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Lightning kills father, injures daughter in Dowa

Feb 12, 2017 22

A 38-year-old man in Dowa has died while his 2-year-old daughter has suffered injuries and has been admitted to Dowa District Hospital after being struck by lightning. The incident happened on Thursday at Guma village… ...

Poets in pre-valentine poetry bash in LL today

Feb 11, 2017 1

Sapitwa Poetry has organised a pre-valentine poetry night called 'For You My Love' at the African Bible College in the capital city, Lilongwe today from 7pm. The main aim of the performance is to fundraise… ...

MPs told to forget politics when discussing maizegate

Feb 11, 2017 6

A group of Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) under the banner Civil Society Platform for Constructive Dialogue has urged Members of Parliament (MPs) to put aside politics when discussing issues surrounding the maizegate scandal during the… ...

Nkhotakota Prison to have new block

Feb 11, 2017 15

In an effort to fight overcrowding in prison cells, Nkhotakota District Council has vowed to construct a new prison block at Nkhotakota Prison. In his remarks when Zokonda Amayi Dwangwa Chapter visited Nkhotakota Prison on… ...

Two jailed for vandalizing Escom transformers

Feb 11, 2017 9

A court in Mangochi has sentenced two men to six years in jail each for vandalizing Escom transformers and cables at Namwera and Chiponde in the district. The two have been identified as Steven Mulase,… ...

Chilima cheers up flood victims in Salima

Feb 10, 2017 14

Malawi's Vice President Dr. Saulos Chilima on Thursday visited the site of the floods in Salima to assess the situation for government action and to cheer up the victims. Over 1,131 people from Mtauchila Village… ...

Pakistani national jailed 16 years for raping a teenage Malawian girl

Feb 10, 2017 90

A court in Zomba has sentenced a Pakistani national to 16 years imprisonment with hard labour for raping a 15 year-old Malawian girl. The convict Zeeshan Jaral Raja, 33, repeatedly raped the girl between 13th… ...