Blantyre Archives

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… ...

Fake NGO owner dupes farmers of K4.9 million

Feb 14, 2017 Martha Chikoti 13 &

Police in Blantyre are hunting for the owner of a fake non-governmental organisation (NGO) Charles Chibwana who stole K4.9 million from farmers in Bvumbwe. Limbe Police deputy spokesperson Pedzesai Zembeneko said between the months of … ...

Church thieves slapped with 30 months

Feb 13, 2017 Martha Chikoti 11 &

A court in Blantyre has sentenced two men to 30 months imprisonment with hard labour each for breaking into a church and stealing assorted items. Limbe police deputy spokesperson Pedzesai Zembeneko said the two –… ...