nkhatabay Archives

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… ...