ntcheu Archives

Ntcheu rescued police officer gets 8 years in jail

Mar 29, 2017 Archangel Nzangaya 1 &

Ntcheu magistrate court has sentenced to eight years imprisonment with hard labour a police officer who was rescued from mob justice three weeks ago. The junior police officer Ralph Banda together with two other thieves… ...

Calm returns to Lizulu after morning of riots

Mar 26, 2017 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Calm has returned to Lizulu Trading Centre following a Sunday morning of violence aimed at Burundians and other foreigners on the Mozambican side of the popular market. Lizulu lies on the border, with the M1… ...

Police officer rescued from angry mob

Mar 09, 2017 Archangel Nzangaya 0 &

A junior police officer in Ntcheu district was on Tuesday rescued from an angry mob that wanted to kill him for stealing. The officer, Constable Ralph Banda of Ntcheu police station, was caught on Tuesday… ...

MRA donates seized items in Ntcheu

Mar 04, 2017 Bright Malenga 0 &

The Malawi Revenue Authority (MRA) has donated seized items worth over K3 million to various institutions in Ntcheu district. MRA has donated 509 bags of cement and 540 litres of cooking oil to Ntcheu Town… ...

Ntcheu minibus operators go on strike

Feb 10, 2017 Archangel Nzangaya 37 &

Local minibus operators in Ntcheu today resolved not to operate in protest against a decision by Ntcheu District Council and Traffic Police to bar them from picking passengers anywhere. The district council this month ordered… ...

Mother, son die in road accident

Feb 02, 2017 Archangel Nzangaya 24 &

A mother and her son have died in a road accident involving a cyclist and a motor vehicle in Ntcheu district. Confirming the incident was the district's Police Publicist Hastings Chigalu who said the accident… ...

Mob justice cases on the rise in Malawi: Cattle thief burnt to death

Aug 26, 2016 Bright Malenga 75 &

An angry mob in Ntcheu district has burnt to death a 21 year-old man using motor vehicle tyres for stealing six cows in the district, Malawi24 can confirm. Police said the deceased, Harrison Siziyabwa, together… ...

7 killed in bus accident

Aug 11, 2016 Victoria Milanzi 90 &

An accident which occurred in Ntcheu on Wednesday night led to the death of seven people and left two others with serious injuries. Two women, two males and a two year-old girl died on the… ...

Hunt for albino body parts continues in Malawi : Thugs exhume bones

Aug 04, 2016 Bright Malenga 75 &

Unknown people have removed bones from the grave of a person with albinism who died in 2009 in Ntcheu district, Malawi24 can report. According to Police in the district, the incident happened at Lazaro village,… ...

‘UFO’ lands in Malawi

Jun 30, 2016 Malawi24 Reporter 158 &

An initially Unidentified Flying Object (UFO) caused a scene in Ntcheu district on Wednesday evening when it mysteriously landed at the district’s bus depot. Residents flocked to the depot to check out the object which… ...

Mutharika condoles Ngonis over Chief Njolomole’s death

Jun 23, 2016 Bright Malenga 20 &

President Peter Mutharika has condoled the Ngoni tribe and the bereaved family of Njolomole over the demise of Chief Njolomole. Writing on his Facebook page, Mutharika said the first couple has learnt with deep sorrow… ...

Ntcheu albino murder: Two people now arrested

Jun 04, 2016 Bright Malenga 85 &

Police in Salima district have arrested two suspects in connection to the recent brutal murder of a person with albinism in Ntcheu district. Police have identified the suspects as Kenneth Moses Nkhoma, 27, and Herbert… ...

Albino killers arrested in Ntcheu

Jun 01, 2016 Bright Malenga 160 &

Police in Ntcheu district have arrested three men suspected of killing Fletcher Masina, a 45-year-old man with albinism, last Wednesday. Ntcheu Police spokesperson Gift Matewere said yesterday the three were arrested after the law enforcers… ...

Shocking! Thugs chop off albino arms and legs

May 25, 2016 Paul Nthala 200 &

Despite efforts by the government, humanitarian organizations and religious groupings in condemning the attacks on people living with albinism, an albino has been found mercilessly slain in Ntcheu district this morning. Police say the killed… ...

Man gets eight years for human trafficking

May 24, 2016 Baxter Mkumba 35 &

A court in Ntcheu district has sentenced 20 year-old Abdul Yasin to 8 years imprisonment with hard labour for human trafficking. Yasin was caught last week trafficking 26 people using unchartered routes in Ntcheu. It… ...