A first year student from Malawi Business and Applied Science (MUBAS) formerly The Polytechnic has died by suicide. The incident happened yesterday in Thyolo. According to information gathered by this publication, the student whose particulars are yet not available, threw himself in front of a moving vehicle. It is reported that he was depressed from…

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We, Malawians, are obsessed with trivia. Yes, I mean trivia! For the past three days, people have been debating about University of Malawi versus other Universities. As a citizenry, we have real issues that affect our day to day livelihoods. We have pandemics amidst us. We have socio-economic problems affecting us emanating from global challenges.…

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Social media has been flooded with a video of village  members burring a man alive in presence of their chief. According to the man who recorded the incident and one other village chief can be heard saying that the victim identified as Emeka Olisa Igbonwa was given six months to repent and turn a new leaf…

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A 21-year-old Kenyan woman who filmed herself def!ling a 4-year-old boy and posting it online has been sentenced to life in prison. Edda Wakesho, a househelp in Kiembeni Estate, Mombasa, filmed herself engaging in the act with the minor and later posted it online for financial gain. On Wednesday, March 2, Senior Resident Magistrate Florence…

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A man has been arraigned before Milimani Law Courts for assaulting his younger brother by pressing his genitals, occassioning him actual bodily harm. The man identified as Collins Cheruyot, is said to have assaulted his brother Allan Sang in Nairobi’s Upper Hill area after he allegedly stole his mobile phone and money. A police report read out in…

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Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) Spokesperson and Mangochi South West  MP Shadreck Namalomba has disclosed that he wants Leader of Opposition Kondwani Nankhumwa to start consulting the party leader president Peter Mutharika before making decisions in Parliament. Namalomba said he has obtained a court order against Nankhumwa because what the Leader of Opposition is doing is not…

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