NATIONAL NEWS (5376)
Elderly Couple Escapes Angry Mob's Hand over Witchcraft Allegations
Police in Zomba on Friday rescued an elderly couple from an angry mob that wanted to kill them over witchcraft allegations.
Speaker Gotani Hara Asks MEC to Demarcate Mzimba North East Constituency
Speaker of Parliament Catherine Gotani Hara has asked the Malawi Electoral Commission to consider dividing Mzimba North East Constituency into two saying governments funding for the constituency, for example, the 30 million kwacha constituency development fund is inadequate for the area due to its vastness.
Malawian Journalist Scoops Sadc Award
President Lazarus Chakwera says his administration hopes that Malawians will be inspired to work hard to put the country on the international scene for good reasons as success at that level is evidence of adequate capacity to compete and succeed.
Getrude Mutharika, Son, APM, Chisale, Mbilizi Bank Accounts Frozen
Former first lady Getrude Mutharika and her son Tadikira are under investigations by the Anti-Corruption Bureau for accumulating wealth they need to account for.
17 Same School Girls Pregnant, 51 From On Zone in Salima
School closure due to the Covid-19 pandemic has brought with it negative side effects on communities in Malawi where increasing numbers of girls who should otherwise have been in class and now expectant.
Man Gets 10 Years lHL For Three Offences in Mangochi
Namwera First Grade Magistrate's court in Mangochi on Wednesday sentenced 19-year-old Yusuf Wisiki to 6 years in prison over charges of arson, malicious damage, and escaping from lawful custody.
Mai Dinala Laid to Rest
Hundreds of Malawians on Wednesday escorted the late Roseby Dinala, one of Malawi Congress Party (MCP)’s longest serving members, to her last home at Chitawira cemetery in Blantyre.
Govt. Set to Decongest Country's Prisons Amid Covid19
Minister of Homeland Security Richard Chimwendo Banda has revealed the government’s plans to pardon inmates, to contain further spread of Coronavirus in the country’s prisons.
MCP Officials Sent Out of Council Meeting in Mulanje
There was drama at a full council meeting in Mulanje on Tuesday when Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) councilors and parliamentarians sent two Malawi Congress Party (MCP) officials out of the meeting, saying council meetings are not for political party representatives.
Dr. Matchaya Assigned to Head Nsanje
Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development has rescinded the transfer of District Commissioner Dr. Medson Matchaya to Thyolo and instead the ministry has sent him to Nsanje to replace Douglas Moffat who has now been transferred to Thyolo.
