Month: January 2019 Posts

Murder suspects arrested, found with AK-47

Jan 26, 2019 Martha Chikoti 0 &

Police in Mangochi have arrested two suspects believed to have killed a Greek national at Tambala Estate last year. The two have been identified as Omar Wilson aged 29 and Mozambican national Kassim Njembo aged… ...

Airtel Malawi introduces new bundle

Jan 26, 2019 Martha Chikoti 0 &

Airtel Malawi has introduced a new bundle called PaNet Social Combo which allows customers to access various social media platforms. Speaking with reporters, the company's Marketing Director Frank Magombo said the bundle is cheap. Magombo… ...

Thieves steal $1m from Robert Mugabe

Jan 26, 2019 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Nearly $1m (K725 billion) in cash was stolen from a briefcase belonging to Zimbabwe's former President Robert Mugabe, the state-owned Herald newspaper reports. Three people were arrested early this month for allegedly stealing US$150 000… ...

France is making Africa poor – Italian PM

Jan 26, 2019 Malawi24 Reporter 1 &

Luigi Di Maio, Italian Deputy Prime Minister and leader of the populist Five Star Movement, has accused European countries of continuing with colonisition of Africa. He blamed Europe, France above all, of colonising and impoverishing Africa,… ...

‘Kamuzu’s son’ Jumani dies

Jan 26, 2019 Malawi24 Reporter 8 &

Jim Jumani Johansson who claimed to be the son of Malawi’s founding President Kamuzu Banda has died this morning. Jumani, 45, died this morning after a short illness at Queens Elizabeth Central Hospital in Blantyre.… ...

Lawyer impersonates magistrate to steal K16 million

Jan 26, 2019 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Police in Mzuzu have arrested a private practice lawyer for impersonating a magistrate in order to steal K16 million from a company. The lawyer Patron Ndhlovu aged 38 of Makuta and Company impersonated Mzuzu chief… ...

MEC condemns political violence

Jan 26, 2019 Viciah Nasonh - MEC Stringer 0 &

The Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) says the acts of political violence that happened over the past weeks in the country are  tarnishing the reputation of Malawi. MEC Commissioner the Very Reverend Killion Mgawi issued the… ...