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Boy dies after explosion at MDF firing range

Mar 23, 2022 0

Kayenda: confirmed By: Raphael Likaka A 17-year-old boy identified as Bob Robin (17), has died after a device exploded at a Malawi Defence Force (MDF) motor firing range camp at Chikala Hills in Machinga district.… ...

Our hands are tied on suicide funerals – Anglican Church

Mar 22, 2022 1

By Raphael Likaka Anglican Bishop of Diocese of Upper Shire Brighton Vitta Malasa says the church’s hands are tied on the issue of granting full Christian funerals for people who die by suicide. Bishop Malasa… ...

University of Malawi law students launch journal

Mar 19, 2022 0

By Raphael Likaka Renowned legal practitioner, John Suzi Banda, has commended law students at the University of Malawi for launching a Students Law Journal, saying the journal is a step in the right direction for… ...

President Chakwera endorses Doha programme of action

Mar 18, 2022 0

President Dr Lazarus McCarthy Chakwera on Thursday endorsed the Doha Programme of Action because it outlines steps for diversifying economies and for increasing exports and trade in Least Developed Countries (LDCs). The President made the… ...

Man gets seven years in jail for raping child

Mar 17, 2022 0

By: Raphael Likaka The Senior Resident Magistrate's Court sitting in Lilongwe yesterday sentenced 25-year-old Chikaiko Laston Dunga to seven years in prison with hard labour for raping a 12-year-old girl. Public Relations Officer for Lingadzi… ...

Women Lawyers Association joins Chizuma’s defence team

Mar 16, 2022 0

By Raphael Likaka Women Lawyers Association has joined Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) chief Martha Chizuma’s team in a court case in which businessperson, Ashok Kumar Sreedharan, took Chizuma to court for alleged defamation. Women Lawyers Association… ...

Zomba DHO appeals to CSOs to raise awareness on polio vaccination

Mar 15, 2022 0

By Raphael Likaka The District Health Office (DHO) in Zomba has appealed to the Civil Society Organisations in the District to raise awareness in their respective impact areas on the polio vaccine which will target… ...