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Prophet Liabunya asks Mugabe to repent

Jan 15, 2016 490

Malawian Prophet Austin Liabunya has once again asked President Robert Mugabe of Zimbabwe to repent saying 2016 is his prophecy fulfilment year. According to a statement through his ministry’s Facebook page on January 14 2016,… ...

Scare after woman kills her three kids in Mchinji

Jan 15, 2016 27

A few days after a Blantyre based man Charles Chipanda committed suicide after murdering his wife and step-son in Zingwangwa Township, a woman believed to be mentally ill in Mchinji has killed her three biological… ...

Soldier fined for being found with marijuana

Jan 14, 2016 105

Andrew Matochi, a 34 year-old Malawian soldier from Kamuzu Barracks has been fined K100,000 after Police in Nkhotakota apprehended him for being found with Indian hemp which he claimed to be Cassava flour (Kondowole). Nkhotakota… ...

District councils given power to manage health workers

Jan 13, 2016 8

As a way of improving health service delivery, the Malawi government has put workers in public hospitals under district councils with effect from January, 2016. According to secretary in the ministry of health, Dr Charles… ...

Tiwonge Chimbalanga & Steve Monjeza are a gay couple who were arrested and jailed to 14 years in Malawi

Health expert dilutes homosexuality debate

Jan 13, 2016 89

A Malawian health expert says there is no need to advocate for gay rights because the sexual orientation is a medical condition and it is reversible. One of the country’s nutritionists, Humphrey Nali, says there… ...

Government grants loans to 373 needy students

Jan 13, 2016 18

The Malawi government through the department of Higher Education Students’ Loans and Grants Board (HESL&GB) has approved supplementary loans for 373 needy students. The loans will benefit needy students from both public and private colleges… ...

Tree infection causes fear in Machinga

Jan 13, 2016 20

Fear has engulfed communities surrounding Traditional Authority Mkula in Machinga district following the fainting of a girl whom they believe had been affected by a pest that attacks blue gum trees. The pest, Red Gum… ...