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… ...