Month: February 2020 Posts

Girl, 12, missing after crocodile attack in Dedza

Feb 22, 2020 Richard Jimu 0 &

  A 12-year-old girl has gone missing in Dedza after being attacked by a crocodile at a river on Friday evening. Dedza Police Deputy Spokesperson Cassim Manda has identified the victim as Eneless Chifundo, a… ...

Wildlife department to hunt for killer crocodiles

Dec 31, 2019 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

The Department of Parks and Wildlife plans to capture crocodiles in the Shire River in Chikwawa where the animals have killed two people over the last two weeks. According to Director of Parks and Wildlife… ...

Slain crocodiles did not belong to anyone – Police   

Nov 21, 2019 Archangel Nzangaya 0 &

Police in Mangochi have refuted reports that a villager at Mponda has claimed ownership of crocodiles which were shot dead for killing two people. The two crocodiles caused havoc around Mpondasi dock between October and… ...

CNN irks Malawians, describes Lake Malawi as crocodile infested

Apr 26, 2019 Archangel Nzangaya 1 &

...activists demand apology... American media house, CNN, has angered Malawians after publishing an article describing Lake Malawi as crocodile infested and full of mosquitoes. The broadcaster through its reporter Lauren Kent on Thursday published a… ...

Crocodile kills teenager

Jan 26, 2018 Pemphero Malimba 27 &

A 15-year-old boy identified as Masiwi Mdala has died after being attacked by a crocodile at Kamuzu Bridge in the Shire River. Chikwawa police public relations officer Foster Benjamin said the incident occurred on Thursday… ...

Crocodile kills man in Lake Malawi

Dec 03, 2017 Mike Lyson Zgambo 23 &

A 28-year-old man has lost his life after being attacked by a crocodile in the northern part of Lake Malawi in Karonga district. According to deputy public relations officer for Karonga Police George Mulewa, the… ...

Crocodile kills Standard 3 learner

Nov 19, 2017 Mphatso Khutcha Richard 27 &

A search to rescue a 10 year old boy who was attacked by a Crocodile on Friday at Shire River in Machinga ended with the boy being found dead. Machinga police spokesperson Davie Sulumba   identified… ...

Crocodile kills woman in Liwonde

Aug 28, 2017 Archangel Nzangaya 0 &

A crocodile on Friday killed a 25-year-old woman along Shire River near Kamuzu Barrage in Liwonde. This is according to Machinga police publicist Davie Sulumba who identified the lady as Ellen Moses. Sulumba said Aliseni… ...