Chitipa Archives

64-year-old man netted for sexually abusing granddaughter

Jul 13, 2018 Mike Lyson Zgambo 0 &

Police in Chitipa are keeping in custody a 64-year-old man for indecently assaulting his five-year-old granddaughter. Chitipa police public relations officer Gladwell Simwaka identified the man as Levison Kasonda. According to the wife of the… ...

Free primary education isn’t ‘free’ – NGO

Sep 30, 2017 Bright Malenga 74 &

Despite claims that primary education is free in the country, learners in primary schools are paying a lot of money to access education. This is according to a Citizens Action Report that Action Aid has… ...

Illegal maize exporter arrested

Mar 27, 2017 Luke Bisani 0 &

Police in Malawi's northern region district of Chitipa have arrested vendors for exporting maize to Tanzania. According to the police, 17 trucks full of maize were intercepted in Chitipa and it is believed that the… ...

Update: Police arrest one in gruesome attack on albino lady

Jul 18, 2016 Lindiwe Sambalikagwa 232 &

Police have arrested a man identified as Joseph Ndimbwa in connection to the attack on Lucia Kainga, a lady with albinism who had her arm chopped off by her attackers. The arrested man is a… ...

Vicious thugs hack albino woman’s arm

Jul 16, 2016 Bright Malenga 72 &

Thugs have hacked off the arm of a woman with albinism at her home in Chitipa district in the early hours of today. The woman has been identified as 51 year-old Lucia Kainga. According to… ...

APM names Karonga-Chitipa Road after brother

May 22, 2016 Kondwani Mkhalipi-Manyungwa 79 &

President Peter Mutharika has commanded government to name the Karonga-Chitipa road after his brother, Bingu wa Mutharika. According to press reports, the order has been issued following completion of the multi-billion Chinese funded road. Office of the… ...

Man forced to carry dead body on his back

May 14, 2016 Mwayi Mkandawire 186 &

A man in Chitipa district was on Thursday forced to carry the dead body of his niece on his back, a situation a prominent religious leader says embodies the sad state of affairs in Malawi.… ...