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One dies after tree falls on minibus

Dec 05, 2019 0

One person has died at Mitundu Trading Centre in Lilongwe after a tree fell on a minibus. Two other people have suffered serious injuries due to the accident which occurred today. Lilongwe Police Public Relations… ...

Former Lilongwe Mayor Bikoko arrested

Dec 04, 2019 0

The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) has arrested former Mayor for Lilongwe Desmond Bikoko in connection to illegal sale of land in the city. According to reports, Bikoko went to ACB offices in the capital Lilongwe after… ...

Govt wants 50% of Malawians to have access to electricity by 2030

Nov 28, 2019 0

Government says it wants to increase the electricity access rate to 50 percent from the current 11 percent by 2030. Minister of Natural Resources Energy and Mining Bintony Kutsaira said this on Wednesday during the… ...

Infantino cancels trip to Malawi

Nov 27, 2019 0

FIFA President Gianni Infantino has cancelled his trip to Malawi after FIFA Aviation ruled that his plane could not safely land at Chileka Airport. The FIFA president was expected to arrive in the country today… ...

7-year-old girl drowns in river

Nov 25, 2019 0

A Standard One learner aged seven drowned on Thursday at Chigumulire River in Chiradzulu. The district’s police publicist Vincent Khola identified the girl as Aida Makwete, who was a Standard One learner at Nsoni Primary… ...

Woman arrested over robbery at filling station

Nov 24, 2019 0

Police in the Eastern Region have arrested a 36-year-old woman in connection to the robbery at Mount Meru Filling Station in Balaka where thugs stole K2.4 million which was later recovered. Eastern Region Police Public… ...

Congolese boy quarantined in Karonga after showing signs of Ebola

Nov 23, 2019 0

An eight-year-old boy from the Democratic Republic of Congo who has shown signs of Ebola has been put under quarantine in Karonga. The boy together with his parents travelled to Malawi from DRC through Burundi… ...