Month: December 2019 Posts

Citizens in Chikwawa advised to undergo diabetes screening

Dec 16, 2019 Lonjezo Jamu 0 &

Chikwawa District Hospital together with Partners in Health on Thursday commemorated the World Diabetes Day with a call for people in the district to go for diabetes screening. The event took place at Chikwawa Community… ...

Two swept away by river in Chikwawa

Dec 15, 2019 Bwemba Jameson 0 &

Two people have died in Chikwawa after being swept away by Mikalango River. Langerson Jonathan, a Form 4 student, and Elson Chigedula a villager died on Friday in separate incidents. Jonathan attempted to cross the… ...

Woman killed in her house in Chikwawa

Dec 13, 2019 Bwemba Jameson 0 &

Police in Chikwawa are hunting for thugs suspected of killing a 55-year old woman in the district. The woman Evelesi Machado was murdered on Wednesday in her house at Nedi village in Traditional Authority Katunga.… ...

Pupils learning under trees near toilets in Chikwawa

Dec 11, 2019 Bwemba Jameson 0 &

Pupils at Namalindi Primary School in Chikwawa learn under trees which are near toilets due to shortage of school blocks. At this school, which is in the area of Traditional Authority Katunga, pupils learn under… ...

35-year-old man rapes, impregnates stepdaughter

Dec 11, 2019 Bwemba Jameson 1 &

Police in Chikwawa have arrested a 35-year-old man for raping and impregnating his 15-year-old stepdaughter. The man identified as Thomas Lupu raped the girl on several occasions at Mazongoza Island on Shire River. Chikwawa police… ...

Woman burns child’s hands over Kalongonda

Dec 09, 2019 Russell Kondowe 2 &

A 27-year-old woman has been arrested for burning her 11-year-old son’s hands because he ate Kalongonda. The woman identified as Alefa Isaac burned the child’s hands on fire after she found that the boy had… ...

Malawians in the US to raise funds for construction of Chikwawa Hospital ward

Nov 21, 2019 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Malawians living in the United States are looking to raise funds to contribute towards the construction of a hospital ward at Chikwawa District Hospital. The Malawians under New England Malawi Association (NEMA) have in partnership… ...