Three women killed in two weeks in Dowa
In Dowa, a woman has killed been by unidentified assailants in the vicinity of Senior Chief Mponela, raising the total number of women murdered in the area to three within a span of less than two months.
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One year old girl drown in a water basin
A one-year-old girl named Aisha Banda has died after drowning in a water basin at Mchilembe village, located in the Traditional Authority area of Zolokere in Rumphi district.
Four die in terrible Chitipa road accident
Four people have lost their lives, and several others have been injured in a tragic road accident that took place in the early hours of today at Tenenthe along the Chitipa-Karonga M26 road.
Mali junta leader names himself defence minister after predecessor killed
Mali’s military leader Gen Assimi Goïta has taken over as defence minister after the officer who previously held the post was killed in a wave of surprise attacks.
Man sent to jail for rape
The Phalombe First Grade Magistrate’s Court has imposed a 10-year prison sentence with hard labor on George Makuwira, a 27-year-old primary school teacher, for engaging in sexual intercourse with a 15-year-old girl.
Chilima plane crash probe on the radar
The Parliament of Malawi has declared that a new investigation into the plane crash on June 10, 2024, which resulted in the deaths of nine individuals, including Vice-President Saulos Chilima, will commence by mid-May 2026, after the preparatory phase has been completed.
Police probing murder of a teenager in Thyolo
Authorities in Thyolo are probing the suspected murder of 19-year-old motorcyclist Amon Mukhula, whose remains were discovered near Goliati Trading Centre between April 27 and 28.
Attendant caught with fuel
Authorities in Balaka have confiscated 180 litres of petrol that Robert Magombo, a fuel attendant at Meru filling station (Ngwangwa), sold to two vendors, Herbert John and Leonard Mtalama.
Potential kidnapper arrested in Mzuzu
Police in Mzuzu have taken into custody 40-year-old Blessings Ibrahim on charges of abducting a seven-year-old child and extorting k150,000 from the parents. Ibrahim, a resident of Wasoliwe village under Traditional Authority (T/A) Nkholondiwe in Mangochi, is accused of kidnapping the child on April 26, 2026, at approximately 6 AM in Bwanali village, Ekwendeni. As…
Marriage galore at DC Offices: Blantyre people find alternative
The number of people that have had their marriages officiated under District Commissioner (DC) in Blantyre has risen to 25 per month, up from just 3, reportedly due to the process being too brief.