Month: February 2018 Posts

Catholic Church pledges support to disaster victims

Feb 03, 2018 Luke Bisani 1 &

The Catholic Church in Malawi has pledged to give humanitarian support to victims of natural disasters in the country. The development follows reports of dry spells and armyworms that have destroyed many hectares of maize… ...

Floods cause havoc in Karonga: kill one

Feb 01, 2018 Bright Malenga 10 &

Floods killed one person, displaced families and destroyed hectares of crops in Karonga district on Wednesday. Karonga District Commissioner (DC) Richard Hara said the incident happened in the morning hours in the area of Group… ...

Government to provide relief items to residents that have been affected by heavy rains

Dec 19, 2017 Martha Chikoti 10 &

Vice President Saulos Chilima has pledged to provide relief items to people affected by heavy rains in the capital city Lilongwe. Chilima made the remarks after visiting people who have been effected by the rains… ...

Lightning kills three in Phalombe at a funeral

Nov 05, 2015 Geoffrey Banda 4 &

Three people have been killed and two others injured by lightning at a funeral ceremony in Phalombe district, Malawi police say. Phalombe Police Station Public Relations Officer, Sub-Inspector Augustus Nkhwazi confirmed about the accident saying… ...

Heavy storm kills man in Kasungu

Oct 30, 2015 Archangel Nzangaya 66 &

...destroys houses in Mzimba Heavy storm has claimed one life in Malawi's central region district of Kasungu and has left other people destitute as having destroyed over 20 houses in the evening of Thursday, October 29, 2015. According… ...

170 Malawians stuck

Oct 05, 2015 Martha Chikoti 7 &

The future of over 170 Malawians who are living at a camp in the area of Sub-Traditional Authority Nthunduwala in Kasungu is not clear as there is still no place allocated for them to settle… ...