Month: July 2021 Posts

Gulewamkulu member arrested over rape

Jul 24, 2021 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Police in Mchinji have arrested a member of the Gulewamkulu cult for raping a woman. The man who was in Gulewamkulu regalia at the time he raped the woman has been identified as Moyenda Jephter.… ...

Organisation brings back 127 girls to school

May 25, 2021 Chikondi Magalasi 0 &

A non-governmental organization has brought back to school about 127 girls who dropped out of school for various reasons in Mchinji district. This has been done under “Girl Inspire Project” which the organisation is implementing… ...

Clinician rapes 7-year-old child in Mchinji

Dec 29, 2020 Lindiwe Sambalikagwa 0 &

A 40-year-old clinician at Mchinji District Hospital has been arrested for raping a child aged 7. Mchinji Police Officer In-Charge George Mtetemera has identified the suspect as Lovemore Phiri. According to Police, there was a… ...

Police recover MK11 million stolen cash

Nov 19, 2020 Archangel Nzangaya 0 &

Central West Region (CWR) police in Mchinji on Tuesday recovered MK11 million about two hours after the money was stolen. Confirming the development was Central West Region police publicist Inspector Alfred Chimthere who identified the… ...

Mob kills ex-MDF soldier

Aug 17, 2020 Russell Kondowe 0 &

A mob in Mchinji has killed a former Malawi Defence Force (MDF) soldier accused of raping a child and injuring the child’s parents. Mchinji Police publicist Kondwani Kandiado has identified the ex-soldier as Francisco Tumeyo,… ...

Primary School learners in Mchinji petition chief over child marriages

Aug 06, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Primary School learners under Senior Chief Dambe in Mchinji have petitioned traditional leaders, demanding immediate action following rising cases of child marriages and teenage pregnancies in the area. Through the petition presented to Senior Chief… ...

6 jailed for possessing Pangolin

Jul 23, 2020 Daniel Sapuli 0 &

The Mchinji Senior Resident Magistrate Court has sentenced six men to six years imprisonment with hard labour for being found with Pangolin. The six are Chifundo Moses, 23 , David Njanji aged 32, Chitenje Kwenda,… ...

Activist Matewere donates books to pastors

Jun 27, 2020 Martha Chikoti 0 &

Activist Maxwell Matewere has donated 7400 copies of a book on human trafficking to pastors in Mchinji. The book titled "The untold stories" was authored by Matewere. Speaking after the donation, Matewere said the donation… ...

Boy, 17, stabs playmate to death in Mchinji

Jun 14, 2020 Daniel Sapuli 0 &

Police in Mchinji are keeping in custody a boy aged for stabbing his 17-year-old playmate to death following a misunderstanding that arose as they were playing football at Bua primary school ground. Public relation officer… ...

Voter verification suspended in Mchinji North after villagers assault police officer

May 21, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Voter verification exercise at Mzenga Centre in Mchinji North Constituency has been suspended after villagers attacked a police officer at the centre in protest against Forestry officers who allegedly destroyed their crops. It is reported… ...

Senior Chief Mlonyeni tells MEC to prevent another fresh election

May 18, 2020 Emmie Banda - MEC Stringer 1 &

Senior Chief Mlonyeni of Mchinji has urged Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) and electoral stakeholders to be accurate and transparent when discharging their duties for the 2020 presidential elections in order to prevent another fresh election.… ...

Vote for Chakwera, Chilima to end corruption – Mtambo

May 13, 2020 Mike Kalumbi 1 &

Citizens for Transformation (CFT) leader Timothy Mtambo has urged people to vote for Lazarus Chakwera and Saulos Chilima in the coming elections, saying the Tonse Alliance government will end corruption in the country. Mtambo was… ...

Chinese national deported from Malawi after refusing quarantine

Apr 13, 2020 Mwayi Mkandawire 2 &

A Chinese national was on Saturday deported from Malawi for refusing to be on self-quarantine for 14 days. The Immigration Department in Mchinji sent back to Zambia the Chinese national identified as Jian Li. The… ...

Four arrested for assaulting health workers over bloodsucking rumours

Apr 01, 2020 Daniel Sapuli 0 &

Police in Mchinji have arrested four people for assaulting three medical workers from Mchinji District Hospital on suspicions that they were blood suckers. Mchinji police public relation officer Kondwani Kandiado identified the suspects as; Lemani… ...

Mchinji based artist releases “Undisainile”

Mar 06, 2020 Martha Chikoti 0 &

Mchinji based musician Prosper Chisale released "Undisainile", a song about a boy who was beaten to a pulp by a blesser. Chisale first released the video for the song on Friday, 21 February while the… ...