Month: May 2020 Posts

Woman die in road accident in Nkhatabay

May 29, 2020 Mike Lyson Zgambo 0 &

A woman aged 54 died on Wednesday after she was hit by a motor vehicle at Mathamanda area in Nkhatabay. According to Police in the district, Mwenda was trying to cross the road from left… ...

Let’s knock out the DPP regime – Mtambo

May 28, 2020 Kenneth Mkandawire 0 &

  Citizens for Transformation Movement (CFT) leader Timothy Pagonachi Mtambo has urged people in the country to knock out the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) government during the 2020 elections saying Malawi needs a government that… ...

DPP still popular in Nkhata-Bay – Vuwa Kaunda

May 28, 2020 Kenneth Mkandawire 0 &

Minister of Tourism Vuwa Kaunda says the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) is still popular in Nkhata-Bay and he is confident the party will get the most votes in the district in the Fresh Presidential Elections… ...

Tonse Alliance says Chakwera, Chilima will unite Malawians

May 25, 2020 Kenneth Mkandawire 0 &

The Tonse Alliance has urged people in Nkhatabay to vote for the alliance’s candidate Dr. Lazarus Chakwera and runningmate Dr. Saulos Chilima, saying they will unite Malawians. The Tonse Alliance held a mega rally on… ...

Chiefs urged to be impartial

May 23, 2020 Kenneth Mkandawire 0 &

The National Initiative for Civic Education (NICE) Trust has appealed to traditional leaders in Nkhata-Bay district to avoid favouring some political affiliations in their decision making as the country edges closer to the Fresh Presidential… ...

Nkhatabay Council set for verification exercise

May 21, 2020 Kenneth Mkandawire 0 &

District Commissioner (DC) for Nkhata-Bay Council has said the commission is ready for the forthcoming voter verification exercise being conducted by Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) ahead of the elections. Speaking in an interview Thursday, the… ...

Boy, 16, drowns in Nkhatabay

May 20, 2020 Mike Lyson Zgambo 0 &

A 16-year-old boy has died after drowning in a stream in Nkhatabay district. Police spokesperson in Nkhatabay, Kondwani James, said this happened at Kamoza village. The boy who has been identified as Nicholas Saka was… ...

Nkhatabay couple test positive for Coronavirus

May 16, 2020 Lindiwe Sambalikagwa 1 &

A 33-year-old man and a 35-year-old woman in Nkhatabay have tested positive for the coronavirus, days after returning from Tanzania. According to Minister of Health Jappie Mhango, the two travelled from Tanzania to Malawi using… ...

15 arrested for damaging property over blood sucking myths

May 02, 2020 Mike Lyson Zgambo 0 &

Police in Nkhatabay have arrested 15 people for damaging and stealing property worth K23 million over false claims about blood suckers. According to Nkhatabay Police spokesperson Kondwani James, the crimes were committed on April 1,… ...

Police warn against rumours about blood suckers

Apr 22, 2020 Mike Lyson Zgambo 0 &

Police in Nkhatabay have warned residents against propagating rumours about blood suckers, saying there are no blood suckers in the district. The call comes amid reports of violence in which property has been damaged and… ...

Man accused of damaging Mutharika’s portrait says he dropped it accidentally

Mar 23, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

A 48-year-old man accused of damaging President Peter Mutharika’s portrait at National Registration Bureau (NRB) offices has told a court in Nkhata Bay that he accidentally dropped the portrait. Malawi News Agency reported that the… ...

DoDMA starts maize flour distribution to food insecure households

Feb 19, 2020 Archangel Nzangaya 0 &

The Department of Disaster Management Affairs (DoDMA) has introduced the distribution of maize flour to food insecure households in the country. According to the Secretary to the Vice President and Commissioner for Disaster Management Affairs,… ...

Man gets 8 years in jail for raping daughter

Jan 13, 2020 Mike Lyson Zgambo 0 &

The First Grade Magistrate's Court in Nkhatabay on Friday sentenced a 38-year-old man to 8 years imprisonment for raping his own daughter in order to get rich. The man identified as Dennis Banda raped his… ...

Watchman nabbed following theft at private school

Jan 09, 2020 Demetria Herman Banda 0 &

Police in Nkhata Bay have arrested a 39-year-old watchman over allegations that he stole laptops and a solar battery at Stepping Stone International Private School in the district. The stolen property is valued at 2.8… ...

Man in custody for killing grandmother

Jan 08, 2020 Demetria Herman Banda 0 &

Police in Nkhata Bay District have arrested a 26-year-old man who was on the run after killing his 55-year-old grandmother. Nkhata Bay Police Station Public Relations Officer, Sergeant Kondwani James said the suspect, Holland Banda,… ...