Month: May 2016 Posts

Kachere residents get rude awakening

May 24, 2016 Malawi24 Reporter 29 &

Kachere residents in Blantyre today had a rude awakening after a bulldozer demolished their houses and structures. According to reports, there was heavy police presence in the area when a Mota Engil bulldozer went about… ...

Thief jailed for seven years

May 23, 2016 Victoria Milanzi 4 &

The Midima senior resident magistrate court has sentenced a burglar to seven years in prison with hard labour for house breaking and theft. According to Assistant Public Relations Officer for Limbe police station Widson Nhlane,… ...

Minibus tout killed over K140

May 22, 2016 Victoria Milanzi 60 &

A minibus caller has killed a fellow tout over K140 at Chikapa Trading Centre in Machinjiri Township in Blantyre City. Assistant Public Relations Officer for Limbe police Widson Nhlane, identified the deceased as Maxwel Matekenya,… ...

House burns down after power surge

May 20, 2016 Archangel Nzangaya 6 &

A house in the commercial city of Blantyre in Bangwe Township has been razed down following a power surge that hit the area. According to information reaching this publication, on this day the area was… ...

Man dies after excessive drinking

May 14, 2016 Victoria Milanzi 76 &

A man in Bangwe township in the city of Blantyre has died after drinking too much alcohol, Malawi police officers say. The deceased has been identified by the police as 40 year-old Symon Abdul. According… ...

Suspected thief burnt alive by mob IN Blantyre

May 13, 2016 Victoria Milanzi 218 &

An angry mob set ablaze a suspected thief in Machinjiri Township , Blantyre on Thursday. According to assistant Public Relations Officer for Limbe police Widson Nhlane the thief, whose details are not yet known, broke… ...

Angry charcoal burner beats forestry official to death

May 11, 2016 Luke Bisani 58 &

A 54 year-old officer from the forestry department has been beaten to death by an angry charcoal burner in the commercial city of Blantyre, police say. The deceased, Foster Sankhulani, was severely beaten in line… ...