Assemblies of God Church in… ...

BB Chair spoils reserve side

Dec 29, 2017 Malawi24 Reporter 23 &

Nyasa Big Bullets Executive Committee Chairman, Noel Lipipa, has assured the club's reserve side players that he will offer them contracts by February 2018 and send the team to South Africa for pre-season friendlies. Lipipa… ...