Month: September 2020 Posts

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… ...

Police arrest thief who defecates at premises before stealing

Mar 07, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

A thief who defecates at premises before stealing was arrested on Friday night while trying to steal a bicycle from Nkhotakota Police Station. The man has been identified as Kajombo Simunye, 34, who was already… ...

DoDMA provides relief items to flood victims, evacuates families from island

Feb 16, 2020 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

The Department of Disaster Management Affairs (DoDMA) on Saturday provided relief assistance to households affected by floods at Dwangwa and also started evacuating 150 families trapped on an island. The relief items include 300 bags… ...

Roads Authority closes M5 road

Jan 10, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 1 &

The Roads Authority has closed the M5 Road at Lingadzi Bridge near Chikwawa Trading Centre after heavy rains damaged the road. In a statement, the Roads Authority said the rains which the area has been… ...

Man gets five years in prison for robbery

Dec 14, 2019 Mike Lyson Zgambo 0 &

A 33-year-old man in Nkhotakota has been sentenced to five years in prison for robbery. The convict has been identified as Owen Chideya. The magistrates court at Nkhunga in Nkhotakota heard from Inspector Amos Mwase… ...

Boy dies after falling from moving vehicle

Dec 02, 2019 Bright Malenga 0 &

A 7-year-old boy died on Sunday after falling from a moving vehicle which was going around Nkhotakota Boma mobilising people to attend a rally that was expected to be conducted by Vice President Everton Chimulirenji.… ...

Airtel donates computers to community technical college

Oct 20, 2019 Martha Chikoti 0 &

Airtel Malawi on Thursday donated 10 Desktop computers to Mbandira Community Technical College in Nkhotakota. The company also gave the college a 4G Mifi router with 100GB data bundle. The router will connect up to… ...

Four killed in minibus accident in Nkhotakota

Oct 07, 2019 Bright Malenga 0 &

Four people have died after a minibus which they were travelling in overturned while attempting to overtake another minibus in Nkhotakota. The accident occurred on Sunday afternoon at Kalimanjira village in the area of Traditional… ...

Organisation constructing cassava processing factory in Nkhotakota

Oct 02, 2019 Bright Malenga 0 &

A Nkhotakota based organisation called Tingathe Development Forum (TIDEF) is constructing a factory for processing cassava in the district. The Co-founder of the organisation Hussein Collins Chipala told Malawi24 that the work will benefit marginalised… ...