Month: December 2020 Posts

Police officer transferred after reminding Chakwera administration of campaign promises

Dec 20, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

A police officer based at Nkhotakota Police Station has been transferred to a police unit in Kasungu for reminding the Lazarus Chakwera administration of Tonse Alliance promises. Williams Kaponda who serves at Nkhotakota Police Station… ...

Conservationist says mountains receive little attention in environmental conversations

Dec 12, 2020 Martha Chikoti 0 &

Malawi joined the rest of the world in commemorating International Mountain Day on Friday and a conservationist says mountains need to get more attention and there should be more efforts to conserve the mountains. Chief… ...

Motorcycle owners start registering with road traffic in Nkhotakota

Dec 11, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

By Topson Banda. Motorcycle owners in Nkhotakota district have started registering their motorcycles with Directorate of Road Traffic and Safety Services (DRTSS). This follows Nkhotakota police station's plea to DRTSS to ease some expected challenges… ...

Bicycle taxi operator rapes 18-year-old girl

Nov 24, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Written by  Stanley Nkhondoyachepa - MANA Police in Nkhotakota have arrested a bicycle taxi operator for raping an 18-year-old girl and stealing her phone. According to Nkhunga Deputy Public Relations Officer (DPRO), Sergeant Thandiwe Mshanga,… ...

Man rapes three children

Oct 26, 2020 Mike Lyson Zgambo 0 &

A man aged 60 is in police custody at Nkhunga Police Station in Nkhotakota for raping three children aged between seven and eight. According to Deputy Publicist for Nkhunga Police Station Sergeant Thandiwe Maseko Mshanga,… ...

Cyclist killed in road accident

Oct 23, 2020 Mike Lyson Zgambo 0 &

A man aged 29 died on Thursday after being hit by a truck at Nkhunga in Nkhotakota. The victim has been identified as Steve Phiri. According to a Police report Nkhunga Police publicist Sergeant Thandiwe… ...

Two die in Nkhotakota road accident

Oct 09, 2020 Mike Lyson Zgambo 0 &

Two men have died after their motor vehicle collided with another vehicle at Msenjere bridge along Nkhotakota-Nkhatabay M5 road in Nkhotakota. Nkhunga Police deputy spokesperson Thandiwe Madeline Mshanga said the accident occurred on 7th October,… ...

29 learners fail to sit for exams due to pregnancy, marriage

Sep 30, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Twenty-nine learners at Lozi centre in Nkhotakota have failed to sit for Primary School Leaving Certificate (PSLC) examinations because they are either pregnant or married. Supervisor of the centre Chiyembekezo Mwafulirwa revealed this when Deputy… ...

Woman arrested over Chamba

Sep 22, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Police in Nkhotakota have arrested a 38-year-old woman for possessing 60 kilograms of cannabis sativa (Chamba). The woman has been identified as Mirriam Dickson. Nkhotakota Police Spokesperson Williams Kaponda said the suspect was arrested along… ...

Nkhunga Police burn over 7000 Kilograms of Indian hemp

Sep 18, 2020 Mike Lyson Zgambo 0 &

Nkhunga Police Station in Nkhotakota has today burnt bags of Indian hemp popularly known as 'chamba' weighing over seven thousand kilograms. Speaking at a ceremony where the hemp was burnt on Friday, Assistant Commissioner of… ...

Kabaza operators warned over drink-riding

Aug 19, 2020 Mike Lyson Zgambo 0 &

Police in Nkhotakota have warned Kabaza operators against riding bicycles while drunk, saying drink-riding is one of the causes of accidents in the district. Nkhunga Police Station on 17 August, 2020 held a meeting with… ...

Villagers attack health workers during burial of Covid-19 victim

Jul 31, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Villagers in Nkhotakota on Wednesday pelted stones at health personnel during the burial of a woman who died of COVID-19 in the district. The commotion erupted at Jabu graveyard in Phangwa Village in Nkhotakota Malawi… ...

Two men rape 15 year old girl

Jul 03, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Police in Nkhotakota have arrested two men aged 18 and 26 for raping a 15-year-old girl. Nkhotakota deputy Police Public Relations Officer Paul Malimwe has identified the two suspects as David Francis aged 26 and… ...

Bloodsuckers saga: Govt urged to take action

May 11, 2020 Martha Chikoti 0 &

Centre for Human Rights and Rehabilitation (CHRR) and Centre for the Development of People (CEDEP) have urged government to put more effort in ending the issue of bloodsuckers which has led to violence in parts… ...

ESCOM worried over attacks on its workers

May 08, 2020 Archangel Nzangaya 1 &

Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (ESCOM) has expressed concern over attacks on its workers who were wrongly accused of being blood suckers by some communities in Central and Northern regions. This is according to ESCOM… ...