Month: August 2021 Posts

20 people injured in road accident in Chitipa  

Aug 04, 2021 Russell Kondowe 0 &

A motor vehicle registration number CP 9348 overturned on the M9 road in Chitipa on Wednesday, leaving at least 20 people injured. Chitipa Police Spokesperson Hope Nyalinyali said the accident happened at a place called… ...

77 Ethiopians arrested for illegal entry

Jul 31, 2021 Mike Lyson Zgambo 1 &

Police in Chitipa have arrested 77 Ethiopians for entering Malawi illegally. According to police, on Thursday night they received information from well-wishers that a truck carrying illegal Immigrants had left Chitipa for Mzuzu via Nthalire.… ...

Airtel Yabeba: Gardener wins K1 million

Jul 29, 2021 Macmillan Mhone 0 &

A man who works as a gardener at a secondary school in Chitipa emerged as one of the K1 million winners in the Airtel Yabeba promotion on Tuesday. Dizmo Chabili, customer from Misuku in Chitipa,… ...

Former Nthalire Police chief on trial over corruption

Jul 13, 2021 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Former officer-In-Charge for Nthalire Police Unit has been found with a case to answer in a matter in which he is accused of receiving bribe to free a suspect from police custody. Mzuzu Magistrate’s Court… ...

Form 4 student commits suicide in Chitipa

Jun 25, 2021 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Written by Joseph Mbughi A Form Four student aged 18 years was found hanging from the roof of her bedroom on Wednesday at Eyaya Mangoline in Chitipa. According to Chitipa police station public relations officer… ...

18 child marriages dissolved in Chitipa

Mar 28, 2021 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

 Written by Joseph Mbughi Local leaders and an organisation in Chitipa have managed to end 18 child marriages this year and have sent 14 of the children back to school. This was revealed when Catholic… ...

Teacher killed in hit-and-run accident

Feb 20, 2021 Mike Lyson Zgambo 0 &

A man aged 50 who was working as teacher has died in a hit-and-run road accident in Chitipa district. According to Police the deceased identified as Chreston Pullen Kapesa and until his death was a… ...

MP Chilenga, constituents clash over maternity wing

Feb 13, 2021 Mike Lyson Zgambo 0 &

Chitipa South Member of Parliament Welani Chilenga and people in his constituency have clashed after the legislators blocked the constituents from accessing funds from Chitipa District Council for construction of a maternity wing in the… ...

Teacher jailed 14 years for raping, impregnating learner

Dec 25, 2020 Mike Lyson Zgambo 0 &

The First Grade Magistrate's Court in Chitipa has sentenced a 32-year-old teacher to 14 years in jail for raping his 15-year-old pupil. The teacher has been identified as Lyson Chizumila. The court heard that Chizumila,… ...

Four traders arrested over fake maize seeds

Dec 21, 2020 Mike Lyson Zgambo 0 &

Police in Chitipa have arrested four shop owners for being found in possession of counterfeit maize seeds in the district. According to Chitipa Police station spokesperson Gladwell Simwaka, the four have been identified as Morgan… ...

Chakwera says Tonse Govt will construct barracks in Chitipa

Dec 18, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

President Lazarus Chakwera says the Tonse Alliance administration will construct a barracks at Meru in Chitipa. He was speaking today during officer cadets commissioning parade at Malawi Armed Forces College (MAFCO) in Salima. Chakwera said… ...

 Businessman killed in Chitipa

Dec 09, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Written by Joseph Mbughi Police in Chitipa are looking for people who murdered a 47-year-old businessman whose body was found in a decomposed state in his own car. According to Chitipa Police Station public relations… ...

9-year-old boy commits suicide in Chitipa

Nov 25, 2020 Daniel Sapuli 0 &

A 9-year-old boy hanged himself on Monday at Model village in the area of Traditional Authority Mwaulambia in Chitipa after his mother told him to wear clean clothes. The boy has been identified as Given… ...

Man arrested for killing 16-year-old girl

Nov 13, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Written by Joseph Mbughi Police in Chitipa have arrested 21 year-old Temwa Mabvuto Msukwa for allegedly killing a 16-year-old girl identified as Judith Minga. This incident occurred on June 28,2020 in Thomu village in the… ...

Midwives concerned over rise in home births in Chitipa

Nov 12, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Written by Joseph Mbughi Midwife technicians say there is a rise in home births at Kameme in Chitipa because women ignore advice they get from health personnel and due to poor roads in the district.… ...