Blantyre Archives

Blantyre man stabs friend to death at drinking joint

Nov 08, 2016 Luke Bisani 18 &

Police in Malawi's commercial city of Blantyre have arrested a 26 year-old man for stabbing to death his friend at a drinking joint at Chileka township in the city. The suspect John Komwe is reported… ...

Malawi Police officers kill one, injure two thieves in Blantyre

Nov 08, 2016 Luke Bisani 120 &

Malawi Police officers in the commercial city of Blantyre on Sunday shot three people suspected to be thieves, killing one and injuring the other two. A source who spoke to this publication revealed that the… ...

Malawi police officer loses his gun after getting drunk

Nov 04, 2016 Malawi24 Reporter 200 &

A Malawi police officer has been robbed off his gun after he had gone asleep having avidly taken beer at Stereo Night Club in Blantyre, Malawi24 has been informed. According to reports, the unidentified law… ...

River swallows baby, epileptic woman

Nov 03, 2016 Luke Bisani 24 &

A 24 year-old woman and her baby have died after drowning in Likhubula River at Chileka township in the commercial city of Blantyre. The woman, Darani Ernest got drowned after she went to the river… ...

Milk thieves slapped with five years

Nov 02, 2016 Luke Bisani 26 &

The Blantyre first grade magistrate court has sentenced three men to five years imprisonment with hard labour for stealing from Suncrest Limited. The three convicts, Maxwell Tiyesi, 28, Grey Wangasa, 21, and Solomon Kaunga aged… ...

Houseboy nabbed for stealing from boss

Nov 02, 2016 Luke Bisani 12 &

Police in Malawi's commercial city of Blantyre have arrested a 27 year-old man for stealing from his Ugandan boss. The suspect, Wyton Nyemba is reported to have stolen property worth K1.5 million from his employer.… ...

Concerns raised over delay of road in Limbe

Oct 22, 2016 Mwayi Mkandawire 18 &

Concerns have been raised over delay to complete part of the road stretching from Illovo roundabout to Midima in Limbe town. According to reports, construction firm Fargo Engineering Limited started works on the one kilometre… ...