Nkhotakota Archives

Student arrested for having an abortion

May 07, 2016 Bright Malenga 574 &

Malawi Police officers in Nkhotakota district are keeping in custody a 22 year-old student at Nkhotakota College of Education Private Secondary School for having an abortion. Nkhotakota police public relations officer Williams Kaponda said the… ...

Men jailed for killing animals in Nkhotakota game reserve

May 04, 2016 Gladson Mbumpha - Citizen Journalist 30 &

The Ntchisi First Grade Magistrate's Court on May 3 2016 has sentenced two men to 5 years imprisonment with hard each for killing animals in Nkhotakota Game Reserve without permit contrary to Section 35 of… ...

Nkhotakota police named top in crime reduction

Apr 30, 2016 Bright Malenga 22 &

Nkhotakota Police Station has secured first position in crime reduction in the first quarter of the year among other police stations in the central region. According to Nkhotakota Police Public Relations Officer Sub Inspector Williams… ...

Two arrested for encroaching Nkhotakota Game Reserve

Apr 27, 2016 Gladson Mbumpha - Citizen Journalist 25 &

Police in Ntchisi district have arrested two people for allegedly encroaching and killing animals in Nkhotakota Game Reserve. The incident happened when parks and wild life officers were patrolling the area of Mkomba Rivers within Nkhotakota… ...

Man jailed for theft

Apr 19, 2016 Bright Malenga 30 &

The Nkhotakota First Grade Magistrate court has sentenced Chikondi Chimphepo to 8 months imprisonment with hard labour for stealing K56,000. According to Nkhotakota Police Public Relations Officer Sub-inspector Williams Kaponda, the 18 year-old man gave… ...

15 year-old arrested for stealing baby

Apr 17, 2016 Bright Malenga 70 &

Police in Nkhotakota district are keeping in custody a 15 year-old girl for stealing a child at Nkhotakota Boma Market. According to police, the mother of the baby and the suspect were in a tailoring… ...

Man fined for growing chamba in game reserve

Apr 15, 2016 Bright Malenga 141 &

The Nkhotakota first grade magistrate court has fined a man for encroaching into Nkhotakota Game Reserve and cultivating cannabis Sativa locally known as Chamba. According to Nkhotakota Police Public Relations Officer Sub Inspector Williams Kaponda,… ...

33 prisoners freed in Nkhotakota

Apr 11, 2016 Martha Chikoti 19 &

The High Court sitting in Nkhotakota on Thursday granted early release for 33 inmates from the district’s prison as a way of reducing the high number inmates at the correctional facility. The released inmates were… ...

Man killed over K200

Apr 06, 2016 Bright Malenga 45 &

A man in Nkhotakota district has murdered his uncle who wanted to collect a K200 debt from him. According to a witness, the deceased Noah Phiri, 63, went to the house of the suspect, Maxwell… ...

Man dies after taking too much alcohol

Apr 02, 2016 Bright Malenga 85 &

Mphatso Chinguwo, 38 from NKhotakota district has died after drinking too much alcohol without eating any proper food. Chinguwo was working as a tailor in Mng'omba village, Traditional Authority Mwadzama in Nkhotakota and his sudden… ...

Dzombe, Concern Universal donate to KK police

Mar 31, 2016 Bright Malenga 0 &

Nkhotakota police have received a motorcycle and computer set from businessman Napoleon Dzombe and concern universal respectively, a development officers say will curb challenges the station has been facing. Dzombe, who has a rice factory… ...

Man arrested for being found with chamba

Mar 30, 2016 Bright Malenga 86 &

Police in Nkhotakota district have arrested George Kadzuwa, 23, for being found in possession of cannabis sativa. According to Nkhotakota Police Public Relations Officer Sub Inspector Williams Kaponda, the suspect was arrested at Kaombe roadblock… ...