President Professor Peter Mutharika says investing in agriculture and irrigation will go a long way in improving food security and…
Jacob Zuma faces corruption trial
South Africa’s former President, Jacob Zuma, is to face prosecution for 16 charges of corruption, the BBC reports. Chief Prosecutor…
MP apologises for wife-beating comments
A Ugandan MP, who was quoted by local media last weekend saying it was okay for husbands to slap their…
Stephen Hawking: Visionary physicist dies aged 76
World renowned physicist Stephen Hawking has died at the age of 76. He died peacefully at his home in Cambridge…
Comedian Mr Jokes rebrands his talent
Andrea Thonyiwa a Blantyre based comedian popularly known by his stage name Mr Jokes says he is rebranding his talent…
Two people die after being washed away by water in Ntchisi
Two people have died in Ntchisi in two separate incidents after being washed away by water while attempting to cross…
Students killed in Ethiopia bus plunge
Thirty-eight people have died in Ethiopia after the bus they were travelling in plunged off a cliff, officials say. The…
Woman kills friend’s child by inserting a 30 cm stick into her private part
Police in Kasungu have arrested 34 year old Memory Kanjere for allegedly murdering a three months old child belonging to…
Outrage as Ugandan MP says ‘beat your wife’
A Ugandan MP has been told to apologise to victims of domestic violence after saying men should “beat” their wives.…
Lightning kills many at Rwandan church
A lightning strike killed at least 16 people and injured dozens more at a Seventh-Day Adventist church in Rwanda on…
Shops bin meat amid SA sausage scare
Supermarkets in South Africa have been clearing a popular sausage from the shelves after it was blamed for a food…
Sim card registration suspension lifted
The Ministry of Information and Communications Technology has lifted the suspension of SIM card registration exercise which was imposed on…