Month: January 2020 Posts

Police arrest 22 people for looting shops in Mponela

Jan 23, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Police at Mponela in Dowa have arrested 22 people for looting shops and offices during demonstrations by learners at Mponela Trading Centre. The pupils conducted the demonstrations on Wednesday demanding the government to pay teachers… ...

Govt distributes rotten maize in Dowa

Jan 06, 2020 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

The Malawi Government has been accused of distributing rotten maize to hundreds of people affected by hunger in Dowa. Officials from the Department of Disaster Management Affairs distributed the maize to the hunger stricken people… ...

Girl dies after fence falls on her

Jan 01, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

A 12-year-old girl has died at Mponela in Dowa after a brick wall fence collapsed on her on New Year’s Eve. Mponela Police Station spokesperson person Kondwani Kandiado has identified the girl as Caroline Kaludzu.… ...

Man murders wife in Dowa

Dec 06, 2019 Johans Mumba 0 &

Police in Dowa are looking for a man suspected of killing his 35-year-old wife with a hammer. The suspect is Jossam Kapusa of Chauma Village whereas the deceased is Catherine Solomon of Lufeyo Village, both… ...

Ndinapita kumwamba, ndili ndi digiri yamachilitso – watero bambo wina

Dec 02, 2019 Archangel Nzangaya 0 &

Bambo wina wa m'boma la Dowa wadabwitsa anthu ponena kuti anapita ku sukulu yaukachenjede yakumwamba komwe anapatsidwa digiri ya machiilitso. Bamboyu yemwe wati anapita kumwamba mchaka cha 2015, ndiwazaka makumi asanu ndilimodzi ndiso mphambu zisanu… ...

I have a degree from Heaven University, says Dowa man

Dec 01, 2019 Malawi24 Reporter 1 &

A 65 year old man from Dowa has claimed that he was trained in Heaven and received a degree in healing which enables him to heal 747 diseases. The man Notice Chafumbula of Kafula Village… ...

Health centre closed following violence against nurse

Nov 27, 2019 Lindiwe Sambalikagwa 0 &

Health workers have closed Bowe Health Centre in Dowa demanding community members to renovate the house of a nursing officer which they demolished last week. Dowa District Hospital Spokesperson, Davie Nuka, confirmed that health workers… ...

Japan supports construction of new settlement area at Dzaleka camp

Nov 20, 2019 Martha Chikoti 0 &

Government of Japan has provided funds and materials to Malawi for the construction of houses and other facilities at Katubza Zone which is an extension of Dzaleka Refugee Camp. This has come after it was… ...

Mob demolishes nurse’s house over death of pregnant woman

Nov 20, 2019 Archangel Nzangaya 0 &

An angry mob from communities around Bowe Health Centre in Dowa district has damaged a car and a house belonging to a nurse at the facility accused of failing to assist a pregnant woman who… ...

Sixth annual Tumaini Festival held at Dzaleka

Nov 03, 2019 Martha Chikoti 0 &

The sixth edition of the annual Tumaini Festival was held from Friday to Saturday at the Dzaleka Refugee Camp in Dowa. Speaking with Malawi24, Tumaini Festival Founder Menes La Plume said the festival is growing… ...

Village headman jailed for raping girl, 13

Oct 13, 2019 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

A court in Dowa has sentenced Group Village Headman M’gabi to four and a half years in prison for raping a 13- year-old girl while the two were coming from night of prayers. State Prosecutor… ...

Woman dumps baby near graveyard

Sep 29, 2019 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Police in Dowa are hunting for a woman who dumped a baby girl near Dowa District Hospital graveyard after delivery at Dowa District Hospital on Tuesday. Dowa Police Public Relations Officer (PRO) Sub Inspector Gladson… ...

Woman rapes boy in Dowa

Sep 27, 2019 Russell Kondowe 0 &

Police in Dowa have arrested a 32-year-old woman for raping a 16-year-old boy. The suspect has been identified as Eneles Kaunda from Mndekwa Village in the area of Traditional Authority Chiwere in Dowa District. According… ...

Man stabbed to death in Dowa

Aug 24, 2019 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

A 38–year-old old man in Dowa on Thursday night stabbed to death a man aged 33 after the victim accused the suspect of having an affair with his wife. Police have identified the victim as… ...

Man, 73, commits suicide over land issues

Aug 20, 2019 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

A man aged 73 hanged himself on Sunday due to a row over family farmland. Police have identified the man as Dyson Moleya. The incident occurred on 18th August, 2019 at around 17:00 hrs at… ...