Month: January 2018 Posts

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… ...