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Man fined K400,000 for being angry

Jun 20, 2016 7

A court in Mangochi district has ordered Luciano Justin, 29, to pay K400, 000 for setting fire to an old woman’s house and wounding her. Prosecutor Sub Inspector Laston Sabola told the court that the… ...

Mzimba’s health crisis: half of children born die within a month

Jun 20, 2016 17

Lack of adequate funding has affected operations of health services in Mzimba district. This was disclosed by Mzimba District Commissioner Thomas Chirwa when he was commenting on a report that was released by M’mbelwa District… ...

Bizarre! Man rapes two girls to ‘make them intelligent’

Jun 19, 2016 65

A man in Dowa district has been arrested for raping two girls after lying to them that that they will become intelligent. The rapist, 40 year-old Kafonsi Wisikosi Kanyamula, cheated the girls who are learners… ...

Man jailed for abducting a boy

Jun 19, 2016 20

A court in Mangochi district has sentenced a man to five years in jail for abducting a five year-old boy, contrary to section 78(1) of Child Care Protection and Justice Act. During the case hearing,… ...

Hyena threatens people in Nkhotakota

Jun 18, 2016 94

Residents living in villages of Nkhandwe, Thandaza and Kapanga in Traditional Authority Malengachanzi in Nkhotakota district are living in fear as a hyena appears during the night in these areas. According to Samalani Saidi who… ...

Bakili condemns albino killings

Jun 17, 2016 115

Former president Bakili Muluzi has condemned the killings of people with albinism describing the acts as unjustifiable and unwelcome. In a statement, Muluzi said reports of the crimes against people with albinism which have been… ...

Man commits suicide in Lilongwe

Jun 16, 2016 53

A 35 year-old man has died after hanging himself in his house in Area 24 in Lilongwe city. Lilongwe Police Station Public Relations Officer Inspector Kingsley Dandaula has identified the man as Moses Zimba. Dandaula… ...