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Blantyre Holds Peaceful Demos
The anti-Jane Ansah protesters in Blantyre on Thursday held a peaceful march in their continued attempt to force Dr. Jane Ansah to step down as chairperson of Malawi Electoral Commission.
School Expels Three Form Four Girls Over Witchcraft Allegations
Three form four girls have been expelled at Kanjuchi Community Day Secondary School in Mzimba over allegations that they may have been practicing witchcraft.
Chief Lukwa of Kasungu Bans Funeral Feasts Amidst Hunger Situation
In the wake of increasing maize insecurity at household level in the country, a senior traditional leader in Kasungu district has stopped his community from preparing communal meals during funerals in his area.
Media Could Make Or Break-NICE Trust Appeals For Ethical Reporting
The National Initiative for Civic Education Trust is demanding of journalists nothing but ethical execution of their work away from reporting that has potential to incite violence ahead of pronouncement of the verdict in the presidential election case by the five-member panel of constitutional court judges.
3 Arrested For Kottana’s Murder
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.
Nine Netted in Phalombe for Digging Trench Across Tarmac Road
Police in Phalombe have arrested nine men for defacing public infrastructure after they allegedly dug a drainage trench across a tarmac road to allow flooded water flow across the road.
Ntcheu Horror: Seven Family Members Dead
The death toll in the family where four people died suddenly and five others were hospitalized in Ntcheu district has now shot to seven compelling the department of disaster now to intervene.
Climate Change Worries Nazarene Students
Students at Nazarene Mission Secondary School in Blantyre on Tuesday planted trees within their school premises to mitigate harsh effects of climate change.
Chilembwe Remembered
Vice President, Everton Herbert Chimulirenji, on Wednesday led Malawians in remembering Reverend John Chilembwe in an event that took place at the Providence Industrial Mission in Chiradzulu.
Mobility challenges Derail Child Abuse Probes
Mulanje Police Officer-In-Charge, Senior Assistant Commissioner Kelvin Mulezo, says mobility has been a challenge to investigate and make follow ups on cases on abuses on children.