Month: February 2016 Posts

Three struck by lightning while building a fence

Feb 29, 2016 Mwayi Mkandawire 53 &

Three men have been killed by lightning as they were working on the foundations of a brick fence on a plot belonging to one of the residents of Lilongwe’s low density Area 43. The incident… ...

Rapist who infected victim with STIs jailed for 12 years

Feb 24, 2016 Mwayi Mkandawire 32 &

The Magistrate Court in Lilongwe last week sentenced a 29 year-old Malawian man to 12 years in jail for forcing himself on a minor and infecting her with sexually transmitted infections (STIS). According to police,… ...

Bingu Stadium to have a police Unit

Feb 22, 2016 Orton Nyirenda 61 &

The ministry of youth, sports, and culture has asked Malawi police to consider setting up a police unit at Bingu International Stadium as one way of tightening security at the facility. According to the ministry’s… ...

Son severely beats up mother before killing his father

Feb 19, 2016 Mwayi Mkandawire 8 &

Residents of Mitundu area in Malawi's capital, Lilongwe are still in fear a day after a 21-year-old Yohane Chambu hacked his 52 year-old father Sainani Chambu to death in cold blood before he unceasingly beat… ...

Central Region Netball League has new sponsor

Feb 18, 2016 Orton Nyirenda 1 &

The Central Region Netball League has secured a 2.5 million Kwacha sponsorship from Women Clinic after running for five years without any sponsor. Lilongwe and Districts Netball League (LDNL) chairperson Charity Malanga confirmed the development… ...

Farming is big business in Diamphwe

Feb 16, 2016 George Mhango 4 &

  He was poverty stricken. Stubborn to take elders’ counsel. Failed to feed his family. Lived hopelessly. Believed in stealing, alcoholism and trouble making, characters that are not in line with the Christian values, Jesus… ...

Rapist who infected daughter with HIV gets 18-year jail term

Feb 13, 2016 Lindiwe Sambalikagwa 78 &

  A rapist in Malawi has been sentenced to 18 years in jail for forcing himself on his step-daughter and infecting her with the deadly HIV virus. Lilongwe Police Station Spokesperson, Inspector Kingsley Dandaula, said… ...