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Four nabbed over ivory

Sep 19, 2019 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Police at Liwonde in Machinga have arrested four people for being found with three pieces of ivory. The suspects have been identified as Vincent Mwathaya aged 38, Ibrahim Daudi Nyenjje, 40, Ayami Wiales Meya, 37… ...

PCI constructs 54 irrigation schemes

Aug 13, 2019 Macdonald Kaleso 0 &

Project Concern International (PCI) Malawi through its Njira Project has constructed 54 small irrigation schemes in Balaka and Machinga, enabling farmers in the districts to cultivate various crops thrice per year. The organisation has since… ...

Man rapes 8-year-old cousin

Jun 21, 2019 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

Police in Machinga have arrested a man aged 20 for raping his eight-year-old cousin. The rapist has been identified as Jasiya Laimoni. According to Machinga Police spokesperson Davie Sulumba, both the victim and the suspect… ...

MP-elect pledges to develop Machinga South East

May 28, 2019 Martha Chikoti 0 &

The 24-year-old woman who has won the parliamentary election in Machinga South East Constituency has vowed to to put the needs of her constituents at heart during her five year term. The newly elected parliamentarian,… ...

BT North aspirants pledge completion of Lirangwe-Chingale-Machinga road

Apr 16, 2019 George Banda 0 &

Blantyre North Constituency Aspiring candidates for the May 21 tripartite elections have vowed to push for the completion of the Lirangwe-Chingale-Machinga road if voted into power. The aspiring parliamentary candidates and councillors made the remarks… ...

Rapist gets 14 years in jail

Feb 28, 2019 Archangel Nzangaya 0 &

The Liwonde First Grade Magistrate Court has sentenced a 61 year old man to 14 years imprisonment with hard labour for raping his 13 year old stepdaughter. Attributing the development was Machinga police public relations… ...

Chief, four others arrested for digging up human bones

Jan 20, 2019 Martha Chikoti 1 &

A Village Headman in Machinga district and four other people are in police custody for exhuming human bones. The village headman Dyton Makwesela aged 50 and Lamilo Mambo 35, King Wiskies Tuwaliki Galagate 38, Witman… ...