Month: October 2021 Posts

Immigration office deports Mosotho and two Egyptians

Oct 22, 2021 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

By Benjamin Chisale The Department of Immigration and Citizenship Services in the eastern region has deported a Lesotho national and two Egyptians who were illegally living in Mangochi District. The Regional Immigration Office (East) took… ...

Unima law student drowns in Nakawale River

Oct 17, 2021 Martha Chikoti 0 &

A 26-year-old third year law student at University of Malawi has drowned at Nakawale River in Mangochi after stepping on a slippery stone when he was bathing. The man has been identified as Noel Kazembe… ...

Health worker jailed 19 years for raping patient

Oct 14, 2021 Martha Chikoti 0 &

Mangochi Senior Resident Magistrate's Court on Wednesday sentenced a 31-year-old clinical officer at Mangochi District Hospital to 19-years imprisonment with hard labour for raping a 20-year-old woman who went to the hospital to seek medical… ...

Mangochi herbalist jailed 11 years for raping epileptic patient

Oct 08, 2021 Martha Chikoti 0 &

Mangochi Senior Resident Magistrate's Court has sentenced 68-year-old White Sabineti to 11-years imprisonment with hard labour for raping a 21-year old woman. The court through Prosecutor Sub Inspector Emmanuel Kambwiri heard that the herbalist was… ...

Rapist gets 20 years IHL in Mangochi

Oct 08, 2021 Martha Chikoti 0 &

Mangochi Senior Resident Magistrate's Court has sentenced a 26-year-old man to 20 years imprisonment with hard labour for raping a five-year-old girl. The court handed the sentence to John James on Wednesday. The court through… ...

Two arrested for attempting to sell boy

Oct 07, 2021 Martha Chikoti 0 &

Police at Namwera Police Post in Mangochi have arrested two men who were offering a 4-year-old boy for sale. Mangochi Police Station Publicist Sub-Inspector Amina Tepani Daudi said the incident occurred on October 6 at… ...

Mangochi targeted by human traffickers

Oct 02, 2021 Martha Chikoti 0 &

Liabuba Located in the Southern Region of Malawi, Mangochi district is one of the areas where cases of human trafficking are on the rise. The 14.427 square kilometres district, which has population of 1,075,136 with… ...

Court jails four over Chamba, motor vehicle given to Govt

Sep 16, 2021 Martha Chikoti 0 &

Mangochi Senior Resident Magistrate Court on Wednesday four people to five years imprisonment each over Indian Hemp and ordered that the Toyota Sienta they used to transport the illegal drug should be given to government.… ...

Woman gets 17 years in jail for scalding husband

Sep 16, 2021 Martha Chikoti 0 &

Mangochi Senior Resident Magistrate Court yesterday sentenced a 20-year-old woman to 17-years imprisonment with hard labour for splashing hot water on her husband over financial issues. The court heard through state Prosecutor Sub Inspector Blessings… ...

Child dies, two others hospitalized after eating wild beans in Mangochi

Sep 14, 2021 Martha Chikoti 0 &

A two-year-old boy has died while his two brothers aged 10 and 12 are admitted at Makanjira Health Centre after eating wild beans locally known as ndozi. The boy has been identified as Faruk lssah… ...

Criminals abandon bag of elephant teeth in Mangochi

Sep 12, 2021 Martha Chikoti 0 &

Police are hunting for two criminals whom the police busted but immediately bolted after dumping a sack bag containing animal specimen believed to be elephant teeth. Mangochi Police Station Publicist Amina Tepani Daudi said the… ...

Four men nabbed over Indian hemp

Sep 09, 2021 Martha Chikoti 0 &

Police in Mangochi have arrested four men who were found in possession of 24 bags of Indian hemp. Mangochi Police Station Publicist Amina Tepani Daudi has identified the four as Jafali Phiri, 34, Jussab Masha,… ...

PLEM construction Indian worker attempts to rape Malawian lady in Mangochi

Sep 06, 2021 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

An Indian working for PLEM construction is alleged to have attempted to rape a woman in Mangochi and the company is concealing the issue by having the man flee Malawi for India. According to a… ...

Six die in Mangochi road accident

Sep 03, 2021 Martha Chikoti 0 &

Six people have died while other people have sustained various degrees of injuries after the motor vehicle they were traveling in overturned last night at Chowe Hills. Mangochi Police Station Publicist Amina Tepani Daudi has… ...

Police arrest three ex-convicts, recover stolen items worth K2.5 million

Sep 03, 2021 Martha Chikoti 0 &

Katuli Police Unit in Mangochi district has arrested three ex-convicts on suspicion that they broke into several houses around Namwera and Katuli. The police also recovered stolen items worth K2.5 million in the wee hours… ...