Author: Flora Mitumba

Chakwera Orders Temporarily Closure of Schools

Published on January 18, 2021 by Flora Mitumba

Following the spike of Coronavirus in schools, President Lazarus Chakwera has announced the temporarily closure of schools for three weeks. […]

Uladi Mussa Applies For Bail Pending Appeal

Published on January 18, 2021 by Flora Mitumba

Lawyers representing Uladi Mussa, former cabinet minister who is also vice President for DPP for the Central have filed an […]

Teacher Who Escaped Police Arrest After Defiling 15 Year Old Girl, Hands Himself over To Police

Published on January 14, 2021 by Flora Mitumba

A 25-year-old Primary School teacher in Mulanje has handed himself over to police a month after escaping arrest for allegedly […]

Mchinji National Bank Temporarily Closed For Disinfection

Published on January 14, 2021 by Flora Mitumba

Mchinji National Bank Service Centre has been temporarily closed following cases of Covid-19 that have been confirmed. According to the […]

Human Rights Advocates Fault Malawi Police For Using Power To Enforce Covid-19 Guidelines

Published on January 14, 2021 by Flora Mitumba

The Centre for Human Rights and Rehabilitation (CHRR) has faulted the Malawi Police Service (MPS) for applying tough measures on […]

Lessons Suspended at Chiwale School In Neno As 10 Students Test positive For Covid-19

Published on January 14, 2021 by Flora Mitumba

As the debate whether to have schools closed or not amid the second wave of Coronavirus has sparked, at least […]

Man Netted For Possessing Medical Drugs

Published on January 14, 2021 by Flora Mitumba

Police in Limbe have arrested a 37-year-old man on suspicion that he was possessing medical drugs and equipment illegally. Spokesperson […]

Minibus Owners Challenge Passengers on Their Safety

Published on January 14, 2021 by Flora Mitumba

Minibus Owners Association of Malawi (MOAM) has challenged people who use public transport to safeguard their own safety in the […]

‘Mask Up! Or Face The Police

Published on January 14, 2021 by Flora Mitumba

Following government’s directive to the Ministry of Homeland Security to ensure that people in the country are adhering to Covid-19 […]

Three People Die After Drowning In Thyolo

Published on January 14, 2021 by Flora Mitumba

A 43-year-old woman and her two children aged 15 and 18 drowned  on Tuesday while attempting to cross a swollen […]

APM, Muhara’s Formal Hearing To Start On January 26

Published on January 14, 2021 by Flora Mitumba

A formal hearing to determine the costs former President Peter Mutharika and former Chief Secretary to the government Lloyd Muhara […]

Malawi Prison Suspend Relational Visits Due to Covid-19

Published on January 14, 2021 by Flora Mitumba

Malawi Prisons Service (PS) has with immediate effect suspended relational visits from prisons across the country due to the surge […]

Covid-19 Forces Govt To Suspend Chilembwe Celebrations

Published on January 14, 2021 by Flora Mitumba

As coronavirus cases are increasing at an alarming rate, government has suspended the Memorial Service of Reverend John Chilembwe which […]

Coronavirus cases in Africa rise to over 3.1M

Published on January 13, 2021 by Flora Mitumba

The total number of coronavirus cases in Africa has reached over 3.1 million, according to an Africa Centres for Disease […]

19 Year old Jailed For Escaping Lawful Police Custody

Published on January 13, 2021 by Flora Mitumba

A magistrate in Dowa has sent a 19-year-old boy to jail for 12 months for escaping lawful police custody. State […]

First South African virus variant reported in Taiwan

Published on January 13, 2021 by Flora Mitumba

Taiwan’s Health Minister Chen Shih-chung says the island has confirmed its first case of the South African variant of the […]

Dowa Woman Fined K350, 000 For Trafficking Forest Products Without License

Published on January 13, 2021 by Flora Mitumba

47 year old woman Triza Katukumala has paid K350, 000 fine for trafficking forest products without a license. The Dowa […]

Bob Wine’s Wife Stripped, Arrested Ahead of Thursday Polls

Published on January 13, 2021 by Flora Mitumba

Tension continue to rise in Uganda as the day for the general elections in the country draws nearer. On Thursday, […]