Lilongwe Archives

Albino killings continue in Malawi: 8 year old girl abducted for ‘sale’

Jul 31, 2016 Richard Jimu 104 &

People living with albinism in Malawi continue to be hunted with the latest news involving an eight year old girl who was abducted by a man who worked with the girl's brother on the plot… ...

World Vision leads in literacy boost in Lilongwe

Jul 27, 2016 George Mhango 8 &

Malawi education authorities have hailed the literacy boost programme, which is championed by World Vision, saying it is improving reading and writing skills of underperforming children. This was evidenced at the Literacy Boost Fair, held… ...

Music and food festival to rock Lilongwe

Jul 17, 2016 Lyonike Mughogho 2 &

The capital city Lilongwe awaits another exhilarating experience as the music and food festival will be rocking the city from 26th to 28th August. The event will be happening at Bingu International Conference Centre (BICC)… ...

Angry mob kills suspected maize thief

Jul 16, 2016 Bright Malenga 23 &

An angry mob looking for instant justice on Friday burned to death a maize thief in Area 36 in Lilongwe. Another thief however was rescued but he is battling for his life since he suffered… ...

Malawi’s Prison break: Four inmates escape from Maula prison

Jul 12, 2016 Archangel Nzangaya 0 &

Four prisoners have today escaped from Maula prison in the capital city Lilongwe. Confirming the development, the country's prison spokesperson Smart Maliro said the four inmates ran away after hacking down the fence of the… ...

Man poisons wife in Lilongwe

Jun 20, 2016 Lyonike Mughogho 121 &

The sudden demise of a woman in Area 36 of the capital city Lilongwe has been linked to a number of causes making it hard to establish as to what might have killed her. The… ...

Man commits suicide in Lilongwe

Jun 16, 2016 Bright Malenga 53 &

A 35 year-old man has died after hanging himself in his house in Area 24 in Lilongwe city. Lilongwe Police Station Public Relations Officer Inspector Kingsley Dandaula has identified the man as Moses Zimba. Dandaula… ...