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I was selling Chamba because they legalised it – woman tells court

Aug 18, 2017 80

A 32-year-old woman told a court in Nkhatabay on Tuesday that she was selling marijuana because her friends told her that Malawi government legalised the illicit drug. The woman Rute Makuluni was on 1st August,… ...

Malawians asked to comment on OBM, FMB merger

Aug 18, 2017 18

The Competition and Fair Trading Commission (CFTC) has called on the general public to submit their opinions on First Merchant Bank’s (FMB) acquisition of Opportunity Bank of Malawi (OBM). Malawi Stock Exchange listed FMB bought… ...

MDF to have new cars in two weeks – APM

Aug 18, 2017 146

President Peter Mutharika has said motor vehicles which government has bought for Malawi Defence Force (MDF) will start arriving in the country in two weeks’ time. Mutharika made the remarks when he toured Cobbe Barracks… ...

Wa Jeffrey going nowhere: I am still DPP SG

Aug 17, 2017 41

She has caught flak for her comments that have irritated many people such that reports from yesterday started claiming that she has been fired. However, ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) Secretary General Jeffrey Wa Jeffrey… ...

Guards jailed for stealing beer

Aug 17, 2017 143

A court in Nkhatabay has sentenced two men who were working for Makuzi beach as watchmen to five years in prison for stealing beer from a bar. Police prosecutor Keston Chiona told the court that… ...

Five killed in car crash

Aug 17, 2017 18

Five people died on Wednesday after a vehicle they were travelling in hit an electric pole at Salima Turn-off in Ntcheu. Among the five who have died two have been identified as Magret Phiri 50,… ...

Cellphone thief rescued from angry mob

Aug 17, 2017 117

A man suspected of stealing a phone was rescued from an angry mob in Malawi's capital, Lilongwe on Tuesday. The mob wanted to set the man on fire in Area 23 in the city but… ...