Month: February 2021 Posts

Four women fined for selling alcohol

Feb 03, 2021 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Four women in Dedza have been fined K30,000 each for selling alcohol at around 10AM. The women are Juliet Tobias, 20, Caroline Henry aged 18, Sofireti January aged 63 and Stella Falamani 56 both from… ...

Drunk Police officer in viral clip to be punished

Feb 02, 2021 Russell Kondowe 0 &

Malawi Police Service (MPS) says it will discipline and make an example of the Police officer who got drunk while in uniform and was captured in a viral video clip. Police spokesperson James Kadadzera has… ...

Bar owners urged to close bars at 8PM

Jan 13, 2021 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

By Topson Banda. Police have urged bar owners to follow Coronavirus prevention guidelines by opening bars at 2PM and closing at 8PM and only allowing customers to buy alcohol and leave. The Officer in-charge for… ...

Kachasu kills man in Mponela

Dec 28, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

By Topson Banda. A 39-year-old man at Mponela in Dowa has died after drinking kachasu excessively on an empty stomach. The deceased has been identified as Petro Kamanga and the incident occurred during the night… ...

Man dies after drinking 10 bottles of liquor

Dec 18, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Topson Banda A 28-year-old pub owner has died in Kasungu after downing 10 bottles of spirit during a contest. The deceased has been identified as Brave Banda and the incident occurred on December 17, 2020… ...

Boy, 11, dies in beer drinking competition

Sep 13, 2020 Mike Lyson Zgambo 0 &

An 11-year-old boy, identified as Humphreys Chipeta, has died after drinking five bottles of Kachasu at a drinking contest in Mzimba. The boy who, according to his peers, was an avid drunkard had reached finals… ...

Drunk man drowns on New Year’s Day

Jan 03, 2020 Archangel Nzangaya 0 &

A 63-year-old man drowned in Dedza on New Year’s after falling into a drain while coming from a drinking joint. According to Dedza Police Station Deputy Spokesperson Cassim Manda, on January 1, 2020 the man… ...

Mangochi police arrest 15 men for stoning bottle stores

Oct 26, 2019 Bright Malenga 0 &

Police in Mangochi are keeping in custody fifteen men for pelting stones at bottle stores. The suspects have been charged with malicious damage and inciting violence. According to Mangochi police public relations officer Rodrick Maida,… ...

Muslims damage liquor shops in Mangochi

Oct 25, 2019 Russell Kondowe 0 &

Muslims in Mangochi today pelted stones at liquor shops, destroying goods worth thousands of Kwacha. Mangochi Police spokesperson Rodrick Maida refused to comment but the incident comes weeks after the Muslims threatened to shut down… ...

Muslims threaten to close bottle stores in Mangochi

Sep 30, 2019 Bright Malenga 1 &

Muslims in Mangochi have threatened to shut down unregistered bottle stores in the district saying they are not happy that alcohol is being sold anywhere. According to one of the Muslims Mphatso Joseph, the Muslims… ...

Better death than quitting beer: Man commits suicide after being told to quit beer

Oct 23, 2018 Lindiwe Sambalikagwa 0 &

A 53-year-old man in Chikwawa has committed suicide after receiving continuous advice from his wife telling him to stop excessive beer drinking. Police have identified the deceased as Nazario Chitsamba who hanged himself over the… ...

Beer kills man in Blantyre

Jan 06, 2017 Luke Bisani 66 &

A 28 year-old man has died at Manase township in the commercial city of Blantyre after drinking beer without taking a meal, Malawi24 can report. The deceased, Petro Mapanga, was drinking local beer on Wednesday… ...

Breaking: Chibuku production suspended

Mar 02, 2016 Pearson Nkhoma 236 &

The Malawi Bureau of Standards (MBS) has today suspended production and distribution of Chibuku Shake-Shake opaque beer which is brewed by Chibuku Products Limited (CPL). MBS issued the statement through it’s Facebook Page saying the… ...