Month: January 2019 Posts

Three arrested over murder of person with albinism

Jan 04, 2019 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Malawi Police have arrested three people in connection to the killing of a person with albinism in Nkhata-Bay. The three are suspected to have murdered 54-year-old Yasin Phiri at his home in Nkhata-Bay on New… ...

Teenager killed over mangoes

Jan 01, 2019 Mike Lyson Zgambo 0 &

A 50-year-old man in Nkhata Bay has killed a 16 year-old boy over mangoes. The young man identified as Frank Banda was brutally murdered near Chintheche Trading Centre on Friday. Police said the boy on… ...

Mattress thief gets five years

Aug 11, 2018 Mike Lyson Zgambo 8 &

NkhataBay First Grade Magistrate Court on Friday sentenced a 26-year-old man to five years in jail for stealing mattresses from a tourist. The man Esau Banda was found guilty of breaking into a building and… ...

Suspect arrested in killing of US businessman

Jul 27, 2018 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Police in Nkhatabay have arrested a Malawian businessman suspected to have been involved in the killing of an American businessman. Nkhatabay Police Station spokesperson Cecilia Mfune identified the suspect as Gabriel Chirwa aged 33 who… ...

US businessman murdered in Malawi

Jul 22, 2018 Bright Malenga 15 &

A 47-year-old Nkhatabay based American businessman was on Friday brutally murdered at his house in the lakeshore district. The deceased Michael James Maglioli from Massachusetts State was killed in his house at Dambo area located… ...

Chief declares Nkhatabay free LGBTI zone

Mar 10, 2018 Luke Bisani 37 &

Senior Chief Mkumbira of Nkhatabay district has declared his area a free zone to Lesbians, Gays, Bisexual, Transgender and Intersex (LGBTI) people. Mkumbira disclosed that he “accepted” that LGBTI people exist in the country and… ...

Malawi Govt pleads patience on martyrs’ compensation

Mar 04, 2018 Luke Bisani 13 &

The Malawi Government through the Attorney General (AG) has pleaded for patience from the families whose relatives were killed for protesting against British rule. Speaking at the commemoration of Martyr's day in Nkhatabay district, AG… ...

Boy, 12, drowns in Lake Malawi

Oct 11, 2017 Mike Lyson Zgambo 0 &

A 12-year-old boy identified as Bernard Banda has died after drowning in Lake Malawi. Police public relations officer for Nkhatabay district Ignatius Esau told Malawi24 that Bernard left home on October 7 but did not… ...

Fire destroys house

Sep 09, 2017 Bright Malenga 0 &

Fire has destroyed a house and household items worth millions at Chintheche in Nkhatabay district. Nkhata-Bay police station Ignatius Esau said the inferno damaged the house of Teleza Manda, 27, on September 5. According to… ...

Man rapes mentally ill woman

Aug 22, 2017 Bright Malenga 1 &

Police in Nkhatabay are keeping in custody Moffat Nyirenda, 31, for raping a 32-year-old mentally ill woman. Nkhatabay Police Station Spokesperson Ignatius Essau said the sexual abuse happened after the victim went to attend a… ...