Month: July 2022 Posts

Man sentenced to two and a half years in jail for arson

Jul 28, 2022 Mike Lyson Zgambo 0 &

The Second Grade Magistrate’s Court at Bolero on Wednesday sentenced Never Nyirenda, 22, to two and a half years imprisonment with hard labour for arson. Rumphi Police Station spokesperson Sergeant Tupeliwe Kabwilo said the offence… ...

Shops razed after teargas canister lands in Ntcheu Market

Jul 27, 2022 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

A teargas canister allegedly shot by Malawi Police landed in Ntcheu Central Market, causing fire that has destroyed six shops. Police were firing the teargas to disperse protesters after anti-government demonstrations in the district turned… ...

Martse went back into burning house, family says

May 25, 2022 Malawi24 Reporter 6 &

The family of Martin Martse Nkhata says the rapper and other people managed to flee when fire started in the house they were in during the early hours of May 21 in Mangochi, but Martse… ...

Galimoto za Porsche, Lamborghini zaonongeka ndi moto mu sitima yapamadzi

Feb 19, 2022 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Wolemba: Gracious Zinazi Galimoto pafupifupi 4,000 za mtundu wa Porsche, Volkswagen, Lamborghini ndi zina zaonongeka ndi moto omwe wayaka mu sitima ina ya pamadzi pa nyanja yaikulu ya Atlantic. Sitimayi yomwe dzina lake ndi Felicity… ...

Fire damages office at Kanyerere Primary School in Rumphi

Feb 07, 2022 Mike Lyson Zgambo 0 &

Fire damaged an office and destroyed various property including textbooks at Kanyerere Primary School on Sunday. Joseph Mulagha who is the Headteacher at the school said he was alerted by his deputy that the office… ...

Fire hits Leopard Match factory

Dec 13, 2021 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Several people have been rushed to hospital following a blaze at Leopard Match 2018 Limited factory in Blantyre. The blaze is believed to have erupted due to electrical fault in a warehouse. At the time… ...

Fire kills Malawian man in South Africa

Dec 06, 2021 Baxter Mkumba 0 &

A Malawian national has died after his shack caught fire in Cape Town, South Africa. The incident happened on Sunday and members of the M’mbelwa Society in Cape Town have identified the victim as Ofasi… ...

Two boys die in blaze

Nov 04, 2021 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Two children aged 3 and 4 in Mulanje have died in a fire which started after they set alight a heap of grass. Mulanje Police Public Relations Officer, Gresham Ngwira, has identified the children as… ...

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… ...