Month: May 2020 Posts

Mutharika condemns political violence

May 29, 2020 Aubrey Makina 0 &

State President Peter Mutharika has condemned political violence which has started dominating the political atmosphere as Malawi prepares for polls. In a statement issued by the state house, Mutharika has called upon political parties to… ...

Mutharika tells youth to reject violence

Mar 04, 2020 Lindiwe Sambalikagwa 0 &

President Peter Mutharika has urged young people in the country to reject violence and has warned politicians against paying youth to carry out violent acts. Mutharika made the remarks during the launch of the K13… ...

Elephant kills woman

Feb 29, 2020 Owen Ndalama 0 &

An angry mob on Friday set ablaze two motor vehicles belonging to African Parks and injured two officers after an elephant suspected to have bolted from the park killed a woman at Bamba village, Sub… ...

Malawi govt. declares Imedi a Martyr: APM administration to construct Msundwe memorial pillar

Feb 28, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 3 &

The DPP Government is set to announce its next bombshell hot on the heels of the DPP-UDF Alliance and abolition of quota system. Sources at the Office of the President and Cabinet (OPC) confided that… ...

Husband hacks wife over nsima

Feb 20, 2020 Owen Ndalama 0 &

Police in Mulanje are keeping in custody a 43-year-old man for hacking his wife because she did not cook nsima for him as there was no maize flour in their house. The man identified as… ...

Kasungu police nab 24 people over Nkhamenya fracas

Feb 06, 2020 Martha Chikoti 1 &

Police in Kasungu have arrested 24 people over a fracas that erupted at Nkhamenya in connection to the death of a 17-year-old girl whose body was found in Msusu River. The girl in question went… ...

Residents loot Burundians’ shops in Lilongwe

Feb 06, 2020 Mike Kalumbi 0 &

There was a fracas at Area 24 market  in Lilongwe on Wednesday where residents looted shops belonging to Burundian nationals. Motorcycle taxi operators were leading people who were demolishing shops belonging to Burundians around the… ...

HRDC becoming a terrorist group – Mutharika

Jan 01, 2020 Lindiwe Sambalikagwa 1 &

President Peter Mutharika says the Human Rights Defenders Coalition (HRDC) is becoming a terrorist group as its leaders enjoy inflicting terror on innocent Malawians. In his New Year’s address, Mutharika has labeled the HRDC as… ...

Woman scalds son in Ntcheu

Dec 20, 2019 Lameck Kamtoseni 0 &

A 36-year-old woman has scalded her 16-year-old son in Ntcheu after the teenager found the mother with money which had gone missing in their house. According to Ntcheu deputy police public relations officer Rabecca Kwisongole,… ...

Man shoots wife in Lilongwe

Dec 16, 2019 Martha Chikoti 0 &

Police at Lingadzi in Lilongwe have arrested 36-year-old William Mark Phiri for shooting his wife Waheeda Bagus. The incident occurred in the wee hours of Sunday at Area 49 Gulliver in the capital city. Lingadzi… ...

Mutharika says radicalised youth being used to perpetrate violence in Malawi

Dec 10, 2019 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

… condemns ‘propaganda that demonises police officers’ President Peter Mutharika has claimed that some political and civil society leaders in Malawi are exploiting poverty of the youth to encourage the young people to engage in… ...

Mob demolishes nurse’s house over death of pregnant woman

Nov 20, 2019 Archangel Nzangaya 0 &

An angry mob from communities around Bowe Health Centre in Dowa district has damaged a car and a house belonging to a nurse at the facility accused of failing to assist a pregnant woman who… ...

Man arrested for attacking traffic officers

Nov 11, 2019 Lindiwe Sambalikagwa 2 &

Police in Blantyre have arrested a man aged 38 for manhandling traffic police officers. The incident occurred on Saturday at police junction within Chilomoni Township in the city. Blantyre Public Relations Officer Sub-Inspector Augustus Nkhwazi… ...

UK condemns violence in Malawi

Nov 11, 2019 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

… Tells politicians to prepare followers for court outcome The United Kingdom has condemned acts of violence in Malawi and has urged political parties to prepare their followers for the outcome of the presidential elections… ...

Talking Blues: Does God live here anymore?

Nov 11, 2019 Mapwiya Muulupale 0 &

“Woman murdered, 7 houses damaged in Nkhata Bay”, “Religions in bloody fight”, “Christians, Muslims clash in Balaka” and “Muslims go on rampage in Mangochi, destroy beer places.” These are appalling headlines from Malawi, a country… ...