Phalombe Sweetness: Divorce cases on the rise!
The Phalombe Magistrate Court has registered 252 divorce cases between January and September 2025, figures from the court registry have shown.
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China: Former Minister given death sentence for receiving bribes
China has sentenced former Agriculture and Rural Affairs Minister Tang Renjian to death with a two-year reprieve for taking nearly $38 million in bribes. Tang was also permanently stripped of his political rights. All personal assets will be confiscated, and illicit funds will be seized and handed to the state, as stated in the verdict…
Marijuana lands man in police hands
Police in Salima have arrested 27-year-old Luka Lobby for possessing three 90-kilogram bags of cannabis sativa without a permit. Salima Police Public Relations Officer, Sub Inspector Rabecca Ndiwate, said the suspect was intercepted around 1 a.m. at Chilembwe while cycling from Nkhotakota towards Kaphatenga. Ndiwate added that Lobby was found with three sacks, a laptop…
Hyenas cause TROUBLE in Chikwawa
Communities in Chikwawa’s Timbenawo and Moses Patalawo areas are living in fear due to hyena attacks from Majete game reserves, which have resulted in cattle killings. Senior Chief Chapananga confirmed that hyenas have been disturbing residents for three months, exploiting a hole they dug in the fence along a river. The African Parks Majete Manager,…
Rasta steals millions from Indian
Police in Lilongwe have arrested a 30-year-old man, Dyson Sitolo, on suspicion of stealing K15.2 million from an Indian national. According to Lilongwe Police spokesperson Hastings Chigalu, Sitolo and an accomplice, who is still at large, blocked the victim’s motorcycle on Friday around 4 p.m. and threatened him with metal bars before fleeing with a…
Scary: Dead bodies found in Blantyre
Two dead bodies of men have been found around Kamuzu Stadium in Blantyre this morning.
Woman sent to prison for stealing baby in Nsanje
A woman identified as Mary Laston has been jailed for two years for stealing a one-day-old baby at Ndamera Health Centre by the Nsanje Magistrate’s Court.
UK court cracks whip on Alice Andrews
A Malawian social media engager, Alice Mgomezulu (also known as Alice Andrews), has been ordered by the High Court in London to remove private messages she posted on Facebook without consent.
Protests held over MP win
Tensions flared in Blantyre City’s Chichiri-Misesa Constituency, where scores of concerned residents on Friday staged a protest march, voicing their dissatisfaction with the parliamentary election results.
Bad woman: Mother kills son in Balaka
Police in Balaka have arrested a 38-year-old woman, Alefa Katema, on suspicion that she murdered his 15-year-old son, Tony Chiutira. The incident happened at Kankao Village in Balaka District. Police report indicates that the father, the suspect and the deceased were staying together in the same house as a family, but they were fond of…