Martha Chikoti

Back to school campaign targets street kids

Jan 16, 2018 9

As a way of reducing street kids in the country, Chifundo Children’s Club and Limbe Police in Blantyre have introduced a campaign in order to send back street kids to school. The campaign which is… ...

Blantyre City Council bans sale of cooked food

Jan 12, 2018 13

Blantyre City Council (BCC) has banned the selling of cooked food in the city's markets and streets as a way of preventing cholera outbreak in the city. The council’s Deputy Director of Health and Social… ...

Man commits suicide after being denied sex by girlfriend

Jan 11, 2018 170

A 27-year-old man in Mzimba killed himself on Monday after his girlfriend refused to have sex with him. Mzimba Police Station Public Relations Officer Peter Botha has identified the deceased as Damiano Banda who committed… ...

Armyworms attack 14 hectares of crops in Chikwawa

Jan 11, 2018 9

Armyworms have attacked over 14 hectares of crops in Chikwawa district. According to Program Manager for Shire Valley Agricultural Development Division Aida Mwatho, the armyworms have attacked maize, sorghum and millet. Mwatho said about 40… ...

Man fined K300,000 over chamba

Jan 09, 2018 24

Nkhunga First Grade Magistrate Court in Nkhotakota has ordered a man aged 35 to pay a fine of K300,000 for being found with Indian hemp. The man identified as Aubrey Banda was found with 343… ...

Cholera: Immigration Department stands cautious

Jan 09, 2018 3

In the wake of increased cholera outbreak in neighboring nations, Malawi is taking no chances in taming further spread of the disease into the country. In Zambia, it has been reported that over a thousand… ...

Child abductor jailed for 21 years

Jan 06, 2018 23

Zomba resident Magistrate on Friday sentenced a man aged 44 to 21 years in prison for abducting a four-year-old boy with albinism with intent to murder him. The convict Jafali Ligomba together with his accomplice… ...