A 32-year-old man in Lilongwe who threw his two kids into a deep well with the intention to kill them has been sentenced to 15 years in prison. 

American actor James Earl Jones, best known for being the voice of the Star Wars villain Darth Vader, has died aged 93.

He died early on Monday morning surrounded by his family, agent Barry McPherson said.

A top psychologist has blamed the sharp rise in suicide cases in Malawi on the absence of trust on confidential issues among the citizenry an attribute that, if developed, could curb the raging problem.

Ntchisi Police Station has reporte an increase in crime rate in the district from January to June this year.

The National Economic Empowerment Fund (NEEF) has lamented that its workers are being threatened when recovering money from people who borrowed from the institution in the Centre East Region especially in Ntchisi District.

Minister of Tourism Vera Kamtukule says the tourism sector has seen significant growth since the launch of the "Tiziyamba Ndife a Malawi" campaign, with an increasing number of Malawians visiting local tourist destinations.

The departed Catholic priest, father Claude Boucher, has been described as a man who knew how to safeguard and preserve the Malawian culture.

Barely a few days after some the Chewa people led by Chewa Heritage Foundation celebrated Kulamba ceremony in Zambia, another Chewa group called Malawi Chewa Heritage has announced it will hold a parallel local event.

Police in Neno have arrested a 42-year-old man named as Christopher Manyika on allegations that he and a colleague were found with two coffins which they wanted to use for rituals.

The District Hospital in Mulanje has rolled out optional paying services at the health facility with assurance that free services will not be compromised.