Month: September 2023 Posts

Former Mzimba South MP Benjamin Banda dies

Sep 20, 2023 Russell Kondowe 0 &

Benjamin Isaac Banda, former Member of Parliament (MP) for Mzimba South Constituency has died. Banda aged 65 passed on in the wee hours of Wednesday in Lilongwe where he was residing. A memo of his… ...

Authorities stop child marriage in Mzimba

Sep 18, 2023 Malawi News Agency (MANA) 0 &

Authorities in Mzimba have foiled officiation of a marriage in Traditional Authority (T/A) Chindi in Mzimba because one of the boy is aged 16. According to M’mbelwa district council social welfare officer, Bernard Nangwale, the… ...

Nephew arrested for cutting off uncle’s arms in Mzimba

Sep 15, 2023 Mike Lyson Zgambo 0 &

Jenda Police are keeping in custody Dunken Banda aged for cutting off his uncle’s arms on September 13, 2023 in Lukhanda Village at Mqocha in Mzimba after the uncle allegedly assaulted Banda's mother. It is… ...

Man dies after vehicle hits bicycle

Sep 13, 2023 Mike Lyson Zgambo 0 &

A 50-year-old man identified as Wallace Phiri has died following a road accident involving a Toyota Sienta and a bicycle at Jenda Trading Centre in Mzimba. According to a Police report, Precious Ziba, was driving… ...

Chief says politician-sponsored trophies should not be worth less than K6m

Sep 11, 2023 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Inkosi Mzukuzuku of Mzimba says sports competitions organized by politicians should not be worth less than K6 million. Mzukuzuku was speaking at Mabiri football ground during the conclusion of a K450,000 trophy sponsored by politician… ...

Man hacks Malawi Police officer

Sep 09, 2023 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Police at Jenda in Mzimba have arrested a 20-year-old man for allegedly hacking a police officer on the head with a hoe after police went to the man's house to arrest him over alleged robbery.… ...

Man arrested for possessing ivory in Mzimba

Aug 31, 2023 Mike Lyson Zgambo 0 &

Police at Jenda in Mzimba yesterday arrested a 35-year-old man, Shadrick Makondetsa, for allegedly being found in possession of Ivory at Jenda in the district. Wildlife investigators from Lilongwe and detectives from Jenda Police Station… ...

Organisation questions delay of stadium project in Mzimba

Aug 22, 2023 Malawi News Agency (MANA) 0 &

A Mzimba based organisation, Communities in Development Activities (COIDA) has expressed concern over failure by a contractor to complete construction of Chimkusa Stadium which started in 2018 and was set to be completed in 2022… ...

Thieves abandon stolen goats in Mzimba

Aug 19, 2023 Baxter Mkumba 0 &

Nineteen goats suspected to have been stolen were found abandoned in the early hours of today at 9 miles along the M1 Road in Mzimba district. A community member says the goats were abandoned at… ...

Two arrested for cattle rustling in Mzimba

Aug 18, 2023 Mike Lyson Zgambo 0 &

Police at Jenda in Mzimba are keeping in custody Suzgo Nyirenda and Albert Palatine on suspicion that they stole cattle worth K1.5 million in the district. It is said that during the night of August… ...

Mutharika, Chilima to attend Goodall Gondwe’s burial ceremony

Aug 14, 2023 Mike Lyson Zgambo 0 &

Former President Peter Mutharika and vice president Saulos Chilima will today attend the burial ceremony of former Finance Minister Goodall Gondwe in Mzimba. Gondwe, a renowned economist, who served as the minister of Finance during… ...

Barber arrested for stealing 14 phones worth K1.6 million

Aug 07, 2023 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

A 27-year-old barber identified as Mickson Kwenda has been arrested at Jenda in Mzimba for allegedly stealing 14 cellphones belonging to clients at a barbershop where he worked for three days. Jenda Police spokesperson Macfarlane… ...

Eight houses destroyed over land wrangle in Mzimba

Aug 03, 2023 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Villagers in Mzimba have destroyed eight houses at Khonsolo in the district in a fight over land. One person has also been hacked in the head and is now admitted to Jenda rural hospital. One… ...

M’mbelwa District Council terminates contract over non-performance

Aug 01, 2023 Malawi News Agency (MANA) 0 &

M’mbelwa District Council has cancelled Luweya Bridge construction contract with SK Contractors due to non-compliance and non-performance. In an interview on Monday M’mbelwa District Council Spokesperson, Joel Phiri, confirmed the suspension saying the contractor failed… ...

Mkandawire assures people of Mzimba West of access to AIP fertilizer

Jul 27, 2023 Mike Lyson Zgambo 0 &

Minister of Defence Harry Mlekanjala Mkandawire has assured people of Mzimba West of smooth implementation of the 2023-2024 Affordable Inputs Program (AIP) in the area. Mkandawire said this in an engagement with a delegation of… ...