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One dies in Kasungu road accident

Oct 17, 2021 0

One person died while another escaped with minor injuries in a road accident that occurred on Saturday at Engineering Battalion junction along Kasungu-Lilongwe M1 road. Publicist for Kasungu Police Station Joseph Kachikho identified the deceased… ...

Man, 55, murdered in Kasungu

Oct 17, 2021 0

Police in Kasungu have launched a manhunt for suspects who have murdered a 55-year-old man. Kasungu Police Station Publicist Joseph Kachikho said the night of October 15, 2021 at Chigumba trading centre in Traditional Authority… ...

Unima law student drowns in Nakawale River

Oct 17, 2021 0

A 26-year-old third year law student at University of Malawi has drowned at Nakawale River in Mangochi after stepping on a slippery stone when he was bathing. The man has been identified as Noel Kazembe… ...

Local companies secure packaging contracts worth K6 billion

Oct 17, 2021 0

Illovo Sugar Malawi has awarded contracts worth over K6 billion to local companies for the supply of packaging materials, a move the company hopes will help develop local businesses as well as contribute towards local… ...

UNFPA wants more Malawian teens to have information on sexual health

Oct 15, 2021 0

United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) says teenagers and adolescents should have access to Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR) information and services if Malawi is to reduce number of teenage pregnancies. The organization's Country… ...

UNHCR donates Covid-19 equipment to MOH

Oct 15, 2021 0

The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has donated Covid-19 supplies worth USD120,000 (about K98 million) to the Ministry of Health. The organization has donated 14,000 of Rapid Antigen Test Covid-19 Abbott Pan -Bio,… ...

Health worker jailed 19 years for raping patient

Oct 14, 2021 0

Mangochi Senior Resident Magistrate's Court on Wednesday sentenced a 31-year-old clinical officer at Mangochi District Hospital to 19-years imprisonment with hard labour for raping a 20-year-old woman who went to the hospital to seek medical… ...

Environmentalists want Kenyatta road project stopped

Oct 13, 2021 2

Environmentalists say the Kenyatta Drive expansion project, which has led to the felling of over 1000 trees, should be stopped to pave way for an Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA). Malawi Parliamentary Conversation Caucus… ...

JTI commended for building school block

Oct 09, 2021 0

Headteacher for Msunga Primary School has commended Japanese Tobacco International (JTI) Leaf for building school block and toilets and providing a water tank at the school. The Headteacher of the school Blessings Kalindeni told journalists… ...

Mangochi herbalist jailed 11 years for raping epileptic patient

Oct 08, 2021 0

Mangochi Senior Resident Magistrate's Court has sentenced 68-year-old White Sabineti to 11-years imprisonment with hard labour for raping a 21-year old woman. The court through Prosecutor Sub Inspector Emmanuel Kambwiri heard that the herbalist was… ...