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Husband hangs himself after hitting wife with hoe handle

Oct 24, 2022 Daniel Sapuli 0 &

A 40-year-old man identified as Alifonso Braiwel has hanged himself in Dowa after hitting his wife on the head with a hoe handle following a quarrel. The incident occurred on Sunday, October 23,2022 at around… ...

3-year-old boy dies in fire accident

Oct 19, 2022 Daniel Sapuli 0 &

A 3-year-old boy identified as Promise Staliko has died after fire gutted the grass thatched kitchen he was playing in. The incident occurred on October 18, 2022 at Mtseketana Village, TTraditional Authority Dzoole in Dowa… ...

Man found hanging from tree after misunderstanding with wife

Oct 11, 2022 Daniel Sapuli 1 &

A-23-year-old man identified as Takelo Kamwana was on Sunday found hanging from a tree at Bweya village, Traditional Authority Chakhaza in Dowa district after a misunderstanding with his wife over love message found in his… ...

Government commends organisation for empowering youths in Dowa

Sep 29, 2022 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Government has commended a local NGO – Zoe Empowers Malawi for the role it is playing in empowering lives of orphaned and vulnerable youths in Dowa district. Assistant social welfare officer in the ministry of… ...

Tumaini Letu launches crowdfunding campaign ahead of Tumaini Festival 2022

Sep 18, 2022 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Tumaini Letu, the organization behind the famous annual Tumaini Festival at Dzaleka Refugee Camp in Dowa, has launched a crowdfunding campaign to source money for the festival’s 8th edition that will take place from 3rd… ...

HSAs asks govt to provide them with transportation

Aug 28, 2022 Martha Chikoti 0 &

Health Surveillance Assistants (HSAs) have asked government to consider providing them with transportation to address the challenge of walking long distances during their daily operations in the communities they were assigned to work. This was… ...

Pedestrian dies in road accident in Dowa

Aug 21, 2022 Martha Chikoti 0 &

A 28-year-old man identified as Eback Kachamba died yesterday in Dowa after being hit by a motor vehicle. Dowa Police Station Publicist Inspector Gladson M'bumpha said Eback Kachamba from Mbalame Village in Traditional Authority Mkukula… ...