Month: January 2020 Posts

Man arrested for offering daughter for sale

Jan 08, 2020 Demetria Herman Banda 1 &

Police in Mchinji have arrested a 46-year-old man for offering for sale his own 16-year-daughter. The man has been identified as Agapito Mazuzo Mwale. According to Mchinji Police Station PRO Inspector Kaitano Lubrino, in December… ...

Zambian national, three Malawians arrested for vehicle theft

Jan 08, 2020 Demetria Herman Banda 0 &

A Zambian national and three Malawians have been arrested for bringing into Malawi a stolen Toyota Allion belonging to Pepsi company in Zambia. Mchinji Police Station Public Relations Officer Inspector Kaitano Lubrino said Police officers… ...

Mwikho: Bambo agwidwa akupanga zadama ndi galu

Jan 06, 2020 Archangel Nzangaya 0 &

Anthu m’mudzi mwa Chikandila mfumu yaikulu Mkanda m'boma la Mchinji alawulidwa pomwe mkulu wina anathawa mkazi wake kuchipinda ndikukagwidwa akuchita chisembwele ndi galu wake. Watsimikiza zankhaniyi ndi mneneri wa apolisi m'bomali a Inspector Kaitano Lubrino… ...

Man arrested for sex with dog

Jan 06, 2020 Demetria Herman Banda 0 &

The police in Mchinji are keeping in custody Glandisoni Feliyala aged 20 for having sex with a dog. Feliyala’s wife told police at Chimwamkango Police Unit that her husband was caught red-handed having sex with… ...

Two arrested for possessing pangolin

Dec 29, 2019 Archangel Nzangaya 0 &

Police in Mchinji are keeping in custody two men for being found with a live pangolin. This is according to Mchinji police publicist Inspector Kaitano Lubrino who identified the two as Marko Bauti, 42, and… ...

Mchinji Police awarded for fighting human trafficking

Dec 23, 2019 Demetria Herman Banda 0 &

The Ministry of Homeland Security in conjunction with National Coordinating Committee against Trafficking in Person has awarded Mchinji Police Station for performing well in the fight against trafficking in persons. The station received the trophy… ...

Tanzanian national jailed two years for theft by trick

Dec 20, 2019 Demetria Herman Banda 0 &

The Second Grade Magistrate Court in Mchinji has sentenced a 34-year-old Tanzanian national to two years imprisonment with hard labour for stealing money by trick. The convict has been identified as Bashir Makado. In 2016,… ...

118 TAs in Malawi recognized as open defecation free areas

Dec 13, 2019 Russell Kondowe 0 &

Minister of Health Jappie Mhango says 118 Traditional Authorities in the country have so far attained open defecation free status. Mhango said this on Wednesday when the ministry in conjunction with World Vision recognized the… ...

Mchinji Police introduce crime prevention clubs in schools

Dec 06, 2019 Demetria Herman Banda 0 &

The police in Mchinji have introduced crime prevention clubs in some secondary schools as one way of fighting against school vandalism in the district. Mchinji police public relations officer Inspector Kaitano Lubrino said the move… ...

Lightning kills one, injures two in Mchinji

Dec 03, 2019 Demetria Herman Banda 0 &

A Form 2 student at Bua Community Day Secondary School in Mchinji has died after being struck by lightning which also injured two other people. According to Mchinji Police Puplic Relations Office Inspector Kaitano Lubrino,… ...

Help sought for toddler with hole in heart

Dec 03, 2019 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

A two-year-old girl from Baziliyo Viillage Traditional Authority (TA) Zulu in Mchinji, Elube Kang’ombe, who was diagnosed with a rare heart condition called Ventricular Septal Defect (VSD) needs K250, 000 to go to India for… ...

Church members imprisoned for refusing to leave forest

Nov 16, 2019 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

The Mchinji Second Grade Magistrate’s Court has sentenced eleven members of Seventh Day Apostolic Church to two years in prison each for disobeying court orders to vacate Mchinji Forest Reserve. According to the state prosecutor,… ...

Armyworms hit Mchinji

Oct 30, 2019 Mike Kalumbi 0 &

Armyworms have been spotted in fields in Mchinji, raising fears about low crop yield in the 2019/20 growing season. Crop protection officer at Mchinji district agricultural office Raphlino Gondwe has confirmed about the outbreak. Gondwe… ...

Organisation raises funds to support orphanage in Mchinji

Oct 24, 2019 Bright Malenga 0 &

An organisation formed by Malawian and Swedish nationals called Malawi Sweden Association (MASWE) recently held a fundraising dinner in Sweden to raise funds for orphans in Malawi. Chairperson of the organisation Sydney Kalimanjira said the… ...

MoH introduces wellness centres at borders

Oct 24, 2019 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

In a quest to curb drug defaulting, Ministry of Health and Population Services with aid from Global Fund is running wellness centres in the country’s borders to assist travellers. Currently, the ministry has started with… ...