Author: Edgar Naitha

Factory blast kills 4, injures 97

Published on July 3, 2020 by Edgar Naitha

An explosion at a fireworks factory in northwestern Turkey on Friday killed four people and injured at least 97 others, […]

Neno District Council installs new leadership

Published on July 3, 2020 by Edgar Naitha

The Neno District Council has new leadership following the expiry of term of office of the former chairperson Montfort Bwanali […]

White woman who pointed gun at black family charged with assault

Published on July 3, 2020 by Edgar Naitha

A white woman and her husband have been charged with assault after she was seen pointing a gun at a […]

19 killed in Pakistan train crash

Published on July 3, 2020 by Edgar Naitha

At least 19 people have been killed after a train hit a van carrying Sikh pilgrims in north-eastern Pakistan. The […]

bride-to-be and her dad shot two days to wedding

Published on July 3, 2020 by Edgar Naitha

A bride-to-be and her dad have been shot dead as they danced at her pre-wedding party. The victims, who have […]

40 South Africa soldiers test positive of Covid-19

Published on July 3, 2020 by Edgar Naitha

The South Africa Defence Force (SANDF) has confirmed that at least 40 of its officers have tested positive for coronavirus. […]

Centre for Solutions of Journalism urges government to advance abortion law

Published on July 3, 2020 by Edgar Naitha

Centre for Solutions of Journalism (CSJ) has urged the Tonse Alliance led government to look into abortion law reforms and […]

27 civilians killed in Mali attack

Published on July 3, 2020 by Edgar Naitha

At least 27 civilians have been killed in Mali’s central region of Mopti, when gunmen on motorbikes attacked ethnic Dogon […]

Covid-19: Malawi registers 60 new cases, 46 new recoveries

Published on July 3, 2020 by Edgar Naitha

Malawi has registered 60 new COVID-19 cases, 46 new recoveries, and no new deaths. Of the new cases, 57 are […]

BT Synod irked by increasing violence against children in Mwanza

Published on July 2, 2020 by Edgar Naitha

Blantyre Synod Church of Central Africa Presbyterian (CCAP) has expressed concern with the rise of reported cases of violence against […]

Tobacco commission to introduce e-ticketing

Published on July 2, 2020 by Edgar Naitha

The Tobacco Commission (TC) has announced that it is considering the introduction of e-ticketing of tobacco marketing to replace physical […]

Botswana president, Mokgweetsi Masisi goes into self isolation

Published on July 2, 2020 by Edgar Naitha

Botswana President Mokgweetsi Masisi has quarantined himself after an official working closely with him tested positive for Covid-19, a government […]

AfDB approves $8.9 million grant to Malawi and other African countries in the fight of Covid-19

Published on July 2, 2020 by Edgar Naitha

The African Development Bank’s (AfDB) approved $8.9 million (about K6.5 billion) grant to boost Covid-19-related control measures in Malawi, Madagascar, […]

Kameza isolation centre workers storms BCC for allowances

Published on July 2, 2020 by Edgar Naitha

Frontline healthcare workers from Kameza Isolation Centre have stormed Blantyre City Council (BCC) to demand their allowance arrears worth more […]

Two sisters convicted for murder of rapist father

Published on July 2, 2020 by Edgar Naitha

Investigations are on its way in Russia on three sisters who killed their ‘rapist’ father despite him sexually abusing and […]

Gvt to adopt electronic tracking system in selling affordable fertilizer and farm inputs

Published on July 2, 2020 by Edgar Naitha

The government has announced that it will adopt an electronic tracking system in selling affordable fertilizer and farm inputs to […]

Malawi records 77 new cases of Covid-19 with 11 new recoveries

Published on July 2, 2020 by Edgar Naitha

Malawi has recorded 77 new COVID-19 cases and 11 new recoveries, taking the number of recorded cases to 1,342  and […]

Iran’s gas leak explosion kills 19

Published on July 2, 2020 by Edgar Naitha

At least 19 people have been confirmed dead with several others injured as a result of an explosion caused by […]