Month: April 2022 Posts

Man jailed 18 months for indecent assault of child

Apr 08, 2022 Mike Lyson Zgambo 0 &

The Second Grade Magistrate court at Chintheche in Nkhatabay has sentenced 56-year-old Foster Banda to 18 months in prison for indecent assault of his 7-year-old niece. The court heard through state prosecutor Sergeant Martha Chingwalungwalu… ...

Local NGO empowers communities with 300,000 indigenous trees in Mzimba

Apr 08, 2022 Mike Lyson Zgambo 0 &

With a rise in cases of  flash floods and soil erosion due to deforestation as a result of population pressure and demand for cultivation land, communities under Group Village Headman, Smart Chimaliro from Traditional Authority… ...

Poor learning environment affecting learners in Mzimba

Apr 07, 2022 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

By Sopani Ng'ambi Learners at Kaswiti Primary School in Mzimba District are at risk of not meeting their academic goals as they are failing to access quality education due to poor learning environment at the… ...

MP asks Finance Ministry to refund K130 million ‘stolen’ from M’mbelwa council

Mar 28, 2022 Baxter Mkumba 0 &

Member of Parliament in Mzimba South Constituency has asked the Ministry of Finance to refund 130 million Malawi kwacha which has been misappropriated at M’mbelwa District Council in Mzimba. Speaking in Parliament, Parliamentarian Emmanuel Chambulanyina… ...

MP uses K8 million to renovate bridge

Mar 20, 2022 Baxter Mkumba 1 &

The K8 million bridge Member of Parliament for Mzimba Central Constituency  Henry Shaba has claimed that he used about K8 million kwacha from Constituency Development Fund (CDF) in renovating a bridge at Lubeya River after… ...

Man dies after drowning in Mzimba

Mar 20, 2022 Baxter Mkumba 0 &

A man identified as Elmon Psyela Zimba has died after drowning in Rukuru River in Mzimba district. A family member told Malawi24 that Zimba was on his way to Ngalaweni in the district and was… ...

Armed robbers steal over K109 million from FDH bank

Feb 26, 2022 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Two robbers armed with a pistol entered into FDH Bank Mzimba branch this morning and went away with K109 million. The criminals threatened workers with the pistol to open the cash chest. Northern Region Police… ...