Month: June 2018 Posts

Boy die, five injured in road accident

Jun 24, 2018 Martha Chikoti 0 &

A 10-year-old boy died in a road accident after being hit by a minibus at Machinga Teachers Training College. Machinga Police Station Constable Davie Sulumba identified the boy as Anthony Kalinde. He said the accident… ...

Police officer commits suicide

May 18, 2018 Malawi24 Reporter 1 &

A Police officer in Machinga died on Thursday after drinking sulphuric acid. The officer has been identified as Suzgo Thaulo of Nanyumbu Police Unit in the district. According to a police report, three days before… ...

Young politician vows to change constituency

Apr 04, 2018 Bright Malenga 1 &

A 26-year-old politician who is aspiring to become Member of Parliament (MP) for Machinga East constituency has vowed to develop the area. The young politician Jannah Shaban told Malawi24 that he decided to join politics… ...

Man scalds woman with hot porridge

Mar 24, 2018 Archangel Nzangaya 0 &

At a time when organizations are busy fighting gender based violence in Malawi, a 32-year-old lady is battling burn wounds at Machinga District Hospital after her brother in-law poured hot porridge on her. According to… ...

Woman jailed for dumping twins

Mar 16, 2018 Bright Malenga 7 &

Machinga Third Grade Magistrate court on Wednesday sentenced a 39-year-old woman to 30 months in prison for deserting her twins. Prosecutor Anthony Mchiswe of Machinga Police Station told the court that on October 28, 2017… ...

7 charcoal burners fined

Mar 11, 2018 Archangel Nzangaya 7 &

Machinga Third Grade Magistrate Court has fined seven men K20,000 each for being found in a forest. The seven were found guilty of conveying weapons into forest reserves contrary to section 43 of Forest Act.… ...

Primary school teacher rapes pupil

Feb 24, 2018 Archangel Nzangaya 57 &

Police in Machinga are keeping in custody a 28 year old primary school teacher for raping a 14 year old standard 6 learner. According to Machinga police publicist Constable Davie Sulumba, the suspect has been… ...