nkhatabay Archives

Residents angry over relocation of technical college project

Nov 24, 2016 Thula Chisamba 1 &

Dust refuses to settle on wrangles surrounding government’s decision to build a community technical college at Nkhatabay boma rather than Tukombo as earlier planned. The issue has taken a new twist as communities surrounding Tukombo… ...

Newly installed chief receiving death threats from relatives

Nov 18, 2016 Thula Chisamba 18 &

The newly installed Traditional Authority Malanda of Nkhatabay has claimed that he is receiving death threats from people he suspects to be some of his relatives. Speaking in an interview, Malanda said he believes the… ...

Nkhatabay chiefs worried over delay of subsidy fertilizer

Nov 13, 2016 Thula Chisamba 22 &

Traditional leaders in Nkhatabay have claimed that government’s delay to distribute subsidy fertilizer will lead to more hunger in the district. The chiefs said government is yet to distribute the farm inputs even though the… ...

Rustlers make off with eight cattle

Nov 13, 2016 Mike Lyson Zgambo 24 &

A 73 year-old woman in Nkhatabay is failing to come to terms with the situation she is in after criminals stole her eight cattle from a kraal. The stolen cattle that include two bulls and… ...

Robbers breaks into Nkhatabay FMB, steal UPS

Nov 12, 2016 Mike Lyson Zgambo 38 &

Six men armed with panga knives attacked Nkhatabay FMB branch on Friday and managed to get away with an electrical device worth K2.7 million. Spokesperson for Nkhatabay police Ignatius Esau said the robbers stole an… ...

Man gets four years for burglary

Nov 12, 2016 Mike Lyson Zgambo 15 &

A court in Nkhatabay on Wednesday sentenced a 34 year-old man to four years in jail for stealing money, lotion, and shoes from a woman’s house. The convict who has been identified as Lameck Banda… ...

Crocodile kills a six year-old boy in Nkhatabay

Nov 07, 2016 Mike Lyson Zgambo 54 &

A six year-old boy has died in Nkhatabay district after being attacked by a crocodile in Limphasa River. The boy Patrick Chunda was attacked on Friday in Bwanthuwa village, Traditional Authority Timbiri in Nkhatabay. According… ...