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Veteran poet dies

Jul 17, 2017 39

Veteran poet Nankhoma has died aged 46. According to Poetry Association of Malawi (PAM) vice president Immulanie Makande, the poet died on Saturday at Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital (QECH) in Blantyre. Makande described the death… ...

Burundian in for attempting to have Malawian ID

Jul 16, 2017 32

A Burundian teenage woman has been arrested in Lilongwe as she was attempting to register as a Malawian in the ongoing national registration exercise. Lingadzi police spokesperson Foster Benjamin has confirmed the arrest and has… ...

Malawi teachers threaten to go on strike again

Jul 16, 2017 84

Teachers in the country have asked Malawi National Examinations Board (MANEB) to pay all invigilators and supervisors their 2017 invigilation allowances before August 31, 2017 or else all teachers will put tools down in September.… ...

Crime to be released in August

Jul 16, 2017 22

Malawi's prolific artist Soldier Lucius Banda has disclosed that he will release his album titled Crime in August on a date to be announced. Banda who is popularly known as Soldier is well known for… ...

6 years for raping biological daughter

Jul 15, 2017 134

The Malawi Magistrate Court in Nkhatabay district has sentenced Joseph Mphande, 60, to six years imprisonment with hard labour for raping his 22-year-old daughter. State prosecutor Keston Chiona told the court that in March this… ...

Malawi Independence Day tragedy shocks FIFA

Jul 15, 2017 8

The world football governing body FIFA has expressed shock over the stampede that led to the death of 8 people and left over 40 injured on 6 July in Malawi's capital, Lilongwe. In a letter… ...

APM frees 378 inmates

Jul 14, 2017 40

President Peter Mutharika has pardoned 378 prisoners as part of celebrating Malawi’s 53rd year of independence. According to a statement issued by Ministry of Home Affairs and Internal Security and signed by its Principal Secretary… ...