Month: March 2021 Posts

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… ...