Lilongwe Archives

Police arrest man over K6.5 million theft, recover K2.1 million

Jan 13, 2023 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

Malawi Police in Lilongwe have arrested Fradrick Nyamula aged 39 for stealing K6.5 million from a man shortly after the victim had withdrawn the money from a bank. The law enforcers have also recovered K2,174,000… ...

Lilongwe has shortage of medical supplies as Cholera cases rise

Dec 29, 2022 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

Cholera camps in Lilongwe are admitting 10 patients per day but the district has a severe shortage of medical supplies to fight the disease which has killed over 490 people in Malawi this year. Lilongwe DHO… ...

Thieves posing as taxi operators robbing people in Lilongwe

Dec 21, 2022 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

It is a festive season for thieves in Malawi's capital Lilongwe as one man has been robbed of K200,000 by people who were masquerading as taxi operators. According to the victim, he was tricked to… ...

Bwaila Hospital in Lilongwe closes Labour Ward

Nov 03, 2022 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

The Labour Ward at Bwaila Hospital in Lilongwe City has been closed today due to a lack of medical supplies. Reports indicate that the hospital has no gloves, cotton and drugs, making it difficult for… ...

Talking Blues: All leaders lead by example…whether they intend to or not

Oct 31, 2022 Mapwiya Muulupale 0 &

If you see a snake, just kill it - don’t appoint a committee on snakes. This quote is from Ross Perot, an American billionaire who shook up US presidential politics in the 1990s. Perot was… ...

Malawi national anthem must be sung in full at all times — Chakwera

Oct 14, 2022 Russell Kondowe 0 &

President Lazarus Chakwera has ordered that all three verses of the national anthem must be sung in full at all occasions and he has urged Malawians to learn the three verses. The Malawi leader issued… ...

Woman dies due to blackout at hospital in Lilongwe

Oct 06, 2022 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

A woman died after giving birth yesterday at Mitundu Community Hospital in Lilongwe as she could not be given proper medical care due to power outage. The incident at Mitundu Community Hospital happened days after… ...