Month: April 2023 Posts

Woman arrested for raping boy in Nkhata-Bay

Apr 04, 2023 Russell Kondowe 0 &

Police in Nkhata-Bay have arrested a 34-year-old woman identified as Oliva Phiri for allegedly raping a 17-year-old child on Sunday. The sexual abuse happened at Lisale in Traditional Authority Mankhambira in the district. Nkhata Bay… ...

Nkhata-Bay Fisheries Office appeals to fishermen to adopt aquaculture

Feb 25, 2023 Kenneth Mkandawire 0 &

Authorities at Nkhata-bay Fisheries department which is under the Ministry of Natural Resources have called upon fishermen to embrace fish farming as one way of curbing overfishing which is highly contributing to the dwindling population… ...

Man gets 10 years in prison for throwing baby to the ground

Jan 19, 2023 Mike Lyson Zgambo 0 &

The First Grade Magistrate Court in Nkhata Bay District has ordered 40-year-old Lyman Salima Kamanga to spend next 10 years of his life behind bars for injuring his own 4-month-old baby girl by throwing the… ...

Nkhata Bay Police registers decrease in crime and road accidents

Jan 06, 2023 Mike Lyson Zgambo 0 &

The general statistical analysis of crime and road accidents in Nkhata Bay District has shown that both crime and road accident rates have gone down by 18 percent and 32 percent respectively. This is according… ...

Two men commit suicide in Nkhata Bay

Nov 01, 2022 Mike Lyson Zgambo 0 &

Two men aged 69 and 45 have hanged themselves in separate incidents at Chintheche in Nkhata Bay. The deceased are Thom Mphande aged 69 of Mpalawezi Village in Traditional Authority Malanda in Nkhata Bay District… ...

Two men kill each other over woman

Oct 26, 2022 Mike Lyson Zgambo 3 &

Two men have killed each other in a fight for a woman at Chintheche in Nkhata Bay district. The two  have been identified as Christopher Makawa aged 32 of Mangombo Village in Traditional Authority Mkanda… ...

Headteacher jailed 6 years for theft of K11 million

Oct 22, 2022 Mike Lyson Zgambo 2 &

The First Grade Magistrate’s Court in Nkhata Bay District has sentenced primary school headteacher, 36-year-old Hannock Kamanga, to six years in prison for embezzling K11 million meant for school project. The court heard through state… ...

Police arrest four, confiscate 471 litres fuel in Nkhata Bay

Oct 14, 2022 Mike Lyson Zgambo 0 &

Police in Nkhata Bay District have arrested four people for allegedly selling fuel illegally at Sanga, Mkondezi and Nkhata Bay turn-off where the Police have also confiscated 471 litres of petrol. The suspects include Tafa… ...

Head teacher arrested for embezzling K11 million in Nkhata Bay

Sep 20, 2022 Mike Lyson Zgambo 0 &

A 36-year-old primary school head teacher identified as Hanock Kamanga and a school committee chairperson, Shibisa Chipeta aged 47, have been arrested in Nkhata Bay for allegedly embezzling K11 million meant for construction of the… ...

Hospital data clerk arrested over missing computer monitors in Nkhata Bay

Sep 19, 2022 Mike Lyson Zgambo 0 &

Police in Nkhata Bay District are keeping in custody a 38-year-old man, Blessings Isaley, in connection to the alleged theft of  three computer monitors from the data storage department at Nkhata Bay District Hospital. The… ...

Two Sientas collide killing three people and injuring 14 others in Nkhata Bay

Sep 13, 2022 Mike Lyson Zgambo 0 &

Three people have died while 14 others have sustained various injuries following a head on collision involving two Sientas, one carrying eight passengers and another carrying nine passengers, on Monday evening in Nkhata Bay District.… ...

Hit and run driver kills pedestrian in Nkhata Bay

Sep 01, 2022 Mike Lyson Zgambo 0 &

A male pedestrian has died after being hit by a vehicle in the middle of Nkhata-Bay-Mzuzu M5 Road at Kalambwe near Nkhata Bay Boma. The dead body was found in the early hours of August… ...

Nkhata Bay Council suspends water distribution to Cholera hotspots

Aug 31, 2022 Malawi News Agency (MANA) 0 &

Nkhata Bay District Council has suspended distribution of water to cholera hotspot areas due to inadequate funding to fuel vehicles used in the exercise. Speaking to Malawi News Agency (MANA) spokesperson for the council,  Patrick… ...

Man jailed 6 years for indecently assaulting child

Aug 24, 2022 Macmillan Mhone 0 &

The First Grade Magistrate's Court in Nkhata Bay has sentenced 34-year-old Mark Nyirongo to 6 years imprisonment with hard labour for breaking into a house and indecently assaulting a 7-year-old girl. The convict committed the… ...

Nkhata Bay situation dire

Aug 18, 2022 Shorai Mopiwa 0 &

The situation is dire in Nkhata Bay where eight people have died of Cholera and 213 cases have been recorded this month. On 7th August 2022, the district received alerts of cases of people presenting… ...