Blantyre Archives

British millionaire arrested in Malawi

Apr 13, 2017 Archangel Nzangaya 1 &

Police at Chileka Airport in Blantyre have arrested a British millionaire for being found with money. The British national was arrested at the airport after being found with $10,000 (K7.4 million) which he wanted to… ...

Three arrested for burglary

Mar 29, 2017 Victoria Milanzi 1 &

Police in Blantyre have arrested three suspects for breaking into houses and stealing items in the process. According to Assistant Public Relations Officer for Limbe police station Widson Nhlane, the three suspects have been identified… ...

Teenage girl killed in road accident

Mar 26, 2017 Luke Bisani 0 &

A teenage girl has died after a minibus hit her while she was crossing M1 road near Gaddafi hospital in the commercial city of Blantyre. The deceased Lucy Mpadzula, 13, was hit by a minibus… ...

Arrests made in sexual assault on Blantyre woman

Mar 19, 2017 Luke Bisani 2 &

Seventeen people have been arrested in connection with the sexual assault of a mentally ill woman in Blantyre. Among the 17, three have been arrested for assaulting the woman while 14 are in jail for… ...

Mob undresses mentally ill woman

Mar 16, 2017 Luke Bisani 4 &

A mob in Blantyre on Thursday stripped naked a mentally ill woman after suspecting her of stealing from Blockbuster shop. Other people took photos of the abused woman and the pictures have since gone viral… ...

Train carrying diesel derails in Blantyre

Feb 27, 2017 Martha Chikoti 36 &

A train transporting diesel from Blantyre to Limbe overturned on Monday morning after it derailed at Makata Industrial Area in the city. According to owners of the train Central and East African Railways (CEAR), 240,000… ...

US to build health centres, schools in Blantyre

Feb 24, 2017 Bright Malenga 11 &

The United States of America (USA) says it will build more health centres and education institutions in the commercial city of Blantyre. This is according to the American Ambassador to Malawi Virginia Palmer who on… ...