Month: December 2016 Posts

Man gets 13 years for rape

Dec 02, 2016 Bright Malenga 28 &

A court in Balaka district has sentenced a 28 year-old man to 13 years in jail for rape. Balaka Police Deputy Public Relations Officer Gerald Sumaili said the convict Gift Gazamwala between January to October… ...

Balaka communities told to stop vandalising Vale property

Nov 14, 2016 Bright Malenga 7 &

Balaka Police have warned communities living along a railway operated by Vale Logistics Company in the district to stop stealing fuel from trains and vandalising the company’s property. Balaka Police officers sounded out the warning… ...

Drivers fined for carrying matola

Oct 25, 2016 Bright Malenga 15 &

The Balaka magistrate court has fined five drivers for carrying unauthorised passengers (commonly known as matola) in the back of their trucks. The court heard that the five drivers who are Leonard Sitolo, Steven Zagwa,… ...

Mentally challenged man hangs himself to death

Oct 10, 2016 Archangel Nzangaya 10 &

A mentally challenged man in his 20s has hanged himself to death in Chilimani village, in the area of Traditional Authority Kachenga in Balaka district. According to the Malawi police, the deceased has been identified… ...

Man jailed for making woman deaf

Oct 01, 2016 Bright Malenga 11 &

A 33 year-old man in Balaka district has been sentenced to five years in jail after he assaulted a 65 year-old woman such that she lost her sense of hearing. The man, Patrick Ellias, beat… ...

Kachasu claim woman’s life in Balaka

Sep 30, 2016 Bright Malenga 118 &

A 75 year-old woman has died after taking locally brewed beer known as Kachasu for three consecutive days without eating any food in Balaka district. Balaka Police Deputy Public Relations Officer Gerald Sumaili identified the… ...

Two children die from severe burns in Balaka

Sep 18, 2016 Bright Malenga 25 &

Balaka Police Deputy Public Relations Officer Gerald Sumaili identified the two as Shamim Gama 5, and Mphatso Ganiza 7. He said at the time of the incident the parents of the children had gone to… ...