South African govt tough on immigration services
South Africa’s Department of Home Affairs says it will recruit 301 additional immigration officers to strengthen immigration enforcement across the country.
Month: July 2026
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Sex workers raise fees in Malawi
Commercial sex workers in Malawi have in recent months significantly increased the prices they charge for their services, a development they attribute to the rising cost of living and increasing economic hardships.
Malawi marks 62nd Independence Day
Every year on 6 July, Malawi celebrates Independence Day, marking the country’s liberation from British colonial rule in 1964, when it transitioned from the British Protectorate of Nyasaland to the independent Republic of Malawi.
Govt justifies public university fees hike
Government has assured Malawians that no eligible student will be denied access to higher education despite the increase in public university tuition fees.
Crook arrested for rape
Police have arrested a 25-year-old man accused of posing as a forestry officer before allegedly raping a woman at Chiyenga Forest Reserve in Mzimba.
Global news: 1000 days on now after Gaza war
As the war in Gaza reached its 1,000th day, more than 21,500 children, including 1,022 infants, have been killed since fighting began on 7 October 2023, according to the Gaza Government Media Office.
Malawi Police hunting for sex worker killers
Authorities in Balaka have initiated a search for unidentified attackers who are suspected of killing a 22-year-old sex worker named Judith Mdoko after a postmortem showed she was strangled to death.
Authorities on drive to install CCTV cameras in prisons
The Malawi Prison Service (MPS) has announced the installation of CCTV cameras at Chichiri Prison in Blantyre, with plans to extend this initiative to other prisons shortly.
‘Malawi’s crashed plane had no toilet’
Former Special Assistant for Protocol in the Office of the Vice President, Davie Kalilombe, has told Parliament that the aircraft that crashed on 10 June 2024 while carrying former Vice President Saulos Klaus Chilima and eight others had no toilet onboard, even though it was used for VVIP travel.
Embolo sends Switzerland to the Round of 16
Goals from Breel Embolo and Dan Ndoye ensured a 2-0 win for Switzerland over Algeria at the BC Place Vancouver.