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Chilima orders Plem to redesign Chikwawa-Chapananga road

Dec 14, 2020 Russell Kondowe 0 &

Vice President Saulos Chilima has ordered Plem Construction to redesign and reconstruct part of Chikwawa-Chapananga-Mwanza road saying the current works are substandard. Chilima inspected the road on Monday morning and he deplored the poor and… ...

Man killed by lightning in Nkhata Bay

Dec 14, 2020 Mike Lyson Zgambo 0 &

One person died and six people suffered injuries after a lightning strike in Mfufu Village, Traditional Authority Malanda in Nkhata Bay on Sunday. According to Police report by Nkhata Bay Police Publicist Sergeant Kondwani James,… ...

Eli Njuchi, the ‘Promised One’ Mafunyeta said must Come Back Again

Dec 14, 2020 Russell Chimbayo 0 &

Few years ago dancehall musician Mafunyeta did a song titled Come Back Again in which he foretold of his death and the rise of a new king of the genre. He sang: Vic Marley is… ...

Chakwera mourns Ziyaye: ‘His faith in Christ has been an inspiration to me’

Dec 14, 2020 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

President Lazarus Chakwera has paid tribute to Lilongwe Archbishop Tarcisius Ziyaye, saying Ziyaye’s faith in Christ has been an inspiration to him. Chakwera, who is a former evangelical church leader, said this in a message… ...

MHRC says more police officers needed to combat human trafficking

Dec 14, 2020 Martha Chikoti 0 &

Malawi Human Rights Commission (MHRC) says there is need for more law enforcement officers to be recruited in order for Malawi to combat trafficking in persons. This has been said during an official opening of… ...

Malawi to re-arrest Bushiri

Dec 14, 2020 Lindiwe Sambalikagwa 0 &

Malawi Government will re-arrest fugitive Prophet Shepherd Bushiri and his alleged partner-in-crime, wife Mary Bushiri for extradition to South Africa. The nod for extradition, paving way for the couple's re-arrest has been issued by the… ...

Woman drowns herself and baby in Lake Malawi

Dec 14, 2020 Martha Chikoti 0 &

A 25-year-old woman identified as Brenda Francis has committed suicide by throwing herself and her 3-week-old daughter into the waters of Lake Malawi. The incident occurred in the morning of Sunday, at Mwawa Fishing dock… ...