Mzimba Archives

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… ...

Malawian national found dead in South Africa

Oct 28, 2021 Baxter Mkumba 0 &

A Malawian national was found dead with multiple stab wounds in the morning hours of 27 October in South Africa. The man has been identified as Ticha Bota who was living in Johannesburg. Family members… ...

Father jailed 21 years for raping biological daughter

Oct 27, 2021 Baxter Mkumba 1 &

A senior resident magistrate sitting in Mzimba on Tuesday sentenced Chimwemwe Zimba to serve a 21-year jail term for raping his 9-year-old biological daughter. Zimba was arrested in August this year on allegations of raping… ...

MCP loses Mzimba East to AFORD

Oct 26, 2021 Kondwani Mkhalipi-Manyungwa 0 &

The ruling Malawi Congress Party (MCP) has lost Mzimba East Constituency to Alliance for Democracy (AFORD), a party that currently on its deathbed. According to unofficial results, Aford's candidate, Wachepa Phiri, has managed to secure… ...