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Civil servant jailed for stealing orphan’s money

Oct 01, 2018 0

The Zomba Senior Resident Magistrate court has sentenced a 40-year-old civil servant to six years imprisonment with hard labour for stealing K8 million meant for orphans. According to State Prosecutor, Louis Makiyi, the convict Hastings… ...

Electrical fault sparked Lake of Stars inferno – organisers

Oct 01, 2018 0

Organisers of Lake of Stars festival have said that an electrical fault in one vehicle caused the fire that destroyed four vehicles on Saturday. One of the organisers of the festival, Will Jameson, said this… ...

First Malawian airline female captain inspires girls

Sep 29, 2018 0

Malawi Airline first female Captain, Yolanda-Ndala Kaunda, has urged girls in the country to aspire for them to attain greater heights in any field including those dominated by men. Kaunda explained to them that realizing… ...

Young mothers give birth to triplets in Dowa

Sep 29, 2018 0

Dowa District Hospital has registered two Malawian young mothers who have given birth to two sets of triplets each. The mothers, Catherine Saukani Dikilani, 22 years and Georgina Howard, 21 years delivered their babies at… ...

MISA Malawi tussles Govt on ATI Law

Sep 28, 2018 0

The Media Institute of Southern Africa (MISA)-Malawi Chapter has asked Malawi government to implement the Access to Information (ATI) Law. MISA-Malawi has echoed the remarks in a statement released in relation to the commemoration of… ...

Mutharika addresses UN: calls for more UN Security Council seats for Africa

Sep 26, 2018 0

President Peter Mutharika has told the United Nations (UN) to stop segregating African countries and provide the continent with two permanent Security Council seats. Mutharika said this when he was addressing the 73rd Session of… ...

Uneducated children cost economies, says Mutharika

Sep 25, 2018 0

…calls for investment in education President Peter Mutharika has stressed on the importance of educating children all over the world saying uneducated children end up costing economies. Mutharika made the remarks during United Nations International… ...

Malawian students decry paying tuition in US dollars

Sep 25, 2018 1

Malawian students studying at a university in Uganda are not happy to be paying their tuition in United States dollars. Students at Islamic University in Uganda (IUIU) have asked the school to reverse its directive… ...

Be like Mandela, Mutharika tells world leaders

Sep 25, 2018 1

President Mutharika has urged world leaders to emulate former South African President, Nelson Mandela. Mutharika made the remarks during the Nelson Mandela Peace Summit in the United States of America where he is also attending… ...

UTM unstoppable -Kaliati

Sep 24, 2018 0

Interim Secretary General of the United Transformation Movement (UTM), Patricia Kaliati, has said that the movement is not shaken by criticism and it is unstoppable. Kaliati made the remarks during a political rally that the… ...

Man murdered in Nkhotakota

Sep 22, 2018 0

Malawi Police are hunting for unknown suspected criminals who have murdered a 50-year-old man in Nkhotakota district on Wednesday. It is the second incident in a week in the district after another case in which… ...

Man jailed for encroaching national park

Sep 22, 2018 0

The First Grade Magistrate Court in Rumphi has sentenced Wilson Msonda aged 25 to three years imprisonment with hard labour for cutting trees in Nyika National Park. The court heard that Msonda, on August 20,… ...

Fire guts lodge: property worth K15m destroyed

Sep 20, 2018 0

Fire suspected to have been caused by mice hunters has razed down property worth over K15 Million belonging to Kwidu Lodge in Mchinji. Owner of the Lodge who is also a Human Rights Activist working… ...

Winds leave thousands stranded

Sep 18, 2018 0

More than 2,850 people in the Malawi’s southern region are in urgent need of humanitarian assistance following strong winds experienced last week in the districts of Mulanje, Chikwawa and Phalombe. An assessment report by the… ...

Man hangs himself in Mzimba

Sep 17, 2018 1

A 63-year-old man committed suicide by hanging in Mzimba on Thursday. The man has been identified as Davison Kumwenda Kamangadazi Village in the area of Paramount Chief M’mbelwa in Mzimba. Mzimba police spokesperson Peter Botha… ...