Month: November 2015 Posts

Lake Malawi swallows a fisherman

Nov 06, 2015 Martha Chikoti 15 &

Police in Mangochi says a fisherman is missing after a boat he was in capsized on Lake Malawi in the district following the occurrence of Mwera winds. The missing fisherman’s friends have identified the man… ...

Beast strikes Malawian child to death

Oct 23, 2015 Thula Chisamba 19 &

A beast suspected to be a crocodile earlier this week killed 14 year old Blessings Phiri while he was fishing in Lufupa River near Lake Malawi in Nkhatabay district, police say. Nkhatabay Police say the… ...

Fisherman still missing after canoe capsized

Oct 23, 2015 Archangel Nzangaya 19 &

A Malawian fisherman in Nkhotakota district is feared dead as he is still missing in Lake Malawi after a canoe in which he and other five others were using capsized Tuesday, October 20, 2015. Confirming the development,… ...

Man drowns in Lake Malawi

Oct 13, 2015 Thula Chisamba 13 &

A 32 year old man has died after drowning in Lake Malawi in Nkhatabay on Sunday, police in the district have confirmed. Police publicist for the district Ignatius Esau has told Malawi24 that the deceased,… ...

Shoprite employee drowns in Lake Malawi

Oct 06, 2015 Thula Chisamba 125 &

One of the members of staff at Mzuzu Shoprite, identified by Police as a 27-year-old Hackson Lungu, has died after drowning in Lake Malawi. It is understood that some members of staff at this shop… ...

Lake Malawi swallows two children

Oct 01, 2015 Thula Chisamba 38 &

Two children have died after drowning in Lake Malawi, Malawi24 has learnt. Police suggest that the pair died after they botched to swim through the Mwera waves that characterized the water body this fateful day.… ...