Month: October 2020 Posts

Police condemn vandalism of Police Unit in Mangochi

Oct 22, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

By Synd Kalimbuka The Commissioner of Police responsible for Eastern Region Arlene Baluwa has called upon the public to desist from vandalizing police property and from taking the law into their hands. Baluwa made the… ...

Court, Police burn 300kgs of Cannabis

Oct 20, 2020 Martha Chikoti 0 &

The police and the court in Mangochi have burnt 300kgs of Indian hemp which was confiscated from nine offenders in the district. The exercise took place on Tuesday morning at Mpima Forest and was led… ...

Two boys die, 8 others injured in Mangochi road accident

Oct 16, 2020 Martha Chikoti 0 &

Two boys from the same family died while eight others sustained serious injuries after a motor vehicle they boarded failed to ascend a slope and overturned at Changali-Labana earth road in Mangochi. Mangochi Police Station… ...

Man gets 18 years in jail for raping one-year-old child

Oct 14, 2020 Martha Chikoti 0 &

A court in Mangochi has sentenced 34-year-old Paul Wandala to 18 years in prison for raping a one-year-old girl. The Monkey-Bay Senior Resident Magistrate Court sitting as Child Justice Court delivered the ruling on Tuesday.… ...

Health Surveillance Assistant dies after drinking ‘Kachasu’

Oct 11, 2020 Martha Chikoti 0 &

A Health Surveillance Assistant for Malombe Health Centre in Mangochi has died after excessively drinking locally distilled spirits (Kachasu) without having any meal. Mangochi Police Station spokesperson Sub-Inspector Amina Tepani Daudi identified the man as… ...

Man dies in road accident

Oct 11, 2020 Martha Chikoti 0 &

A cyclist has died after his bicycle collided with a seven-tonne lorry at Soko bus depot along Mangochi-Monkey-Bay road. The deceased who is believed to be 45-50 years of age has not yet been identified… ...

Six candidates present nominations in Mangochi West

Oct 08, 2020 Ayamba Kandodo - MEC Stringer 0 &

Six candidates in Mangochi West have presented their nomination papers to Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) ahead of the November 10 by-elections The candidates are: Dickson Mtambalika-Mbakuwaku Movement for Democracy (MMD), Henry Chikondi Kamtedza- independent, Joyce… ...

Mangochi independent candidate wins case against MEC

Oct 07, 2020 Lindiwe Sambalikagwa 0 &

The High Court in Blantyre has ordered the Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) to conduct November 10 by-elections in Mangochi North-East and West constituencies using the old voters' roll and maintain the candidates who competed in… ...

Crocodile kills boy, 11

Oct 06, 2020 Archangel Nzangaya 0 &

An 11-year-old boy in Mangochi district has died after being attacked by a crocodile while swimming. Confirming the development was Mangochi police deputy publicist Sub-Inspector Amina Tepani Daudi who said the incident occurred on the… ...

Two die in a road accident

Oct 05, 2020 Martha Chikoti 0 &

Two people have died after an ambulance hit their bicycle at M'baluku Filling Station along Bakili Muluzi Highway in Mangochi. The two victims have not been identified by their relatives but are males suspected to… ...

Police officers urged to intensify routine traffic checks

Sep 28, 2020 Martha Chikoti 0 &

Police officers have been urged to intensify routine traffic checks in order to remove unregistered vehicles and unlicensed drivers from the roads. Station Traffic Officer lnspector Rhodes Chitera made the call on Friday at Mangochi… ...

Three in cooler for human trafficking in Mangochi

Sep 24, 2020 Martha Chikoti 0 &

Two Malawians and a Mozambican have been arrested in Mangochi for trafficking nine young men aged between 22-30 to Mozambique. The three were arrested during the wee hours of Tuesday at Mwawa crossing border point.… ...

MEC excited with by-election preps

Sep 24, 2020 Ayamba Kandodo - MEC Stringer 0 &

Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) says it is satisfied with the progress of voter verification exercise for the November 10 by-elections currently underway in Mangochi North East constituency despite a court injunction obtained by an independent… ...

MEC forced to suspend registration of new voters

Sep 19, 2020 Lindiwe Sambalikagwa 0 &

The Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) has suspended registration of new voters in Mangochi North East Constituency following an injunction obtained by a parliamentary candidate. On Friday, the High Court granted an injunction to one of… ...

Parliamentary candidate obtains injunction against MEC

Sep 18, 2020 Ayamba Kandodo - MEC Stringer 0 &

Mangochi North East independent candidate in the forthcoming by-elections Martin Sekati Nyengo has obtained a court order stopping Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) from conducting electoral activities currently underway in the constituency. This happens barely a… ...