October 2019

Chimulirenji visits family of murdered police officer

Oct 10, 2019 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

Vice President Everton Chimulirenji on Thursday visited the family of a police officer who was killed in Lilongwe on Tuesday. The officer, late Usumani Imedi, was buried yesterday at Chilinda village, Traditional Authority Makanjira in… ...

Girl, 19, commits suicide over love affair

Oct 10, 2019 Martha Chikoti 0 &

A 19-year- old secondary school girl has hanged herself in Kasungu after her boyfriend accused her of cheating on him. The incident occurred on Tuesday at Kanjoka village in the area of Traditional Authority Kaomba… ...

Parliament passes 2019/20 budget

Oct 10, 2019 Martha Chikoti 0 &

Parliament has today approved the K1.7 trillion 2019/20 national budget. Members of Parliament (MPs) have approved the budget after a critical scrutiny of the votes. Speaking after the approval, Minister of Finance, Economic Planning and… ...

World Bank tells Malawi to address urgent needs

Oct 10, 2019 Martha Chikoti 0 &

The World Bank has told Malawi to prioritise urgent needs when allocating resources as one way of reducing poverty. The Bank’s country manager for Malawi Greg Toulmin made the remarks at the fourth Developmental Cooperation… ...

Man murdered for stealing onion

Oct 10, 2019 Archangel Nzangaya 0 &

Police in Kasungu have arrested two men for killing a 36 year-old man who stole an onion. This is according to Kasungu police publicist Inspector Harry Namwaza who identified the deceased as Charles Sunwell Mbewe.… ...

Malawi gets K9.6 billion for fisheries project

Oct 10, 2019 Archangel Nzangaya 0 &

The African Development Bank Group (AfDB) has approved $13.2 million (about K9.6 billion) funds for a fisheries and aquaculture development project which will directly benefit 20,000 Malawians around the lakeshore and inland areas. This is… ...

Blantyre Council to launch one-way traffic system

Oct 10, 2019 Archangel Nzangaya 0 &

As one way of dealing with traffic congestion in the commercial city, the Blantyre City Council (BCC) will tomorrow introduce 'One Way Traffic Management System' in the Central Business District. According to the city council,… ...