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MCP slaps Malawi police officers in the face

Mar 22, 2016 Richard Jimu 65 &

Opposition Malawi Congress Party (MCP) has blasted the Malawi Police Service for granting them a deaf ear after a fracas had broken out at a rally the party held with other opposition parties in Mzuzu… ...

Black Flame unites artists in a tribute to Grace Chinga

Mar 22, 2016 Wonderful Mkhutche 136 &

The best thing about being an artist is that when you die, you leave footprints through your work. As good as Grace Chinga was, and dying as she was about to release new music, people… ...

Man rapes, impregnates daughter

Mar 22, 2016 Malawi24 Reporter 77 &

Eston Komesi Chisale, a 36 year-old man in Lilongwe has been arrested for forcing himself on his daughter and impregnating her. Lilongwe Police Station Public Relations Officer Inspector Kingsley Dandaula said the suspect started sexually… ...

Mzuzu violence condemned

Mar 22, 2016 Victoria Milanzi 12 &

The Catholic Commission for Justice and Peace (CCJP) has condemned the violence that marred a political rally in Mzuzu on Sunday, saying the attacks have shown that Malawians fail to co-exist. Malawi Congress Party (MCP),… ...

Police arrest 15 people in Bangwe

Mar 22, 2016 Martha Chikoti 2 &

Police in Bangwe have arrested 15 people during a sweeping exercise in the area over the weekend. Assistant public relations officer for Southern Region Police Widson Nhlane said the sweeping exercise was conducted as one… ...

Man protests sentence against thug who exhumed albino body

Mar 22, 2016 Martha Chikoti 39 &

A man whose brother’s body was exhumed by thugs has vowed to appeal the 15-months sentence handed to one of the criminals by a court in Ntcheu. The man, Moffat Ziligone, had a brother with… ...

Man jailed for chopping friend’s private part

Mar 22, 2016 Malawi24 Reporter 68 &

A 38 year-old Malawian man has been sentenced to 16 years in prison for hacking a friend's manhood. The man, Phulamazira Kang’ombe, cut the victim’s genitals in November 2014 in Lilongwe but it is not… ...