Nkhotakota Archives

Cyclist killed in road accident

Oct 21, 2016 Bright Malenga 3 &

A road accident involving a minibus has claimed the life of a cyclist at Chisaka village, in Nkhotakota district. Nkhotakota Police Public Relations Officer Williams Kaponda identified the deceased as Mr Chikafa Bamusi who was… ...

Three drivers jailed for carrying matola

Oct 14, 2016 Bright Malenga 75 &

Nkhotakota First Grade Magistrate court on Tuesday sentenced three drivers to 14 months imprisonment for endangering passengers’ lives by carrying them in the back of their trucks. The convicts have been identified as Emmanuel Matumba,… ...

Man in cooler for stealing K0.5 Million

Oct 12, 2016 Bright Malenga 3 &

Police in the lakeshore district of Nkhotakota are keeping in custody Evance Dasten for stealing money amounting to K500, 000 and assorted clothes valued at K200,000 belonging to his relative. According to Nkhotakota Police Public… ...

Nkhotakota chief dies

Oct 07, 2016 Luke Bisani 1 &

A sombre mood has engulfed Nkhotakota following the death of Senior Chief Kanyenda who died on Thursday morning in the district. Kanyenda died at his house in Dwangwa area in Nkhotakota after battling with diabetes… ...

Girl drowns in Nkhotakota

Oct 06, 2016 Archangel Nzangaya 13 &

A 11 year-old girl who has been identified as Efiness Lawless has died after drowning in a river in Nkhotakota district. The incident occurred last Sunday on 2nd October, 2016 in Msinje Okumbaimbe village in… ...

Man arrested for stealing from Macoha offices

Oct 01, 2016 Bright Malenga 8 &

Police in the lakeshore district of Nkhotakota are keeping in custody a 24 year-old man for breaking into MACOHA offices on Thursday in the district and stealing various items. Nkhotakota Police Public Relations Officer Sub… ...

New initiative to provide farmers with market

Sep 13, 2016 Bright Malenga 0 &

A project that has been initiated by German and South African nationals in partnership with Nkhotakota Pottery Lodge in Nkhotakota is to benefit Malawians in the district as it will provide local farmers a chance… ...

Nkhotakota-Dwangwa road ‘a threat to lives’

Sep 12, 2016 Patience Mandala 3 &

Users of the Nkhotakota-Dwangwa road in the central region have expressed concern over the current condition of the road, describing it as a threat to lives. People who use the road says the M5 road… ...

Rise in teenage pregnancies causes alarm

Sep 10, 2016 Bright Malenga 2 &

As the country is urging girls to go further with education, the story is different in some parts of Nkhotakota district where too many teenage girls are getting pregnant. The rise in number of children… ...

Mission impossible: Malawian Prisoner rearrested after trying to escape

Sep 04, 2016 Bright Malenga 0 &

A prisoner who is serving his jail term at Nkhotakota Prison was recaptured as he was trying to escape from the correctional facility. According to Nkhotakota Prison Public Relations Officer Cosmas Meja, the prisoner identified… ...

Second assailant in for chopping off teen genital

Sep 03, 2016 Bright Malenga 0 &

Nkhunga Police Officers have arrested a second suspect in a case in which an 18 year-old man was severely assaulted and his private parts were chopped off in Nkhotakota district. Nkhunga Police Public Relations Officer… ...

Private parts business is back: teen in pain after assailants cut off genitals

Sep 01, 2016 Bright Malenga 90 &

An 18-year-old man is in deep pain at Kamuzu Central Hospital after a group of assailants severely assaulted him before chopping off his genitals on Tuesday. Nkhunga Police Station Public Relations Officer Laban Makalani said… ...

Samalani ziwalo zanu zobisika, odula ziwalo ayambilanso

Sep 01, 2016 Mwayi Mkandawire 228 &

Palibe kothawila mu dziko muno. Pa nthawi imene chuma chasokonekela, chiopsezo cha njala chakulira ndipo anthu ena oipa akuchita nkhanza anthu a chi alubino, kwabwelanso anthu odula ziwalo. Mnyamata wina wa zaka 18 ali pa… ...

Malawian man nabbed for raping 5 year-old girl

Aug 30, 2016 Bright Malenga 47 &

Police in Nkhotakota district are keeping in custody Robert Bizayi, 35, for raping a 5 year-old girl in the district. According to Nkhotakota Police Public Relations Officer Sub Inspector Williams Kaponda, the suspect over the… ...

Football player dies, others injured in road accident

Aug 27, 2016 Bright Malenga 118 &

A road accident has claimed the life of a football player while three others have suffered injuries in Nkhotakota district. Nkhotakota Police Public Relations Officer Sub Inspector Williams Kaponda has identified the deceased football player… ...