Martha Chikoti

5-year-old girl dies after drowning in a river

Nov 24, 2017 10

A five-year-old girl died on Wednesday at Macheso village in Thyolo district after drowning in Nansadi River. Confirming the incident, Limbe Police Station Public Relations Officer Widson Nhlane identified the deceased as Alinafe Naluso. Nhlane… ...

Man jailed 14 years over ivory worth K45m

Nov 23, 2017 30

Kasungu First Grade Magistrate Court on Tuesday sentenced to 14 years in prison a 52-year-old man who was found with ivory worth K45 million. According to Kasungu Public Relations Officer Harry Namwaza, the man Robert… ...

Malawi economy growing – World Bank

Nov 23, 2017 142

The World Bank has said Malawi’s Gross Domestic Product growth will increase to 4.5 percent in 2017 from 2.5 percent in 2016. The estimates are in the Malawi Economic Monitor (MEM) 6 which the bank… ...

Convict jailed for escaping from prison

Nov 21, 2017 11

The Mwanza First Grade Magistrate Court has sentenced a 32-year-old man to 6 months imprisonment with hard labour for escaping from prison. The convict Lafiki John was at Mwanza prison serving a 4 year jail… ...

CMD hopeful political parties bill will be tabled

Nov 21, 2017 2

Centre for Multiparty Democracy (CMD) has said it expects the Political Parties Bill to be tabled during the current sitting of Parliament. The bill aims at striving for the development of a well-functioning multiparty political… ...

Teacher arrested for raping 16-year-old learner

Nov 20, 2017 29

Police in Ntchisi have arrested a primary school teacher at Chididi Primary School for sexually abusing a 16-year-old girl in the district. Police have identified the suspect as Geoffrey Kazembe, 30, of Kachibande Village in… ...

Central Medical Stores donates sunscreen to PWAs

Nov 20, 2017 3

In a bid to reduce skin related challenges facing persons with albinism in Malawi, Central Medical Stores (CMS) on Friday donated sunscreen lotion to people with albinism. The company donated 5000 units of sunblock lotion… ...