Dowa Archives

ESCOM employee dies after falling from pole

May 29, 2023 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

A power linesman for the Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (ESCOM) has died after falling from a pole at Mponela in Dowa District. The 40-year-old ESCOM employee died on Sunday while working at the pole.… ...

8-year-old girl dies in road accident in Dowa

May 16, 2023 Martha Chikoti 0 &

An 8-year-old girl has died after being hit by a motor vehicle in Dowa on Monday afternoon. Dowa Police Station Publicist Inspector Gladson M'bumpha identified the deceased as Alifonsia Watson who was coming from Mbewa… ...

Mulanje council officials visit Dowa to learn

May 08, 2023 Malawi News Agency (MANA) 0 &

Mulanje District Council officials conducted an exchange learning visit to Dowa District Council to appreciate how Dowa is implementing its activities. Speaking on Sunday, Chairperson for Dowa District Council Richard Kasanje said councils must learn… ...

Man found hanging in maize field

May 04, 2023 Daniel Sapuli 0 &

A yet to be identified man in his forties was yesterday found hanging from a tree in a maize field at Chinkhwiri Village in the area of Traditional Authority Chakhaza in Dowa District. Mponela Police… ...

106 students arrested for inciting violence

May 03, 2023 Daniel Sapuli 0 &

Police at Mponela, Dowa District are keeping in custody 106 students from Dowa Secondary School for allegedly inciting violence and damaging school property. The incident occurred in Mponela at Dowa Secondary School campus yesterday at… ...

Kachasu kills 50-year-old man in Dowa

Mar 07, 2023 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

A 50-year-old man at Mponela in Dowa District has died after drinking Kachasu, locally distilled alcohol, on an empty stomach. Police have identified the deceased as Zefati Punda who hailed from Kawiza Village, Traditional Authority… ...

Three die after minibus plunges into river in Dowa

Mar 07, 2023 Martha Chikoti 0 &

Three people have died while eleven others have sustained various degrees of injuries after a minibus plunged into a river in Dowa on Monday afternoon. The accident which happened at Lumbadzi Bridge along Salima-Lilongwe road… ...

Falling tree kills 11-year-old boy in Dowa

Feb 27, 2023 Daniel Sapuli 0 &

An 11-year-old boy in Dowa has died after a falling bluegum tree trapped him by the neck following heavy winds in the district. Public Relations Officer for Mponela Police Station sergeant Macpatson Msadala has identified… ...

Mob steals 53 bags of cement after vehicle catches fire in Mponela

Feb 25, 2023 Daniel Sapuli 0 &

Almost 53 bags of cement belonging to Shayona Cement Company have been stolen by a mob after a vehicle that carried the cement caught fire at Malovu Trading Centre in Dowa District. Public Relations Officer… ...

Dowa chief Jonasi to sit for MSCE exams this year

Feb 24, 2023 Contributor* 0 &

Jonasi Chifunilo Ndelemani, who is Senior Group Village Head under T/A Mponela, is an inspiration to fellow women as she has decided to go back to school for secondary education in form four at Mpando … ...

Man drowns in well in Mponela

Jan 31, 2023 Daniel Sapuli 0 &

A 29-year-old man drowned in a well after he got drunk on the night of 29 January in Dowa District. The deceased has been identified as Foster Pondani who hailed from Mandala Village in the… ...

76-year-old man swept away while crossing river

Jan 23, 2023 Daniel Sapuli 0 &

A 76-year-old man identified as Mtayamasika Chindapata has died after being swept away as he attempted to cross Kang'ona Stream. Public Relations Officer for Mponela Police Station sergeant Macpatson Msadala has confirmed and said that… ...

Tanzanian in custody for stealing over K3 million

Dec 30, 2022 Daniel Sapuli 0 &

Police at Mponela in Dowa district are keeping in custody a Tanzanian national identified as Salatiel Mbengale for stealing over three million kwacha from a man who wanted to deposit the money at Mponela FDH… ...

Wall collapse kills seven members of one family

Dec 27, 2022 Malawi News Agency (MANA) 0 &

Seven members of the same family have died after a wall of a house they slept in fell on them at Mayani village in Mponela, Traditional Authority (T/A) Chakhaza in Dowa. Police say six of… ...

Man scalded with hot porridge for selling fertilizer to buy beer

Dec 11, 2022 Russell Kondowe 0 &

Police in Dowa have arrested a 28-year-old woman for allegedly scalding her 40-year-old husband with hot porridge after the man allegedly sold five kilograms of fertiliser and spent the money on beer. Dowa Police spokesperson,… ...