Month: March 2018 Posts

Reckless driver fined for causing death

Mar 14, 2018 Bright Malenga 0 &

Mangochi first grade magistrate court has ordered a 23 year old driver to pay a fine of K200,000 for causing death. The driver has been identified as Wongani Fatchi. The court heard through Mangochi Police… ...

Increase in road deaths worries Police

Feb 03, 2018 Pemphero Malimba 3 &

Police in Dedza have expressed worry over the increase in number of deaths caused by road accidents in the district. Dedza police spokesperson Edward Kabango said in an interview that last month's statistics show an… ...

Three Christmas accidents in Blantyre

Dec 29, 2017 Mike Lyson Zgambo 1 &

Police in Blantyre say they registered three accidents in the city on Christmas Day. According to the law enforcers, a total of three road accidents were recorded the period between midnight 24 December and midnight… ...

RTA ready to minimize road accidents during festival period

Dec 19, 2017 Mike Lyson Zgambo 6 &

Road Traffic Authority in the north have said that they are ready to work around the clock during this festive period in order to minimize accidents that happen on the roads of Malawi. Josephy Chisamba … ...

Livestock farmers irk drivers

Nov 21, 2017 Bright Malenga 3 &

Drivers who use M5 road have expressed worry over livestock which roam freely on the road. The animals such as cattle, goats and sheeps are regularly found on the road making driving difficult and increasing… ...

Pedestrian wearing earphones hit by train

Nov 12, 2017 Archangel Nzangaya 116 &

A 23-year-old man suffered injuries after being hit by a locomotive in Mbayani Blantyre on Saturday. The victim Gibson Banda who is a casual worker at Opt-Chem in Blantyre, was on Saturday at around 4AM… ...

16 Malawi Army recruits killed in accident

Nov 02, 2017 Bright Malenga 245 &

Sixteen newly trained Malawi Defence Force ( MDF) soldiers have died in a road accident in Mzimba. The accident occurred this morning at Mapanjira in the district when the soldiers were travelling to Nkhotakota following… ...