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  A-35-year old man has been found dead in the forest of Mbula hill in the area of Traditional Authority Mwaulambia in Chitipa district. The man has been identified as Anest Banda. ”This occurred on September 9, 2020 at Chafunila village in the same area. It is reported that the deceased went missing from home in June this year.” Sub Insp.Gladwell Simwaka narrated ”On September 9 at about 11:00 a.m, hunters from the area found his body on the hill in a decomposed state.” Simwaka added. Postmortem results showed that death was due to starvation. It is believed that he went there for prayers and fasting. Therefore, police the district are advising people to always inform their relation or accompany other members when going out for prayers to avoid similar incidents. Banda hailed from Asayile village in Traditional Authority Mwaulambia in Chitipa district. Sub Insp.Gladwell Simwaka,PRO, Chitipa Police station.  

  DEDZA – Astray hyena has attacked a 33-year-old man in Dedza, leaving him seriously injured. The beast has since been killed by villagers. The victim, Henry Bazilio, met his fate Thursday at Kanyama village. “He is said to have gone to his irish potato farm for harvesting then the hyena emerged, prompting Henry to alert some women washing clothes in a nearby stream.” S ergeant   Beatrice Jefita Assistant Public relations officer narrated. “The women rushed to Henry and, in a sudden twist, the monster started running after Henry, leaving the women. While running, he fell down and the hyena pounced on him. A certain villager came to Henry’s rescue but the vicious beast turned on the rescuer.” She Added A band of villagers gathered and hunted the beast down until it fell into a pit. It was quickly speared to death before its victim (Henry) was rushed to Dedza District Hospital for treatment.  

  The baby has been abandoned at Nguludi hospital after her mother realised she had given birth to a baby of Asian decent yet her husband is black. It’s suspected she’s been having an extra marital affair with a Malawian of Asian origin in or around Mpingwe where she used to work part time.

  United Democratic Front (UDF) President Atupele Austin Muluzi has fired Lilian Patel as leader of the party in the National Assembly. This has been confirmed in a statement signed by UDF Acting Publicity Secretary Yusuf Mwawa made available to this publication. According to the statement, Patel has been replaced by Honorable Nedson Poya. Poya will be deputized by Ismail Mkumba See the MEMO below; NOTICE 8th September 2020 TO ALL :NEC Members :All Members of UDF We refer to our earlier announcement of 23rd August regarding appointments in the National Assembly from the Secretary General of UDF. The President has made the following appointments: UDF LEADER IN PARLIAMENT: HON Nedson Poya DEPUTY LEADER IN PARLIAMENT: HON Ismail Rizzq Mkumba UDF CHIEF WHIP : HON Rhodrick Khumbanyiwa DEPUTY CHIEF WHIP: HON Grand Ndecha COMMISSIONER: Hon Esther Jailoss Jolobala This notice supersedes all earlier announcements. Regards, Yusuf Mwawa Acting Publicity Secretary

Government says the on-going constructed Grand Business Park will help create 1500 direct jobs and 2000 indirect job opportunities to youths and local people in Malawi. Deputy Minister of Lands, Abida Mia said this on Tuesday when she visited the on-going Chinese project of the construction of the park which has estimated to cost K73 billion (100 Million US dollars) at Area 46, Western By-pass road in Lilongwe. “Youths who have completed their courses in different community technical colleges will be able to find jobs and business opportunities after the completion of the magnificent park,” Mia said adding that the development would also help Malawi economy and change the face of Lilongwe city. However, the minister appealed to the contractors to stick to original designs and ensure quality in the construction of the business park. She said the government is committed to protecting investments like the on-going grand business park and provide tenure security including ensuring propert

  An angry mob at Goliati Trading Centre in Thyolo on Wednesday killed two people who were caught stealing a motorcycle. Thyolo police publicist Sub-Inspector Amos Tione confirmed the case saying the two pretended to be passengers and hired a motorcycle taxi. While on the way, one of them took pepper powder and spread it into the rider’s eyes. The motorcyclist immediately stopped and started struggling with the thugs before shouting for help. “People came out and apprehended the pair and took them to Goliati Police Unit. “But angry people from the market stormed the police and demanded that the suspected criminals should be released,” said Tione. The mob managed to get the suspects out of the police station and then stoned them to death. The two victims are yet to be identified.  

  Group Village Headman Tengatenga of Kawale Township has asked for support of basic needs towards the elderly during this COVID- 19 period. The Village Head was speaking on Saturday in Lilongwe after Ntunthama Lions Club donated food items and masks to assist the elderly in the area. She said the elderly face a lot of challenges in the society to find basic needs such as food because they have limited means of getting money to buy those items due to their age. She added that COVID -19 has made it worse for the elderly leaving them with no food in their homes. She therefore commended the club for the donation saying that it will help them a lot for the time being. Ntunthama Lions President, Veronica Ndalama said what pushed the club to have the donation is the COVID-19 pandemic which has put a lot of things to a stop as such people are not able to assess a lot of things. “Apart from the preventive measures set by the government one has to have a strong immune system to fight the pandem