Martha Chikoti

Malawi chiefs told to lead fight against climate change

Aug 27, 2016 3

Traditional leaders in Malawi have been drilled on their role on fight against Climate change. Local leaders in Salima district have been urged to take a leading role in the fight against climate change in… ...

Malawi Crime: Gearbox thieves get four years

Aug 24, 2016 12

A court in Blantyre has sentenced three people to four years in prison for stealing a gearbox. Assistant Publication Relations Officer for Limbe police Station Widson Nhlane identified the suspects as 25 year-old Chipiriro Chabwera,… ...

Malawi’s Wildlife department in elephant survey

Aug 23, 2016 3

The department of national parks and wildlife development says it is doing a comprehensive elephant survey to establish the number of elephants in the country. The department hopes the knowledge will help it reduce wildlife… ...

Malawi Police arrest woman for possessing marijuana

Aug 22, 2016 52

Malawi Police officers in Kasungu district are keeping in custody a 26 year-old woman who was found in possession of three bags of cannabis sativa which is locally known as Indian hemp. Deputy Public Relations… ...

Malawian farmers lose 151 tobacco bales in fire

Aug 21, 2016 72

Farmers in Kasungu district have lost 151 bales of tobacco after the bales were burnt to ashes when a truck transporting the green gold to auction floors caught fire. According to Deputy Public relations Officer… ...

Ghost workers hit Malawi: Chiefs warned

Aug 19, 2016 6

Minister of Local Government and Rural Development Kondwani Nankhumwa has warned chiefs in the country against stealing public funds by paying ghost workers in the public works programme. The public works programme under Masaf IV… ...

Mob Justice in Malawi: Police rescue suspected thief from angry mob

Aug 15, 2016 39

Police in Kasungu district over the weekend rescued a 30 year-old man from the jaws of death as an angry mob wanted to kill him for stealing beans and shoes. The man, James Phiri, was… ...