Dowa Archives

Students run riot after fatal accident

Mar 19, 2017 Bright Malenga 1 &

Apostolic Miracle Enterprise (AME) secondary school students in Dowa district earlier today blocked the M1 road at Mponela in protest after a car hit to death one of the students. Mponela Police Spokesperson Kandwani Kandiado… ...

Youth council to celebrate women’s day in Dowa

Mar 08, 2017 Bright Malenga 0 &

National Youth Council of Malawi (NYCOM) will on Friday involve young women in the country in celebrating the International Women’s Day in Dowa. The International Women’s Day falls on 8th March every year and the… ...

Man hangs himself over marital issues

Feb 28, 2017 Bright Malenga 38 &

A 47-year-old man on Saturday committed suicide by hanging himself in his house after quarrelling with his wife in Dowa district. The man JohnWell Saweluzika became violent after disagreements with his wife. Dowa police spokesperson… ...

Lightning kills father, injures daughter in Dowa

Feb 12, 2017 Bright Malenga 22 &

A 38-year-old man in Dowa has died while his 2-year-old daughter has suffered injuries and has been admitted to Dowa District Hospital after being struck by lightning. The incident happened on Thursday at Guma village… ...

Woman arrested for attempted suicide in Dowa

Feb 10, 2017 Bright Malenga 12 &

Police in Dowa have arrested a 36-year-old woman for attempting to commit suicide over family issues at Msangu village, Traditional Authority Mkukula in the district. Dowa police spokesperson Richard Kaponda has identified the woman as… ...

Unknown man found dead in Dowa

Feb 07, 2017 Bright Malenga 2 &

Police are trying to determine the identity of a man who was found dead on Monday on Mwananga earth road in group village headman Katengeza in Dowa. Confirming the development to Malawi24, Dowa police spokesperson… ...

Man gets lenient sentence after raping 80 year old granny

Jan 23, 2017 Bright Malenga 48 &

The Msongandeu magistrate court in Dowa has sentenced a 54-year old man to only 30 months in prison with hard labour for raping an 80 year-old woman. The convict has been identified as Biwi Ephraim.… ...