Machinga Archives

17-year-old Malawian girl dumps newborn in toilet

Mar 28, 2017 Mphatso Khutcha Richard 0 &

A 17-year-old girl in Machinga district has been arrested after she dumped her baby in a pit latrine soon after giving birth saying she is not ready to be a mother. Machinga Police who confirmed… ...

Police assure people with albinism of maximum security

Mar 13, 2017 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Police at Nselema in Machinga district have assured people with albinism of maximum security amid reports of attacks on people with albinism in other parts of the country. The assurance was made on Friday by… ...

Man rapes 13 year-old girl

Feb 16, 2017 Bright Malenga 36 &

Police in Machinga have arrested a 40 year-old man for raping his friend’s 13 year-old daughter. Machinga police spokesperson Davie Sulumba confirmed the incident to our reporter on Wednesday and identified the man as Kabichi… ...

Machinga albinos shot in the arm

Feb 13, 2017 Luke Bisani 10 &

Youths in Machinga have lived an example of giving as they have donated assorted items to people with albinism in the district. St James Anglican Youth Club donated notebooks, bags of maize, maize flour, laundry… ...

Two arrested for shopping using fake cheques

Feb 09, 2017 Archangel Nzangaya 3 &

Police in Machinga district have arrested two ex-convicts for trying to buy stationery using fake bank cheques. According to the Malawi Police Service, the two are Eddie Alex Luchunga, 48, from Chipanda, in the area… ...

Guard in jail for raping 14 year-old girl

Feb 04, 2017 Mphatso Khutcha Richard 33 &

Police in Machinga have arrested a 28 year-old man for raping a 14 year-old girl. Machinga Police spokesperson Davie Sulumba confirmed the arrest with Malawi24 and identified the suspect as Fyson Lumando. According to Sulumba,… ...

Man jailed six months for insulting woman

Feb 04, 2017 Martha Chikoti 25 &

The Machinga magistrate court on Monday sentenced a 36 year-old man to six months in prison for hurling obscenities at a woman who had spurned his sexual advances. The court also fined the man’s four… ...