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Tanzanian boat sinking victims: First body found

May 28, 2016 26

Authorities in Karonga district have found the dead body of one of the passengers who died after a Tanzanian boat sank on Lake Malawi. The body was found floating on the lake on Thursday, six… ...

Kabaza operators fined for setting motorcycle on fire

May 26, 2016 34

The Mzuzu Senior Resident Magistrate Court on Tuesday handed out hefty fines to 14 bicycle taxi operators for burning a motorcycle. The Kabaza operators were ordered to pay a fine of K100, 000 each or… ...

Mutharika to renovate Mzuzu airport

May 25, 2016 232

President Peter Mutharika has promised northerners and Malawians at large that his government will renovate and maintain Mzuzu airport. Mutharika said this at the official opening of the Reserve Bank of Malawi Mzuzu branch at… ...

Skeffa responds to stroke reports

May 25, 2016 386

Musician Skeffa Chimoto has responded to social media reports that he has been attacked by stroke. Reports have been awash on social media that Skeffa Chimoto has been struck by a stroke that has caused… ...

Witchdoctor arrested for failing to raise a dead girl

May 25, 2016 100

Police in Dowa have arrested a 29 year-old witchdoctor for failing to raise from the dead a girl who died in March this year. According to Richard Kaponda who is Dowa police Public Relations Officer,… ...

Police warn parents as two children drown

May 18, 2016 2

Police in Mzuzu have warned parents to put in place safety measures and take them seriously in order to guard their children and avoid 'unnecessary' deaths. The call follows the deaths of two innocent minors… ...

Man sleeps on while house burns down

May 12, 2016 195

A grocery shop and a house were razed down in in Villa Kagwentha area along M1 in Mzuzu while the owner was sleeping inside the house. The occupant suffered serious burns but knew nothing about… ...