October 2018

Mob kills man for attempting to murder ex-lover

Oct 09, 2018 Archangel Nzangaya 0 &

An angry mob at Mbayani in Blantyre on Sunday beat to death a 33-year-old man for hacking his ex-lover in an attempt to kill her. Confirming the development to Malawi24 was Blantyre police deputy publicist… ...

MBC presenter eyes parliamentary seat on DPP ticket

Oct 09, 2018 Nicolas Mbonela - MEC Stringer 2 &

A Radio 2 FM presenter has expressed interest to contest on Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) ticket in Blantyre City East constituency during the forthcoming 2019 Tripartite Elections. The presenter Chris ‘Ada’ Manda faces Alex Chimwala in… ...

Pedestrian hit to death in Dowa

Oct 09, 2018 Bright Malenga 0 &

A minibus on Sunday hit to death a 12-year-old boy who was crossing a road at Chibvala along Mponela-Lumbadzi M1 road. The pedestrian has been identified as Chikumbutso Kanyada. Dowa police spokesperson, Richard Kaponda, said… ...

MEC confident of high turnout in Karonga

Oct 09, 2018 Lusekero Mhango 0 &

Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) says it is optimistic that it will register a lot of people in Karonga in phase 7 of the voter registration exercise that commenced on Monday in the district. According to… ...

Mixed bag on first day of voter registration in CZ

Oct 09, 2018 Chrissie Mainjeni - MEC Stringer 0 &

The first day of voter registration exercise in Chiradzulu was characterized by high turnout in certain areas as well as low turnout in some centres. A visit to some centres out of the 85 showed… ...

Activist Mtambo hits back at Mutharika

Oct 09, 2018 Bright Malenga 1 &

Timothy Mtambo, has hit back at President Peter Mutharika's remarks that the protests flopped. Mtambo, who is chairperson of Human Rights Defenders Coalition, has told the president to focus on addressing the demonstrators’ demands. Upon… ...

Disability Network calls for inclusion in electoral process

Oct 09, 2018 Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) 0 &

Christian Disability network (CDN), an umbrella body for Non- governmental Organisations (NGOs) advocating for rights of people with disabilities in Chikwawa, has complained of being sidelined in the electoral process ahead of next year's tripartite… ...