Month: October 2021 Posts

Fire razes village at Njalo Island in Phalombe

Oct 07, 2021 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Fire has razed 60 houses at Njalo Island which is on Lake Chirwa in Phalombe District. A chief for the area has said the fire has damaged half of the houses on the island. Village… ...

Messenger sentenced to 18 months in prison over Rumphi office fire

Sep 03, 2021 Russell Kondowe 0 &

A court in Rumphi has sentenced a 34-year-old messenger to 18 months in prison over the fire that destroyed Rumphi Education office last month. The messenger Vitumbiko Khowani Manda, 34, was sentenced on Wednesday, September… ...

Man jailed 6 years for torching wife’s house

Aug 20, 2021 Lameck Kamtoseni 0 &

The Dowa First Grade Magistrate's Court has sentenced a 49-year-old man, Kingsley Jamikele, to 6 years imprisonment with hard labour for setting ablaze two houses belonging to his wife and his in-law. The court through… ...

Police grant bail to six Mtendere Boys Secondary School students

Aug 10, 2021 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Dedza Police has granted bail to six Mtendere Boys Secondary School students who are accused of setting two offices on fire at the school. The gutted offices belong to the headteacher and the secretary where… ...

Teacher sets ablaze fellow teacher’s house in Dowa

Jul 01, 2021 Daniel Sapuli 0 &

Police in Mponela, Dowa have arrested a primary school teacher Identified as Sungeni Kalonga, 32, for setting on fire his fellow teacher's house on allegations that the victim was sleeping with his (Kalonga’s) wife. Mponela… ...

Son sets ablaze father’s house in Dowa

Jun 30, 2021 Daniel Sapuli 0 &

Police in Mponela, Dowa, are keeping in custody a 27-year-old man identified as Nephtali Mshamboza for setting his father's house on fire. Public relations officer for Mponela police station sergeant Macpatson Msadala has confirmed and… ...

Brothers die in house fire in Mponela

Jun 28, 2021 Daniel Sapuli 0 &

Two boys with disabilities died yesterday at Mponela in Dowa after the house they were sleeping in caught fire. The two who are persons with disability have been identified as Labani Ganizani, 18, and Finiasi… ...

Minister Tembo calls for joint efforts to protect Zomba plantation

Oct 27, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

By Synd Kalimbuka Minister of Forestry and Natural Resources Nancy Tembo has called on stakeholders to work together in protecting Zomba Mountain plantation where bushfire recently destroyed 50.7 hectares of forest. Almost every year, bush… ...

Kumbali Lodge, seven vehicles torched over land wrangle

Oct 18, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Villagers in Lilongwe have burned down part of Kumbali Lodge and seven vehicles at the lodge due to a land wrangle. The villagers torched the property in the early hours of Sunday in Lilongwe. According… ...

Escom poles burnt to ashes in Ntchisi

Sep 25, 2020 Owen Ndalama 0 &

Fire has destroyed thirty two Escom poles in Ntchisi. The incident happened on Wednesday at Buzi Primary School Ground where the utility body was keeping the poles meant for Electrification Programme. According to Sub Inspector… ...

Two children die in house fire

Aug 19, 2020 Martha Chikoti 0 &

Two children aged six and three have died in Kasungu after sustaining burns when their house caught fire while they were sleeping. Kasungu Police Station Public Relations Officer for Inspector Harry Namwaza identified the children… ...

Fire destroys part of Balaka Hospital

Jul 31, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Fire has destroyed part of Balaka Hospital, leading to the evacuation of 146 patients admitted at the hospital. The fire broke out in the early hours of today, starting from the kitchen and spreading to… ...

Restaurant owner sets ablaze employee over K2,800 shortfall

Jul 17, 2020 Archangel Nzangaya 0 &

Police in Dowa have launched a manhunt for a restaurant owner accused of setting on fire his employee over a shortfall of K2,800. Confirming the development was Dowa police public relations officer Sub-inspector Gladson M'bumpha… ...

UTM office fire: Third person dies

May 15, 2020 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

A third person has died following the UTM office fire in Lilongwe. The man identified as Seleman Tambala has died this morning at Kamuzu Central Hospital (KCH). UTM district governor for Lilongwe, Livan Phiri, has… ...

Two children die in in house fire

May 13, 2020 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

Two brothers aged four and seven died on Sunday in Lilongwe in a fire that started after a burning candle was left on a refrigerator. The incident happened when the mother of the two boys… ...