Govt warns on rewards in subsidies
The government has expressed concern over some public officials suggesting farm inputs and relief aid should go to those who voted for the current administration.
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Kenya’s ex-deputy president alleges assassination attempt in church attack
Prominent Kenyan opposition figure Rigathi Gachagua has alleged there was an attempt on his life during a Sunday church service.
DPP seeks High Court review in controversial Mchinji sex crime
The Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP), Fostino Maele, has officially filed an application with the High Court in Lilongwe to review the conviction of Ernest Chimpeni, who was found guilty of engaging in sexual intercourse with a minor in Mchinji District.
Crimes decline in Zomba city
Police in Zomba city have reported a decrease in crimes in 2025 compared to 2024.
Cholera strikes Blantyre
A cholera outbreak has been confirmed in Blantyre, with nineteen individuals testing positive for the disease, primarily in the areas of Chilomoni, Chileka, Chirimba, and Machinjiri Townships.
MISTAKE: Pregnancies force teenage girls out of school
Six girls at Tukombo Community Day Secondary School in Nkhata Bay South have dropped out due to pregnancy in the first term alone.
Three men arrested for possessing fake US Dollars
Three men, Joe Mponela, Christopher Banda, and Vasco Luhanga, have been arrested in Kasungu for possessing counterfeit US dollars. They allegedly tried to buy beers worth K378,000 at Puma Prison filling station using a fake $100 bill. Police caught them at Lisasadzi Trading Centre, heading to Lilongwe, and seized $7,300 in counterfeit bills. The suspects,…
Journalist Tayanja Phiri dead
Veteran journalist Francis Tayanja Phiri has died at Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital in Blantyre.
APM for improved education sector
President Peter Mutharika says education is key to socio-economic development, empowering youth to drive positive change.
Village Head arrested over albino grave fiasco
Police have arrested Group Village Headman Khombera and five others for allegedly exhuming the grave of Mausamatha Zacharia, a person with albinism, in Dowa District.