Month: October 2017 Posts

12 year old dies after drowning

Oct 19, 2017 Bright Malenga 21 &

A 12-year-old boy died after drowning in Kasito River in Mzimba district. Confirming the incident, Mzimba police  spokesperson Botha Peter said the boy Joshua Chunga and his friends on Saturday  went to Kasito River for… ...

Mother’s Day celebrations claim one life

Oct 17, 2017 Luke Bisani 0 &

He left Mzuzu for Chikale beach in Nkhatabay to have fun as part of Mother’s Day celebrations on Sunday but the day ended tragically for Kephas Bandana. The 33-year-old drowned in the waters of Lake… ...

Boy, 12, drowns in Lake Malawi

Oct 11, 2017 Mike Lyson Zgambo 0 &

A 12-year-old boy identified as Bernard Banda has died after drowning in Lake Malawi. Police public relations officer for Nkhatabay district Ignatius Esau told Malawi24 that Bernard left home on October 7 but did not… ...

Rise in drowning deaths worry police

Oct 10, 2017 Bright Malenga 0 &

Police in Nkhotakota have expressed concern over the rise in number of drowning cases in the district. The concern has come following two separate incidents which occurred on Thursday, October 05, 2017 when two children… ...

Lake Malawi swallows boy

Sep 26, 2017 Bright Malenga 3 &

A 12-year-old boy identified as Manson Phiri was on Monday found floating along the shore of Lake Malawi at Chilumba Jetty in Karonga district. On the day, Manson and his friend went to the lake… ...

Boy Drowns in Lake Malawi

Sep 22, 2017 Bright Malenga 11 &

A somber mood has engulfed Nyanga village in Nkhotakota following a sudden death of a 9 year-old boy Gift Mwale after he drowned in Lake Malawi. On September 20, 2017, during morning hours the deceased… ...

Teenage girl drowns in river

Sep 10, 2017 Bright Malenga 0 &

A 13-year-old girl has died after drowning in Lingazi River in Dowa, Police say. The incident happened near Msochi Village, Traditional Authority Msakambewa in the district. According to Dowa police spokesperson Richard Kaponda, the girl… ...