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Man jailed for raping two boys

Feb 16, 2017 45

An 18-year-old man has been sentenced to 66 months imprisonment with hard labour for raping two boys. The convict, Chikondi Banda, was reported to have invited two boys to a rest house at Linthipe Trading… ...

Malawi MPs change law to end child marriage

Feb 15, 2017 11

...gender activist Kaliya hails amendment Members of Parliament (MPs) on Tuesday approved an amendment to the constitution to outlaw child marriage. The new approved bill will make all marriages of couples aged below 18 to… ...

Will the real cause of Chaponda office fire be known?

Feb 15, 2017 27

Government may give hope on angry Malawians who have unanswered questions, perhaps thinking in a wrong way following the fierce fire that gutted the offices of the ministry of agriculture, irrigation and water development on… ...

Two men nabbed for raping girl

Feb 15, 2017 18

Police in Chikhwawa district have arrested two men for repeatedly raping a 13-year-old girl after enticing her with food and money. The two, Innocent Petulo, 34 and Innocent Dunga 18, are reported to have been… ...

Chakwera fires Kabwila, Njobvuyalema

Feb 14, 2017 87

The opposition Malawi Congress Party (MCP) has fired legislators Jessie Kabwila and Joseph Njobvuyalema from the party’s National Executive Committee (NEC). The development follows a disciplinary process over the parliamentarians’ involvement in an attack at… ...

Two nabbed for stealing from school

Feb 13, 2017 2

Police in Chikhwawa have arrested two men suspected to have stolen various items from Dzumira Secondary School in the district. The two, Martin John, 27, and Love Sikutaya, 26, broke into the headmaster’s office and… ...

Chaponda fires defiant shot: ‘you can probe me’

Feb 13, 2017 48

Minister of agriculture, irrigation, and water development George Chaponda has challenged authorities to probe him over the maizegate scandal saying he is innocent. Speaking on the local press on Sunday, Chaponda said his role in… ...