Month: August 2016 Posts

Malawi youth group in clean-up campaign

Aug 05, 2016 Malawi24 Reporter 12 &

A Blantyre based youth group known as BYG has organised a campaign for young people from the city and surrounding areas to clean Blantyre market. The event, according to the Chairman of the grouping Billy… ...

Fire guts students’ hostel

Aug 04, 2016 Luke Bisani 13 &

Fire has gutted down a hostel for female students at Chitawira residential area in the commercial city of Blantyre, Malawi24 can report. Pinkhouse Hostels caught the fire in the morning. According to a student who… ...

Malawi Police net Woman for chamba possession

Aug 03, 2016 Luke Bisani 57 &

Police in Blantyre city have arrested a woman for being found with 14 bags of Indian hemp locally known as “Chamba”. The woman, Eliza Mitumbu aged 33, was keeping the bags of the hemp at… ...

Minibus accident kills 4, injures 15

Aug 02, 2016 Luke Bisani 60 &

Four people have been killed while 15 others have been injured after a driver lost control of a minibus in Blantyre, Malawi24 can report. Confirming to this publication, Blantyre police deputy spokesperson Andrew Mayawo said… ...

Happening now : Sana Cash n Carry workers seal shop

Aug 02, 2016 Richard Jimu 1 &

Infuriated by their employers failure to settle their gratuity for the past six years and the sell of the shop to other businessmen without their consent, workers at Sana Cash n Carry Shop at Ginnery… ...

Malawi Police: Crime rate down in Blantyre

Aug 01, 2016 Archangel Nzangaya 22 &

Police in the country's commercial city of Blantyre say crime rate has been reduced by 24 percent in the first half of 2016 compared with the same period last year. Speaking at a meeting with… ...

Man killed while walking on Zebra crossing

Jul 27, 2016 Victoria Milanzi 129 &

A yet to be identified man believed to be in his 60s has died after he was hit by a car at Toyota Malawi Zebra crossing in Maselema near Independence Arc in Blantyre. According to… ...