Month: June 2022 Posts

Man jailed for attempting suicide

Jun 12, 2022 Malawi News Agency (MANA) 0 &

Lilongwe First Magistrate Court has  sentenced 41-year-old Yakilini Chinsepo to one and a half years imprisonment for attempting suicide. State Prosecutor, Sub Inspector Damiano Nyasulu, told the court that Chinsepo, a former employee of Almeida… ...

Man commits suicide after fight between his fiancée and sex worker

Jun 10, 2022 Russell Kondowe 0 &

A 25-year-old man in Lilongwe hanged himself to the roof of a toilet on Wednesday after his fiancée and a commercial sex worker he took home engaged in a fight over him. Sub-Inspector Foster Benjamin,… ...

Sparc, Caring Hands launch mental app

Jun 04, 2022 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Malawi Government has hailed Sparc Systems Limited (Africa) and Caring Hands, a non-governmental organization, for launching a Mental Lab application which will be used to fight mental illness in Malawi. The mobile application was launched… ...

Poet Tendai Shaba commits to fight mental health issues, engages health minister

May 26, 2022 Archangel Nzangaya 0 &

Renowned poet, Tendai M Shaba has expressed commitment to supporting government's efforts by fighting mental health issues through his poetry. Shaba earlier this week engaged Malawi's minister of health Khumbize Kandodo Chiponda and among other… ...

Rumphi man mentally ill for 27 years recovers after father’s burial

May 23, 2022 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

A man identified as Simon Kayira, 49, who suffered from mental illness for over 27 years, regained his sanity recently after the burial of his father at Chiberekete village in the area of senior chief… ...

Form 4 student commits suicide in Thyolo

May 18, 2022 Daniel Sapuli 0 &

An 18-year-old girl identified as Dorica Kagwa who was in Form Four at Thekerani Secondary School in Thyolo District has hanged herself to the roof of a house she was renting as a self-boarder. Thyolo… ...

Zomba Press Club cleans up Zomba Mental Hospital

May 17, 2022 Raphael Likaka 0 &

Members of Zomba Press Club in the company of Zomba Central parliamentarian, Bester Awali, and Zomba Malosa parliamentarian, Grace Kwelepeta teamed up to clean Zomba Mental Hospital on Monday. Zomba Mental Hospital Public Relations Officer,… ...

Wikise seeks NGOs’ support on ‘I can’t kill myself’ campaign

May 10, 2022 Archangel Nzangaya 0 &

Malawi's Afrobeat musician Che Wikise, has called on Non-Governmental Organizations to support his mental health awareness campaign, 'I Can't Kill Myself'. Wikise who was born Frank Chawinga, earlier this year launched 'I Can't Kill Myself'… ...

19-year-old boy commits suicide in Blantyre

May 07, 2022 Russell Kondowe 0 &

A 19-year-old boy identified as Halord Stefano has committed suicide by hanging at Mdala village in the area of Traditional Authority Machinjiri in the District. Sub-Inspector Peter Mchiza, Public Relations Officer for Blantyre Police Station,… ...

14-year-old boy commits suicide

May 05, 2022 Contributor* 2 &

A 14-year-old boy, Collen Mwafulirwa, of Salisbury Line in Mzuzu City committed suicide by hanging himself with a rope in his bedroom in the wee hours of Wednesday. According to the boy’s stepfather, Paul Chipeta,… ...

Gambling not a source of income – Malawi Gaming Board

Apr 30, 2022 Macmillan Mhone 0 &

The Malawi Gaming Board (MGB) has advised people in the country to take gambling as a form of entertainment and not as a source of income. Licensing Manager for the National Lotteries Board (NLB) and… ...

Teenage rapper Pesty C committed suicide, Police say

Apr 26, 2022 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

Sixteen-year-old Peace Dickson, also known as Pesty C, hanged himself with a belt to the roof of his bedroom after he was criticised for alleged stealing behaviour, Police say. Dickson died on Sunday evening, April… ...

Man hangs himself in Chitipa

Mar 21, 2022 Mike Lyson Zgambo 0 &

A 25-year-old man has died after hanging himself at Ishalikila village in the area of Traditional Authority Mwaulambia in Chitipa district. He has been identified as Butusho Mwalwamba of Mwenitete village T/A Kilupula in Karonga… ...

Malawi Police Spiritual Department provides support to people with albinism

Mar 09, 2022 Martha Chikoti 0 &

The Malawi Police Service Spirituals, Integrity and Counselling Department has embarked on an initiative aimed at offering psychosocial support to people with albinism. On Monday, the department's Director, Reverend Father Steve Likhucha, Assistant Commissioner of Police… ...

I support Ricky Rick for killing himself, I will follow his footsteps – Mady P

Feb 24, 2022 Lyonike Mughogho 0 &

Malawi`s dancehall star Mady P Don Gogo has shocked his followers having said he will follow the footsteps of South African rapper Ricky Rick who committed suicide on Wednesday. Writing on his Facebook platform, Don… ...