Month: April 2016 Posts

Visually impaired man killed by elephants

Apr 20, 2016 Archangel Nzangaya 26 &

Angry elephants on Monday stomped a 36 year-old man to death in Mangochi district. According to the district’s police relations officer, Roderick Maida, the deceased has been identified as Enos Matola. Maida said the deceased… ...

Two jailed for stealing Escom cables

Apr 10, 2016 Archangel Nzangaya 19 &

Two men have been sentenced to nine months imprisonment each after they pleaded guilty to stealing Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (Escom) cables. The two, Amidu Kazembe and Ernest Hananiya, admitted that they stole Escom… ...

Zambian gets 15 months for theft

Apr 10, 2016 Archangel Nzangaya 10 &

The Mangochi magistrate court on Saturday sentenced a Zambian man to 15 months imprisonment with hard labour for stealing money by trickery from an Airtel Money agent.  According to Mangochi police spokesperson Amila Tepani Daudi,… ...

Police restless over Mangochi District Council robbery

Mar 28, 2016 Mwayi Mkandawire 11 &

Police officers in Mangochi district are spending sleepless nights after unknown robbers armed with guns broke into the the district's  council offices where they went away with assorted property including computers and credentials for officials… ...

Cholera outbreak hits Mangochi

Mar 24, 2016 Archangel Nzangaya 11 &

Mangochi district has been hit by a cholera outbreak and authorities say two people have died from the disease in the month March. Mangochi hospital sanitation officer Kondwani Mamba said they have registered 12 cholera… ...

Prisoners escape from Mangochi prison

Mar 20, 2016 Luke Bisani 123 &

Reports reaching Malawi24 show that seven prisoners have today escaped from Mangochi Prison. According to Mangochi prison officer in charge Jonas Chimoto, the prisoners escaped between wee hours of one to two o'clock on Sunday… ...

Man arrested for admitting to practicing witchcraft

Mar 12, 2016 Archangel Nzangaya 150 &

A 74 year-old Malawian man in Mangochi district is in police custody for confessing that he practices witchcraft. According to police publicist for the eastern region Sergeant Otilia Kumanga, the suspect has been identified as… ...