Machinga Archives

Teenager dies after being hit by trunk

May 03, 2016 Mphatso Khutcha Richard 33 &

An 18 year-old man died on Sunday after being hit by a tree trunk which he was cutting in Machinga district. Police in the district identified him as Anusa Kalonga of Mawila village in the… ...

10 year old Malawian boy mercilessly killed

Apr 27, 2016 Mphatso Khutcha Richard 83 &

A 10 year-old boy has been found dead with his arms and head hacked off in Machinga district, Malawi24 can report. Police in the district confirmed to Malawi24 on Tuesday and identified the deceased as… ...

Workers switch off cameras to steal 300 bags of fertilizer

Apr 26, 2016 Paul Nthala 63 &

Seven employees of Malawi Fertilizers Company have been arrested for stealing 300 bags of fertilizer weighing 50Kgs each in Machinga district. The employees first switched off the factory’s CCTV camera to avoid being caught. The… ...

Albino attacks still on the rise in Malawi

Apr 25, 2016 Archangel Nzangaya 46 &

Traditional leaders in Machinga district have expressed concern over the increasing number of albino abduction cases in the country and have since appealed to the general public to help end the malpractice. One of senior… ...

Students grouping still pushing for a secondary school in Machinga

Apr 22, 2016 Bright Malenga 4 &

The Parliamentary Committee on education has met a grouping of students in Machinga district that is advocating for construction of a secondary school in the district. The group, University Students Association of Machinga (USAM), last month… ...

Woman jailed for trickery

Apr 22, 2016 Mphatso Khutcha Richard 28 &

The Machinga second grade magistrate on Wednesday sentenced a 23 year-old woman to 20 months imprisonment for stealing money and a phone. According to court records, the woman, Mercy Nyoni, told her friends Prisca and… ...

Mother poisons her baby to death

Apr 20, 2016 Archangel Nzangaya 99 &

A young mother in Machinga district has been arrested for being suspected to have poisoned her two year-old child to death. The 18 year-old woman is understood to have killed the child in anger after… ...