Alinafe Mlamba
Teacher trainees at Lilongwe Teachers’ Training College run amuck Monday morning when police fired teargas to disperse an otherwise peaceful assembly.
The Budget and Finance committee of Parliament visited the National Food Reserve Agency-NFRA silos in Lilongwe on Wednesday where they discovered there is only 14 thousand metric tons (MT) of maize in stock.
The Budget and Finance committee of Parliament visited the National Food Reserve Agency-NFRA silos in Lilongwe on Wednesday where they discovered there is only 14 thousand metric tons (MT) of maize in stock.
Police in Lilongwe have arrested three people suspected to have poisoned a Lilongwe based lady Kottana Chidyaonga.
Chidyaonga 23, died suddenly on 4th January this year due to what was said to be a snake bite as she was visiting one of her friends in Lilongwe.
But after medical investigations on the cause of Chidyaonga’s death, it has been established that she died due to acute poisoning from a pesticide called Termick.
This is according to a Forensic Autopsy Conducted by Pathologist Dr Charles Dzamalala which Zodiak has seen.
According to the Pathologist, the version of a snakebite lacks evidence as the wound on the deceased did not classify features of a snakebite.
Following the development, police in Lilongwe are keeping in their custody three suspects who are suspected to have had a hand in the death of Chidyaonga.
Lilongwe police spokesperson Joseph Kachikho has told us the three suspects soon appear in court to answer murder charges.
“We have arrested the suspects following the forensic medical report and charges have been placed against them,” he said.
One of the suspects Timothy Mtilosanje 28, who reportedly had an affair with the deceased hails from Mkungula Village T/A Kuntumanji in Zomba district and another suspect Gilbert Kamaliza, 29 comes from Mbamba village T/A Mkumpha in Likoma. The third suspect Diana Bhangwanji 23, from Khulira village T/A Thilamanja in Mulanje District was arrested at Kamuzu International Airport as she was leaving for the United Kingdom.
The Consumers Association of Malawi-CAMA says it is against ESCOM’s decision to hike electricity connection fee by 100%, arguing it is a setback in Malawi where less than ten percent of the population have access to electricity.
The popular Lilongwe eatery Sana Food Court was forced closed Monday on account of failure to meet minimum standards for a ready-to-eat food outlet.
Ward councilors in the country want government to review their conditions of service and hike their perks despite that their remuneration was reviewed earlier this year.
Ward councilors in the country want government to review their conditions of service and hike their perks despite that their remuneration was reviewed earlier this year.