A man identified as Ernest Chimpeni, 37, has been found guilty of defilement by the Mchinji Magistrate’s Court after it was determined that the girl he slept with was under the age of 18, even though she claimed to be 19 as her national Identity card shows 2006 birthdate as birth year.
Malawi President Peter Mutharika has directed that Paul Kagame Road in the capital Lilongwe be renamed John Chilembwe Road.
Former Minister of Homeland Security Ezekiel Ching’oma has been arrested by police and is currently at Lumbadzi Police Station in Lilongwe.
The recent High Court decision to release Malawi Congress Party (MCP) Secretary General Richard Chimwendo Banda has ignited a fiery debate on the nature of justice and power in Malawi.
Police in Chiradzulu District have arrested four men suspected of killing Isaac Nyirenda, a 36-year-old security guard at Sable Farming Limited in attempt to steal macadamia nuts.
One person has died of cholera in Neno district Neno District has reported its first cholera-related death this season, with three confirmed cases and 46 suspected cases as of January 13, 2026.
Richard Chimwendo Banda, the Secretary General of the Malawi Congress Party (MCP), has been granted immediate release from Maula Prison by High Court Judge Kenyatta Nyirenda.
Tragedy struck in Kasungu as a 57-year-old man, Martias Moyo, has died after a mine shaft collapsed while illegally mining gold in Kachenga village.
The Malawi government has set an ambitious target to plant 41 million trees in the 2025/2026 National Forestry Season.
Several areas in Lilongwe, the capital city of Malawi, are currently experiencing severe water shortages, Malawi Data has learnt.
