Sad Chindi: Man arrested for killing friend
A 35-year-old man, John Simbeye, is in police custody for allegedly stabbing Chindikani Mtambo to death in Chitipa District.
A 35-year-old man, John Simbeye, is in police custody for allegedly stabbing Chindikani Mtambo to death in Chitipa District.
A political rally planned as a campaign start by Finance Minister Simplex Chithyola Banda in Nkhota, Kasungu district has ended in tears.
Some people threw stones at those attending the event.
In response, police used tear gas, which caused everyone to leave the area.
The chaos led to the Malawi Congress Party’s security and police taking the minister and other important guests, including guest of honor Lawrence Chakakala Chaziya, Minister of Lands Deus Gumba, and the party’s deputy publicity secretary Ken Nsonda, away from the scene.
Chithyola was organizing the rally to begin his campaign for re-election in the upcoming September 16 parliamentary election.
Former President and People’s Party (PP) leader Joyce Banda escaped injury after her convoy was hit by another vehicle which had in it a Malawi flag.
Former Malawi First Lady Gertrude Mutharika has urged Malawians to prioritize peace, unity, and Godliness ahead of the September 16 polls.
A 42-year-old man, Saulos Mtambo, has been arrested in Chitipa district for the murder of his wife who he saw chatting with other men.
Police in Nsanje have arrested two people, Halu Sheha Mpondanguwo, and Lucy Swali, for allegedly possessing 682.5 liters of fuel without a permit.
Malawi’s public hospitals are facing a severe shortage of tuberculosis (TB) medicine, leaving thousands of patients without access to treatment.
Dismissed, arrested yes. Shamed yes. But now to become a multimillionaire. That’s the case of former Presidential Advisor to Lazarus Chakwera on Special Duties, Pastor Martin Thom, who will get a total of K597 million as compensation for unfair dismissal and arrest in 2021.