Month: November 2016 Posts

Man fined K100,000 over pistol

Nov 04, 2016 Bright Malenga 15 &

A court in Mangochi has ordered a 38 year-old man to pay a K100,000 fine or in default to serve two years in prison for being found carrying a gun. The man identified as John… ...

11 immigrants nabbed in Machinga

Nov 04, 2016 Mphatso Khutcha Richard 6 &

Police in Machinga on Wednesday arrested eleven Congolese nationals for illegal entry into Malawi. According to Machinga police spokesperson Davie Sulumba who confirmed the development with Malawi24 on Thursday, the immigrants – six males and… ...

Charcoal lands three in jail

Oct 26, 2016 Mphatso Khutcha Richard 166 &

The Machinga Second Grade Magistrate Court has sentenced three men to nine months in jail for being found with five bags of charcoal. The three convicts are Friday Matchani aged 50, Kenneth Saveya, 35, and… ...

Poacher shot dead in Machinga

Oct 22, 2016 Mphatso Khutcha Richard 63 &

A wildlife assistant at Liwonde National Park in Machinga on Wednesday shot to death a poacher who was found in the protected area with a weapon. According to police in the district, the deceased 28… ...

Chief goes on rampage: sets ablaze initiation camps for Malawian children

Sep 06, 2016 Archangel Nzangaya 2 &

A traditional leader in Machinga district went wild and set alight Jando initiation camps in the district in order to allow children to go to school. The chief, Group Village Headman Nkula, was incensed after… ...

13 charcoal burners in Malawi get heavy fines

Aug 31, 2016 Mphatso Khutcha Richard 64 &

The Machinga second grade magistrate court has handed out heavy fines to 13 people who were arrested for being found with 145 bags of charcoal. The court ordered the 13 to pay K300,000 fine each… ...

Malawian woman in for fuel theft

Aug 31, 2016 Archangel Nzangaya 33 &

Police in Machinga district have arrested a 26 year-old woman for stealing locomotive fuel from trains that pass through the district. Machinga police publicist Constable Davie Sulumba said the suspect Miriam Goodson was found with… ...