Month: May 2017 Posts

Zambian found with ivory in Malawi

May 12, 2017 Bright Malenga 41 &

A 26-year-old Zambian man has been arrested after being found with ivory worth K40 million in Mchinji district. Mchinji Police Spokesperson Kaitano Lubrino told Malawi24 in a telephone interview that the foreigner Nelson Goma was… ...

Son hacks father to death

Apr 26, 2017 Bright Malenga 15 &

A 21-year-old man in Mchinji is in police custody after killing his own father on suspicion that the father bewitched him as a ritual to acquire wealth. Mchinji Police Station Kaitano Lubrino has identified the… ...

Man nabbed over ivory

Apr 15, 2017 Bright Malenga 0 &

A 24-year-old young man is in police custody after being found with ivory in Mchinji district. Confirming the development to Malawi24, Mchinji Police spokesperson Kaitano Lubrino identified the suspect as Mphatso Moses. "Indeed Police in… ...

Headteacher commits suicide after impregnating pupil

Apr 13, 2017 Bright Malenga 0 &

A 55-year-old primary school headteacher in Mchinji has committed suicide by hanging himself from a tree following accusations that he impregnated a pupil. Mchinji Police Spokesperson Kaitano Lubrino identified the headteacher as Laini Chirwa who… ...

Guard shoots thief dead

Mar 18, 2017 Bright Malenga 1 &

A security guard at Tembwe Admarc depot in Mchinji shot dead a suspected thief in the wee hours of Friday, Police say. The guard opened fire to disable two thieves who wanted to steal at… ...

Two year-old boy dies after canoe capsizes

Mar 08, 2017 Bright Malenga 1 &

A two year-old boy has died while seventeen other people survived after a canoe they were in capsized in Mtete River in Mchinji district. The boy was with her mother who is a member of… ...

Man jailed 13 years for raping cousin

Feb 27, 2017 Bright Malenga 27 &

A 27 year-old man Gift Clemence will spend the next 13 years in jail after being convicted for raping his 11 year-old cousin in Mchinji. State prosecutor Humphreys Makhaliha told the Mchinji magistrate court that… ...