nkhatabay Archives

Terrible! Malawian boy dies after battery burst into flames

Oct 16, 2016 Mike Lyson Zgambo 87 &

A two year-old Malawian boy identified as Aliford Nthali has died after a phone battery that was being charged using a booster in a room where he was sleeping burst into flamesin Nkhatabay district. According… ...

Police hunt for woman who killed brother that wanted to rape her

Oct 14, 2016 Justin Mkweu 119 &

Police in the lakeshore district of Nkhatabay are hunting for a 35 year-old woman identified as Joyce Mkandawire for killing her 38 year-old brother who wanted to rape her. According to information sourced from GVH Mphongolo… ...

Rapist jailed for 14 years

Sep 19, 2016 Justin Mkweu 21 &

A court in Nkhatabay has sentenced a 28 year-old man to 14 years in jail for raping a 13 year-old girl. Police have identified the convict as Aubrey Chitsulo Mbawa. State prosecutor Keston Chiona told… ...

Wife beater dies after setting fire to his house

Sep 16, 2016 Bright Malenga 40 &

A 44 year-old man who was wanted by the police for assaulting his wife in Nkhatabay died on Wednesday after setting fire to his house while he was inside it. The man identified as Hudson… ...

Teens arrested for house breaking

Sep 08, 2016 Justin Mkweu 2 &

Malawi Police officers in Nkhatabay district are keeping in custody two young boys for breaking into the house of a Nkhatabay district hospital nurse and getting away with cash. The young boys Cylus Phiri 15… ...

Man hacks wife’s lover to death

Aug 31, 2016 Justin Mkweu 141 &

A man in Nkhatabay district on Sunday hacked to death his cheating wife’s lover after he found them in the couple’s house. Public Relations Officer for Nkhatabay Police Ignatius Esau said the incident occurred at… ...

Lake Malawi swallows five men

Jul 13, 2016 Archangel Nzangaya 71 &

Five people who went fishing have drowned in Lake Malawi in Nkhatabay district after a boat they were sailing in capsized. According to reports reaching this publication, the five drowned fishermen and Emmanuel Salewa, who… ...