Month: May 2020 Posts

Mangochi businessman arrested over death of two children

May 18, 2020 Martha Chikoti 1 &

Police in Mangochi have arrested a businessman after two children aged 5 and 6 were found dead at his home. Public Relations Officer for Mangochi Police Inspector Rodrick Maida identified the businessman as ldrissa Wasi.… ...

CCJP tells leaders in Mangochi to nurture peace

May 18, 2020 Ayamba Kandodo - MEC Stringer 0 &

 The Catholic Commission for Justice and Peace (CCJP), Mangochi Diocese has advised traditional, political party and religious leaders in Mangochi to nurture peace ahead of the fresh presidential election slated for July 2 this year.… ...

Woman, brother fined for assaulting teen over love affair

Apr 27, 2020 Martha Chikoti 0 &

A court in Mangochi has fined 20-year-old Memory Ng'ombe and her 18-year-old brother for assaulting a girl aged 17 accused of being in a love affair with the father of Ng’ombe’s child. The 18-year-old boy… ...

Two security guards killed in Mangochi

Apr 21, 2020 Martha Chikoti 0 &

  Police in Mangochi are hunting for assailants who killed two security guards at an estate on Monday and went away with items worth K3.5 million. The assailants are alleged to have stolen two Solar… ...

Malawians protest Covid-19 lockdown

Apr 16, 2020 Lindiwe Sambalikagwa 0 &

People in the country have held protests today against the 21-day lockdown, saying government has not considered poor people who live hand to mouth with no savings. Traders in the city expressed concern over the… ...

Three in for stealing Mazda Demio in Mangochi

Apr 03, 2020 Daniel Sapuli 0 &

Namwera Police Post in Mangochi is keeping in custody a 21-year-old man, Shafi Hassan, and two others suspected of stealing a Mazda Demio worth K1.7 million. Hassan and the other two, Rashid James, 23, and… ...

Man arrested for robbery with toy gun

Apr 01, 2020 Daniel Sapuli 0 &

  Police in Mangochi have arrested a man aged 31 for stealing a motorcycle and items worth K650,000 while armed with a toy gun and a panga knife. The man Owen Chimadzi robbed a businessman… ...

Health facility project abandoned in 2015 to resume in June

Mar 31, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

The Ministry of Health has assured people in Mangochi that construction of Kanyenga Community Hospital which started in 2011 and was abandoned in 2015 will resume in June this year. Minister of Health, Japie Mhango,… ...

Lightning kills 2, injures 3 in Mangochi

Mar 27, 2020 Martha Chikoti 0 &

Two girls from the same family died while three other people suffered injuries after being struck by lightning in Mangochi on Thursday. The incident occurred on Thursday evening in the area of Traditional Authority Jalasi… ...

One dies, six injured in road accident in Mangochi

Mar 21, 2020 Martha Chikoti 0 &

A 65-year-old woman died while six others sustained serious injuries after a motor vehicle they were travelling in overturned at Chowe Hills in Mangochi on Thursday. Mangochi Police Station Deputy Public Relations Officer Sub Inspector… ...

Concerns over future of fishing in Lake Malawi

Mar 16, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

By Kondwani Magombo - MANA Pact Malawi has warned that the future of fishing in Lake Malawi remains bleak as rules and regulations for managing the lake’s biodiversity and ecosystem are not being fully followed. Malawi… ...

Man gets 10 years in prison for raping sex worker

Mar 13, 2020 Martha Chikoti 0 &

The Mangochi Senior Resident Magistrate's Court on Thursday sentenced a 25-year-old man to 10 years in prison for raping a sex worker. Mangochi police spokesperson Sub Inspector Amina Tepani Daudi has identified the convict as… ...

DPP’s fifth march over election nullification held in Mangochi

Mar 04, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 1 &

Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) members on Wednesday held demonstrations in Mangochi against the nullification of the 2019 presidential elections. The DPP supporters joined by United Democratic Front (UDF) members marched from Mpondasi to Mangochi Town… ...

Man drowns in Lungwena River

Feb 26, 2020 Martha Chikoti 0 &

A 45-year-old man drowned in Lungwena River at Chowe in Mangochi on Tuesday. Police in the district have identified the victim as Chitonga Saidi. Mangochi Police Station Sub-Inspector Amina Tepani Daudi said Chitonga slipped off… ...

Kutsaira urges action to combat climate change

Jan 22, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

The Minister of Natural Resources, Energy and Mining, Bintony Kutsaira, has urged Malawians to take part in tree planting exercise in order to combat climate change. Kutsaira said this after leading Malawians in planting 1,250… ...