Month: December 2019 Posts

Nine-year-old boy drowns in river

Dec 05, 2019 Archangel Nzangaya 0 &

A boy aged nine has died after drowning in Dwangwa River in Kasungu District. This is according to Kasungu police publicist Inspector Harry Namwaza who said the incident occurred on Tuesday, December 3 at Zakeyu… ...

Man commits suicide after raping 5-year-old girl

Dec 05, 2019 Johans Mumba 0 &

A 21-year-old man in Kasungu has hanged himself after he was caught red handed raping a 5-year-old girl. The incident occurred on December 3, 2019 at around 19:00 hours at Chilambo village, traditional authority Chilowamatambe.… ...

Pregnant women protest over poor services in Kasungu

Dec 04, 2019 Richard Jimu 0 &

Pregnant women in Kasungu marched on Wednesday in protest over poor services at Kasungu District Hospital. The women who are currently at the district hospital’s waiting shelter marched from the hospital to Kasungu District Council… ...

Diabetes awareness vital to children – Lions Club

Nov 26, 2019 Martha Chikoti 0 &

Ntunthama Lions Club says providing children with information regarding diabetes is vital as it protects them from the disease as they grow. The Club's Vice President Ronald Mtee said this in Lilongwe recently during diabetes… ...

Toddler drowns in pit filled with wastewater

Nov 22, 2019 Martha Chikoti 0 &

A two-year-old girl in Kasungu drowned on Thursday in a pit filled with wastewater. The incident happened at Kasankha village and the child has been identified as Sarai Kampira. Kasungu Police Station Public Relations Officer… ...

Woman hangs herself over cheating husband

Nov 11, 2019 Archangel Nzangaya 1 &

A 24-year-old woman in Kasungu district has committed suicide by hanging because of her husband’s alleged infidelity. This is according to Kasungu police publicist, Inspector Harry Namwaza, who said the incident happened on Friday night,… ...

Low voter turnout not due to political crisis – Ansah

Nov 07, 2019 Mwayi Mkandawire 1 &

Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) chairperson Jane Ansah says the low voter turnout during by-elections in Matenje Ward was not due to the current political impasse and the ongoing court cases against the commission. Ansah made… ...

MCP candidate wins Matenje Ward by-election

Nov 06, 2019 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

The Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) has declared Malawi Congress Party (MCP) candidate Descent Msatero Chipangula winner of the Matenje Ward by-election in Kasungu. Chipangula won the polls with 1,489 votes, beating Nelson Maseko, Democratic Progressive… ...

MEC trains polling staff ahead of by elections

Nov 03, 2019 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

The Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) has trained polling staff for the November 5 by-election in Matenje Ward Kasungu district. The two-day training attracted polling staff and political party monitors in readiness for the by-elections. Speaking… ...

One dead in MPC bus crash

Nov 02, 2019 Johans Mumba 0 &

One passenger died while three others sustained serious injuries after a bus belonging to Malawi Posts Corporation (MPC) was involved in a road accident on Saturday. The accident occurred on November 2, 2019 at about… ...

Malawi Posts Corporation bus overturns in Kasungu

Nov 02, 2019 Russell Kondowe 1 &

A bus belonging to Malawi Posts Corporation (MPC) has overturned at Nkhamenya in Kasungu. MPC has confirmed saying the newly acquired bus had 23 passengers on board when the accident occurred. “We wish to inform… ...

Man jailed 13 years for raping girl, 12

Oct 25, 2019 Archangel Nzangaya 0 &

The Senior Resident Magistrate Court sitting in Kasungu has sentenced 36-year-old Eliya Phiri to 13 years imprisonment with hard labour for raping a 12-year-old girl. Kasungu Police publicist Inspector Harry Namwaza said state prosecutor, Sub… ...

Man jailed for rape in Kasungu

Oct 18, 2019 Johans Mumba 1 &

A court in Kasungu has sentenced a man aged 19 to 10 years in jail for raping a 16-year-old girl. The convict Chifundo Chirwa committed the offence on June 27, 2019 around the area of… ...

By-election aspirants to present nomination papers Wednesday

Oct 14, 2019 Lindiwe Sambalikagwa 0 &

Aspiring candidates in the November 5 by-elections will present their nomination papers to the Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) on Wednesday. Parliamentary candidates for Lilongwe South Constituency will present papers at Malingunde TDC while candidates for… ...

Girl, 19, commits suicide over love affair

Oct 10, 2019 Martha Chikoti 0 &

A 19-year- old secondary school girl has hanged herself in Kasungu after her boyfriend accused her of cheating on him. The incident occurred on Tuesday at Kanjoka village in the area of Traditional Authority Kaomba… ...