Blantyre Archives

Woman behind bars for dumping newborn in pit latrine

Nov 04, 2017 Martha Chikoti 57 &

A 42-year-old lady is in Police custody at Blantyre Police Station for dumping a newly born baby in a pit latrine. According to Blantyre Police Publicist Augustus Nkhwazi, the suspect is Angella Chikwakwa of Wilson… ...

Justice prevails: murder suspect walks out of prison

Oct 23, 2017 Luke Bisani 16 &

If Matiki Njala aged 84 had money, he could not have rotted in jail for 9 years without justice prevailing on a murder he was suspected to have committed in 2008. Njala and his co-accused… ...

US extends travel warning to Zomba, Blantyre

Oct 19, 2017 Mphatso Khutcha Richard 142 &

The United States Embassy in Malawi has advised its citizens in Malawi to avoid traveling to Blantyre and Zomba districts following violence over reports of blood sucking. The Embassy in September advised US citizens not… ...

Mob kill mentally ill man over blood sucking

Oct 19, 2017 Malawi24 Reporter 245 &

Community members in Blantyre have killed a mentally ill man after suspecting him of being a blood sucker. The mob beat the man before setting him on fire today at Chatha, along Chileka road in… ...

Street kids brutally assault boy

Oct 19, 2017 Archangel Nzangaya 23 &

A mob of street kids severely assaulted a 16-year-old boy in Blantyre, leaving him with a burst bladder. According to information reaching this publication, the street kids physically assaulted the teenager, Jones Stambuli Junior, on… ...

‘Bloodsuckers’ violence in Blantyre

Oct 12, 2017 Kondwani Mkhalipi-Manyungwa 1 &

Blantyre has become one of the districts affected by reports of blood sucking after a chief and a councillor were attacked by an angry mob in the district. An angry mob in Blantyre on Tuesday… ...

Movie awards raise hope for Malawi’s film industry

Oct 03, 2017 Lyonike Mughogho 2 &

The recently held Malawi Movie Awards have inspired filmmakers in the country owing to the fact that their creativity is getting recognition. The awards ceremony which was organised by M-Theatres, took place on the night… ...