Month: January 2022 Posts

136 people cured of TB in Mzimba South

Jan 17, 2022 Mike Kalumbi 0 &

Mzimba South has registered success in the fight against Tuberculosis as 136 out of 151 patients have been cured of the disease. According to Mzimba TB Clinical Associate Shadreck Mkupila, in 2020 they recorded 151… ...

Man commits suicide in Mzimba

Jan 03, 2022 Mike Lyson Zgambo 0 &

A 36-year-old man identified as Joshua Mkandawire has hanged himself yesterday at Kapelemehe (Kafukule) in Mzimba. On the material day, January 2, 2022, Mkandawire told his relatives that he wanted to go to the toilet,… ...

WhatsApp group donates 30 iron sheets to primary school

Dec 21, 2021 Baxter Mkumba 0 &

Social media users from Hora area in Mzimba district who formed a forum with the aim of funding small projects in their area have donated 30 iron sheets to Chasisi Primary School in the district.… ...

Seven people die in Mzimba road accident

Dec 15, 2021 Baxter Mkumba 1 &

Seven people have died in a head-on collision involving two vehicles in Mzimba. The accident occurred yesterday at Jere area near DAPP Teachers Training College junction along Chasato - Mzimba Boma Road. According to Mzimba… ...

Herbalist constructs teacher’s house in Mzimba

Dec 06, 2021 Contributor* 0 &

Mzimba based traditional doctor Paul Kamanga who is popularly known as Chanisanga has constructed a K16.2 million teacher's house at Dewe junior primary school in Traditional Authority Mabilabo in Mzimba district. Design of the teacher's… ...

Communities in Mzimba benefiting from JTI

Dec 04, 2021 Martha Chikoti 0 &

In Malawi, tobacco is considered “green gold”, incontestably the most profitable crop in this highly agrarian economy. Per tonne it has over 20 times the value of Malawi's next biggest export, tea. After foreign aid,… ...

Man arrested for arson at Jenda

Nov 24, 2021 Mike Lyson Zgambo 0 &

Jenda Police have arrested 20-year-old Maston Shaba for setting ablaze a house and destroying items worth K347,000. Shaba committed the crime on November 21 at Gowoyani village in Mzimba district. A report compiled by Jenda… ...

Murder cases on the rise at Jenda

Nov 19, 2021 Baxter Mkumba 0 &

Murder cases are on the rise at Jenda in Mzimba district with at least two murder cases recorded this week. On Sunday morning, a man identified as Kalulu Chunga who was found dead near his… ...

Police hunt for murder suspects in Mzimba

Nov 18, 2021 Mike Lyson Zgambo 0 &

Jenda Police have instituted investigations into the murder of 39-year-old Malani Chirwa who was killed during the night of 16 November at Jenda trading centre in Mzimba district. A report compiled at Jenda Police Station… ...

Man arrested for killing fellow houseworker over chores

Nov 17, 2021 Mike Lyson Zgambo 0 &

Police at Jenda have arrested 33-year-old Seniti Ndlovu who is accused of killing Byson Chunga over house chores. The incident happened at Kavunguti in Mzimba district. The two were employees to Mrs Grace Kanyaso and… ...

Constituents report MCP MP to ACB over theft of quarry stones

Nov 16, 2021 Russell Kondowe 0 &

People in Mzimba South Constituency have reported Malawi Congress Party (MCP) Member of Parliament Emmanuel Chambulanyina Jere to Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) over allegations that the legislator stole a truckload of quarry stones meant for the… ...

16-year-old boy accused of raping 13-year-old girl

Nov 06, 2021 Baxter Mkumba 0 &

Police at Jenda in Mzimba district are keeping in custody a 16-year-old boy for sexually assaulting a 13-year-old girl. Jenda police station public relations officer Martha Msamali, confirmed the arrest. She said the incident took… ...

Two Congolese nationals arrested for illegal entry

Nov 05, 2021 Mike Lyson Zgambo 0 &

Police at Jenda in Mzimba are keeping in custody two Congolese nationals for entering Malawi illegally. The men were arrested on November, 4th, 2021 at Jenda in Mzimba District. The Police who were manning Jenda… ...

Man killed following fight over woman in Mzimba

Nov 03, 2021 Baxter Mkumba 0 &

A mob at Mzambazi Trading Centre in Mzimba yesterday killed a 35-year-old man after he (the victim) stabbed another man for being in a relationship with his ex-girlfriend. Following the mob killing, the victim’s family… ...

Man forced out of village over witchcraft allegations

Nov 02, 2021 Baxter Mkumba 0 &

Villagers from Benga Mwale Village in the area of Traditional Authority Mzukuzuku in Mzimba district have banished George Tembo from the village on allegation that he bewitched his 44-year-old son who died after getting sick… ...