January 2018

I was against DPP’s propaganda – Kapusa

Jan 07, 2018 Luke Bisani 206 &

Axed Malawi Broadcasting Corporation (MBC) presenter Geoffrey Kapusa has disclosed that he was fired because of his stand against propaganda by the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) on the state broadcaster. Kapusa disclosed that he… ...

Expert faults Gerald Viola’s new position

Jan 07, 2018 Luke Bisani 11 &

A political expert in Malawi has faulted the appointment of former presidential secretary as director of public affairs in the Office of the President and Cabinet saying it is a waste of resources. The expert… ...

Anjatwa kamba kotsomphola Mutharika

Jan 07, 2018 Kondwani Mkhalipi-Manyungwa 61 &

Patsepatse nkulanda. Kupalamula ndi konse ndithu koma milandu inayi ndendende kugenda ku Polisi wamkulu fodya ali mthumba. Bambo wina wa zaka makumi awiri ndi mphambu zisanu kudza imodzi (26) ali m'manja mwa a Polisi atagwidwa… ...

Devotion: Don’t be an orphan in the Kingdom

Jan 07, 2018 Pastor Daniel Walusa 12 &

John 14:16-18 "And I will pray the Father, and He will give you another Helper, that He may abide with you forever— the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive, because it neither sees… ...

Philippe Coutinho: Liverpool confirms £142m sale

Jan 07, 2018 Lindiwe Sambalikagwa 22 &

FC Barcelona and Liverpool FC have reached an agreement for the transfer of Philippe Coutinho in a £142m (MK702 billion) deal, one of the most expensive transfers of all time. The transfer fee is more than… ...

Malawi Police faulted over Chiunjiza dismissal

Jan 06, 2018 Bright Malenga 95 &

Malawi Human Rights Commission (MHRC) has said the dismissal of Constable Esther Chiunjiza as a police recruit by Malawi Police Service (MPS) after her nude pictures went viral on social media was unjustified. In an… ...

Child abductor jailed for 21 years

Jan 06, 2018 Martha Chikoti 23 &

Zomba resident Magistrate on Friday sentenced a man aged 44 to 21 years in prison for abducting a four-year-old boy with albinism with intent to murder him. The convict Jafali Ligomba together with his accomplice… ...

Farmers using bonya to fight armyworms

Jan 06, 2018 Bright Malenga 55 &

As armyworms continue to destroy crops in Malawi, some farmers are using local methods to fight the pests. Farmers in Zomba are using things such as bonya soup and neem leaves to deal with the… ...

Heavy rain leaves 250 families homeless

Jan 06, 2018 Bright Malenga 14 &

Over 250 families from 16 villages in Dowa district are seeking shelter after heavy rains and strong winds destroyed their houses and other property. Heavy rains on 24th December, last year and 2nd January this… ...

Murder suspect arrested, one at large

Jan 06, 2018 Bright Malenga 4 &

Police in the central lakeshore district of Nkhotakota have arrested Arnold Mateyo aged 19 for murdering 25-year-old Winston Jonas in August last year. The police are also hunting for Charles Nkhoma (21) who committed the… ...

Actors to be trained in filmmaking

Jan 06, 2018 Mike Lyson Zgambo 6 &

Award winning filmmakers from the United Kingdom and United States of America will this weekend facilitate a filmmaking training in Lilongwe. Actors Welfare Initiative (AWI) in association with other theatre bodies have organised the theatre… ...

Man in for snatching from Mutharika

Jan 06, 2018 Archangel Nzangaya 0 &

A 26-year-old man was arrested after he tried to snatch an envelope from President Peter Mutharika’s hands. The suspect Francis Itende has since appeared in court for the attempted robbery. Information reaching Malawi24 indicates that… ...

Police tortured Luanar students – MHRC

Jan 06, 2018 Bright Malenga 12 &

The Malawi Human Rights Commission (MHRC) has said police officers tortured Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural Resources (Luanar) Bunda campus students who were demonstrating against blackouts. This has been revealed in the primary findings… ...

Blackout didn’t kill child at KCH – MHRC

Jan 06, 2018 Bright Malenga 5 &

Malawi Human Rights Commission (MHRC) has said that the death of a girl child at Kamuzu Central Hospital (KCH) in Malawi’s capital, Lilongwe was not caused by power cut. Media reports claimed that four children… ...

Cholera outbreak spreading

Jan 06, 2018 Luke Bisani 25 &

...Two new cases in Salima Days after health officials confirmed cholera case in Malawi's capital Lilongwe, two more new cases have been reported in Salima. According to the ministry of health, cases of cholera have… ...