Month: October 2016 Posts

Crash claims man’s life

Oct 09, 2016 Bright Malenga 17 &

A man has died while two other people have sustained injuries in a road accident that occurred along Salima-Lilongwe road in Dowa district. The accident involved a Toyota Hilux Twin Cab registration number BN 9260… ...

Robert Blake students damage property worth K4.7m

Sep 30, 2016 Bright Malenga 78 &

Students at Robert Blake Secondary School in Dowa district Wednesday night went on rampage, damaging school property valued K4.7 million. The students turned violent in protest to the school’s decision to suspend five of their… ...

Woman jailed over marijuana

Sep 29, 2016 Bright Malenga 53 &

The Dowa First Grade Magistrate Court has convicted and sentenced a 53 year-old woman to 18 months in jail with hard labour for being found in possession of cannabis sativa locally known as Chamba. Presenting… ...

Beware of MUST Students: One in for theft 

Sep 29, 2016 Martha Chikoti 84 &

The next generation of thieves will not only be from the ghettos or streets, they will be from the Universities and the Malawi University of Science and Technology (MUST) has already produced one although it… ...

Two slapped with 13 years for robbery

Sep 26, 2016 Bright Malenga 8 &

Dowa first grade magistrate court has convicted and sentenced two men to 13 years imprisonment with hard labour (IHL) for robbing a businessperson at Njati Trading centre in Dowa district. The two are Jamu Sautso,… ...

Dowa man commits suicide for ex wife

Aug 31, 2016 Bright Malenga 30 &

Marriages come crashing and when they do people are expected to pick themselves up and hope for brighter days. This was not the case for a 23 year old man based in Dowa district. Information… ...

Stray elephant kills Dowa villager

Aug 13, 2016 Luke Bisani 17 &

An elephant which escaped from Nkhotakota Game Reserve has killed a villager in Dowa district. According to reports, the elephant is believed to have got out of Nkhotakota Game Reserve and entered a village in… ...