Month: September 2022 Posts

Councillor Sauka accused of stealing iron sheets worth 1.3 million kwacha

Sep 30, 2022 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Nkhonde Ward Councillor Michael Sauka Jnr and a security guard identified as Raphael Chauma are alleged to have stolen 59 iron sheets worth 1.3 million kwacha meant for a house which Balaka District Council is… ...

Boy arrested in Balaka for having sex with pig

Sep 28, 2022 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Malawi Police in Balaka have arrested a 16-year-old boy for having sex with a pig. Balaka Police Station Officer, Gideon Chisale said the boy from Utale in the district allegedly had carnal knowledge of a… ...

Malawi has about 100 million metric tonnes of monazite mineral in Balaka

Sep 23, 2022 Macdonald Kaleso 1 &

Minister of Mining Albert Mbawala says an Australian mining firm is expected to  start exploration works at Kangankunde Hill in Balaka where there is an estimated 100 million metric tonnes of monazite mineral. Mbawala indicated… ...

Children opt for gold mining in Balaka

Sep 18, 2022 Macdonald Kaleso 1 &

Chiefs at Chitimbe in Traditional Authority Phalula in Balaka have expressed worry that children in the area are dropping out of school to take part in small scale mining in the area where miners says… ...

Man arrested for breaking into mosques

Sep 03, 2022 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

A 29-year-old-man is in police custody in Balaka for breaking into mosques and stealing items in five districts over a period of five years. The man who was arrested yesterday has been identified Jafalo Kalonga. He… ...

Train ride  between Balaka and Limbe excites Malawians

Sep 01, 2022 Russell Kondowe 0 &

The resumption of the train operations between Limbe and Balaka has excited Malawians and people have expressed plans to undertake the trip which costs K1,700. The passenger train is operated by Nacala Logistics and operations… ...

UDF shines in Shire Ward by-elections

Aug 24, 2022 Macdonald Kaleso 0 &

Opposition United Democratic Front (UDF) candidate, Dickson Jackson Wasili, has emerged the victor in the ward councillor by-elections which were held yesterday in Shire Ward, Balaka Central East Constituency. Unofficial results provided by the Malawi… ...

Balaka Police recover stolen items worth K7 million

Aug 20, 2022 Macdonald Kaleso 0 &

Balaka District Council chairperson councilor Pharaoh Kambiri has commended Balaka police station for recovering stolen items amounting to 7 million kwacha and arresting 8 people in connection with the theft. Some of the stolen items… ...

Balaka DHO launches Polio vaccination campaign

Aug 11, 2022 Macdonald Kaleso 1 &

Balaka District Health Office has launched its third round of under-five children vaccination campaign. Speaking during the launch of the exercise at Kwitanda health centre in the district, director of health and social services for… ...

Balaka DHO accused of sidelining health structures

Aug 10, 2022 Macdonald Kaleso 0 &

The Balaka Hospital Management Committee has faulted  the District Health Office (DHO) for working in isolation, saying a paying wing named after First Lady Madame Monica Chakwera was opened at the hospital without the  committee… ...

Two Balaka protesters denied bail

Aug 07, 2022 Raphael Likaka 0 &

Two of 30 demonstrators who were arrested in Balaka have been denied bail by the Zomba Senior Resident Magistrate Court after it was established that one was already wanted for three murder cases and the… ...

Grouping to hold demos over Chingeni-Balaka-Liwonde-Zomba road

Aug 06, 2022 Macdonald Kaleso 1 &

Advocacy For Eastern Region Development (AFERD), a grouping of concerned citizens from the Eastern region has disclosed that it will hold mass demonstrations aimed at forcing the Government to consider rehabilitating Chingeni-Balaka-Liwonde-Zomba road which according… ...

Newly amended NGO Act is punitive – NGOs

Jul 28, 2022 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

Balaka Civil Society Organizations Network has  expressed concern over the newly amended Non-Governmental Organizations (NGO) Act which was approved by President Lazarus Chakwera. Chairperson of the Balaka Civil Society Organizations Network John Jackson Bamusi has… ...

Teen prostitution in Balaka worries stakeholders

Jul 24, 2022 Macdonald Kaleso 0 &

During a spot-check in various bars and lodges around Balaka township,  children aged below 18 years were seen patronising bars and lodges, smoking Indian hemp, gambling and selling their bodies. One teenage sex worker who… ...

Parliamentarian donates assorted items to people in Balaka

Jul 24, 2022 Macdonald Kaleso 0 &

Member of Parliament for Balaka North Antony Tony Ngalande celebrated his birthday in style, donating assorted items to over a thousand people around the constituency. The items which included maize flour and blankets cost the… ...