The transport minister just told a construction crew to fix a key bridge, but not wreck the river. Feston Kaupa visited the broken Mpasadzi Bridge on the M1 road in Kasungu, directing the company Mota Engil to work fast but carefully to reconnect the vital north-south highway. He stressed the road closure has stalled business and development, forcing costly detours for trucks. Kaupa also criticized local farming and tree-cutting along the riverbanks, blaming those practices for helping cause the damage.
A local leader, Senior Chief Mphomwa, praised the quick government action but promised to curb harmful community activities like sand mining and riverside agriculture. Engineers from Mota Engil reported that with steady water levels...
Cops in Karonga busted a guy with ten bags of weed. Officers arrested 26-year-old William Kishombe, from Mwafilaso Village, after he could not show any paperwork for the cannabis sachets during a routine patrol around the township. Police spokesperson Constable Margret Msiska stated the drugs, wrapped inside a black plastic jumbo bag, were confiscated and will be sent off to the Lunyangwa Research Station for testing.
Kishombe now faces a formal charge for possessing illegal cannabis without a permit, which violates the country's Dangerous Drugs Act. He is awaiting a court appearance following the arrest.
A nasty storm wrecked crops and ripped roofs off homes and a school up in Chitipa. Heavy rains and powerful winds hit areas under Senior Chiefs Mwenewenya and Kameme, wiping out around twelve hectares of farmland and damaging at least sixty houses and school buildings. The acting District Disaster Risk Management Officer, Roy Pangani, said floods in the Ipenza area destroyed beans, maize, sweet potatoes, and sunflower fields, while the winds around Senior Chief Mwenewenya's territory blew roofs off houses and the Kamilamphande Primary School.
One resident from Kamilamphande, Mercy Chione, described a distressing situation, explaining her family is sleeping in a damp, temporary shelter that cannot keep out the rain and pleading for...
Cholera is back in Malawi, and it's in multiple districts. The Health Minister, Madalitso Baloyi, formally declared an outbreak after confirming eleven local cases spread across Kasungu, Neno, Lilongwe, Balaka, and Chitipa. She stated that patients are isolated and receiving care, with no fatalities reported so far, and that emergency actions started as soon as infections were suspected.
The ministry's response plan includes ramped-up disease tracking, special treatment units, rehydration stations, and coordination with neighboring countries. Baloyi explicitly asked for outside help to fund the effort, noting a financial gap exceeding three million U.S. dollars to properly execute the control strategy. She thanked groups like the...
VAT just went up, and the government is taking out huge loans. Malawi's President, Peter Mutharika, signed off on several new laws, most notably a tax change that hikes the national Value Added Tax levy from 16.5 percent to 17.5 percent, a move directly affecting both businesses and ordinary shoppers. He also authorized two major foreign loans for the Finance Minister, one for 38 million euros to fund the next part of fixing the M1 road, and another for 27 million dollars for a water and sanitation system around Jenda. Additionally, Mutharika approved an increase to the national budget, pushing it up past 8.5 trillion kwacha.
These actions, confirmed by an official gazette, make the laws immediately active. The combined decisions point...
Last year was brutal for South African entertainment, with a long list of tragic deaths across music, film, and business. The country lost people like DJ Poizen and rapper Junior King in separate car crashes, young actress Londiwe Nene at 35, and TikTok star Junior King. Veteran jazz drummer Louis Moholo-Moholo died at 85, while radio icon Darren Scott passed after a long illness. The film community mourned actor Presley Chweneyagae at 40 and legendary actress Nandi Nyembe at 75. Music faced multiple blows with the deaths of DJ Warras, DJ Choc at 51, singer Yallunder at 31, kwaito pioneer Doc Shebeleza at 51, and iconic vocalist Winnie Khumalo at 51. Comedy lost Ebenhaezer Dibakwane at 31, television remembered actress Meme Ditshego at...
Last year, celebrities spent crazy money on houses, cars, and even whole businesses. The global DJ Black Coffee set a high bar with two massive buys, dropping R157 million on a mansion in Cape Town's fancy Clifton area and also getting a Rolls-Royce Spectre, while singer Nomcebo Zikode picked up a Bentley. Other stars made serious purchases too, like amapiano artist Young Stunna with a Mercedes-Benz AMG, singer Zee Nxumalo with a two-million-rand Mercedes, and actress Lungile Thabethe with a Range Rover Evoque. DJ Oscar Mbo bought a new house, the Qwabe Twins got a new car, and power couple Lerato Kganyago and Thami Ndlala acquired a shopping mall in Pretoria. Perhaps the wildest move came from businesswoman Shauwn Mkhize, who bought...
Celebrities kept getting work done and talking about it. In South Africa last year, a bunch of famous people were totally open about their cosmetic surgery trips, making elective procedures a normal part of the entertainment conversation. Stars like Nozipho Ntshangase, Shamiso Mosaka, Inno Morolong, Tamia Mpisane, Jojo Robinson, Simz Ngema, DBN Gogo, and Lerato Kganyago either confirmed new surgeries or discussed getting additional tweaks, with many traveling to popular medical tourism spots such as Turkey for operations.
The procedures ranged widely, from mommy makeovers and body sculpting to various other enhancements. These celebrities typically framed their choices as private decisions for self-improvement, with reasons that...
A reality TV star just told everyone struggling that surviving is enough. Nonku Williams, from the Real Housewives of Durban, posted a spiritual video message online as the year ended, directly addressing people who had a tough time with loss and pain in 2025. She said the fact they were still breathing meant they had a purpose, and that they should not give up on themselves because a higher power had not given up on them either.
Her fans in the comments totally felt that, flooding the post with thanks and saying her honest words helped them. Along with the clip, she wrote a long caption about closing out the year, telling people to remember the lessons and good moments but to deliberately leave the hurts and disappointments behind as...
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