Bright Malenga

Man in jail for ivory possession

Aug 15, 2016 8

Police in Mchinji district are keeping in custody Mandala Chirwa, 26, for illegal possession of ivory weighing 24 kilograms. According to Sub-Inspector Moses Nyirenda, the suspect was arrested during a joint operation by law enforcers… ...

Japan pumps in K1.3bn to fight hunger in Malawi

Aug 14, 2016 99

The Japanese government has given Malawi through the World Food Programme (WFP) K1.3 billion to fight hunger in the country. Speaking after announcing the donation in Lilongwe, Japanese Ambassador to Malawi Shuichiro Nishioka said that… ...

Authorities kill elephant that killed three Malawians

Aug 14, 2016 38

Game rangers and Malawi police officers have shot dead an elephant that killed three people in two districts in the central region. The animal killed two people in Ntchisi on Saturday morning and another one… ...

Mutharika begins campaign: tells Malawians to vote for DPP for development to continue

Aug 13, 2016 345

President Peter Mutharika has urged Malawians to vote for his Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) in the 2019 elections if the country is to continue developing. Mutharika made the remarks in Area 25 in Lilongwe when… ...

Mutharika updates Malawi’s donors on hunger response

Aug 12, 2016 17

As up to eight million Malawians are facing hunger due to drought and floods which hit the country during the last growing season, President Peter Mutharika on Thursday met donors at Kamuzu Palace where they… ...

Miss Blantyre organisers dumps sponsor

Aug 12, 2016 53

Miss Blantyre pageant organisers have parted ways with one of the pageant’s partners Yanga because the Lilongwe based company failed to honour contract obligations. In a statement released by management of Miss Blantyre beauty contest,… ...

Man wrestles thieves to recover stolen goats

Aug 12, 2016 55

A Kabaza operator in Nkhotakota district on Wednesday wrestled with two thieves and managed to recover stolen goats but the criminals run away using his bicycle. According to Nkhotakota Police Public Relations Officer Sub Inspector… ...