Month: March 2021

1 killed in clashes between South African university students and police

Published on March 11, 2021 by Face of Malawi

At least one person has died and two students have been injured in clashes between South African university students and […]

Man who invented Cassettes dies at 94

Published on March 11, 2021 by FACE OF MALAWI

Lou Ottens, the Dutch inventor who created the first cassette tape, has died aged 94. Mr Ottens created the first cassette tape […]

Health Minister Warns Of Selling Covid-19 Vaccine

Published on March 11, 2021 by Flora Mitumba

Minster of Health Khumbize Kandodo Chiponda has warned of selling the Covid-19 vaccine, saying the vaccine is for free. Kandodo […]

Chinese Businessman Rapes Maid After Promising To Take Her To China

Published on March 11, 2021 by Mc Noel Kasinja

ZIMBANWE – A Chinese businessman reportedly raped his 17-year-old housemaid for months after promising to take her to China. The […]

Lady in abusive marriage who killed husband jailed for 1 day, judge urges women to flee from such men

Published on March 11, 2021 by Face of Malawi

KENYA – A Siaya Court in Kenya has handed a 1-day non-custodial sentence to a 49-year-old woman who killed her […]

Chakwera vaccinated against COVID-19

Published on March 11, 2021 by Robert Ngwira

President Dr. Lazarus Chakwera and first lady Monica Chakwera have received the first jab of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine at […]

Former Somali president Ali Mahdi dies in Nairobi

Published on March 11, 2021 by Face of Malawi

Former Somali President Ali Mahdi Mohamed has died in Nairobi, lawmakers and other sources told VOA. Ali Mahdi Mohamed is […]

Thakur opens classic optical clinic in Limbe

Published on March 11, 2021 by FACE OF MALAWI

By Orchestra kamanba As one way of serving people with partial visual impairment, Prakash Thakur has opened the clinic that […]

Man Escapes Jail Sentence After Stabbing Wife Over Lobola Payment

Published on March 11, 2021 by Mc Noel Kasinja

A man from Makonde was lucky to escape a jail sentence after the Magistrate presiding over his case ordered him […]

APM, Muluzi Miss Covid Vaccine Roll Out Launch

Published on March 11, 2021 by Flora Mitumba

Former heads of state Bakili Muluzi and Peter Mutharika have missed the launch of the roll out of the Covid-19 […]

Parliament passes revised K2.3 trillion budget

Published on March 11, 2021 by Robert Ngwira

The National Assembly has today passed the revised K2.3 trillion budget. The budget was passed after the opposition had rejected […]

Tanzania information minister warns media on stories concerning Magufuli’s whereabouts

Published on March 11, 2021 by FACE OF MALAWI

Tanzania’s Minister of Information, Culture, Arts and Sports, Innocent Bashungwa, has warned the country’s media to desist from using “rumours” […]

Kenya in ‘third Covid wave’ as infections rise

Published on March 11, 2021 by Flora Mitumba

Kenya’s health minister, Mutahi Kagwe, has said the country is experiencing a third wave of Covid-19 infections. On Wednesday, the […]

Central Region Water Board employees down tools

Published on March 11, 2021 by Robert Ngwira

Central Region Water Board employees have started a sit-in to protest against the board’s decision to re-instate two directors at […]

Four Year Old Boy Shot During Gang Attack

Published on March 11, 2021 by Mc Noel Kasinja

A 4-year-old boy was left battling for his life after being shot during a gang attack in Lavender Hill, South […]

Man mocked by police officers after reporting that he had been raped by a woman

Published on March 11, 2021 by FACE OF MALAWI

A 28-year-old South African man has opened up on how he was mocked by some police officers after he reported […]

Woman sentenced to one day in prison for killing husband

Published on March 11, 2021 by FACE OF MALAWI

A Kenyan woman, Truphena Aswani, a 49-year-old woman, has been sentenced to one day in jail for killing her abusive […]

Ivory Coast Prime Minister Hamed Bakayoko dies

Published on March 11, 2021 by Robert Ngwira

The Prime Minister of Ivory Coast, Hamed Bakayoko, has died in a hospital in Germany, authorities say. Bakayoko, who was […]