Month: December 2016 Posts

Govt given 14-day ultimatum over Phalombe hospital project delay

Dec 01, 2016 Archangel Nzangaya 10 &

The country's parliamentary committee on health has given government a 14-day ultimatum to disclose the way forward on the construction of the long awaited Phalombe district hospital. The ultimatum comes days as clouds of uncertainty… ...

Police stop 8 Malawian children from going to Mozambique to look for work

Sep 08, 2016 Archangel Nzangaya 3 &

Malawi Police officers in Phalombe district has intercepted eight boys who were traveling to Mozambique to work in farms, Malawi24 has learnt. According to Phalombe police publicist, Sub Inspector Augustus Nkhwazi, the eight whose age… ...

Fake health worker steals drugs

Jul 18, 2016 Archangel Nzangaya 6 &

Police in Phalombe district are looking for a man who stole drugs from the district's health office after claiming to be a health worker from one of the district’s health centres. The stolen medicine was… ...

MSCE leaks: Woman nabbed for cheating in an exam

Jun 24, 2016 Luke Bisani 75 &

Coming hot on the heels of the reports that MSCE papers are on the market and people are accessing them before the day when they have to be written, a woman has been arrested for… ...

Scare after newly born baby gets stolen in Phalombe

Jun 08, 2016 Paul Nthala 28 &

Daring thieves have stolen a newly born baby at Phalombe Health Centre in Phalombe district, when the mother had gone to the toilet, police have confirmed. The mother, Tressa Mukoko Kasowa, 18, of Mateyu village,… ...

Breaking: Workers protest at Phalombe district council

May 30, 2016 Malawi24 Reporter 12 &

Supporting staff at Phalombe district Council are protesting against failure by the council to give them their salaries for three months, Malawi24 can report. The workers who include, ground laborers and custom collectors, guards and cleaners. The… ...

Holy Family Hospital extends begging bowl

May 10, 2016 Timothy Kachedwa 3 &

Holy Family Hospital authorities in Phalombe district  have called on different stakeholders to assist the facility as the hospital lacks necessary resources. According to Director of the Hospital Dr Patrick Chisepo, the facility is facing… ...

Three in custody for brutally killing woman

May 04, 2016 Martha Chikoti 9 &

Police in Phalombe district are keeping in custody three men suspected to have killed a 28 year-old woman in the district. The woman was brutally murdered on April 28 in Phalombe district. Phalombe Police Station… ...

Four jailed over albino bones

Feb 14, 2016 Archangel Nzangaya 58 &

The Zomba magistrate court has sentenced three Malawians and a Mozambican to four years imprisonment with hard labour for being found guilty of possessing bones. The bones are being suspected to be of a person… ...

Medical assistant in custody over drug theft

Jan 27, 2016 Geoffrey Banda 54 &

Malawi Police in Phalombe district on Monday have arrested a 22 year-old man for stealing government drugs. The man, Chimwemwe Maurisu of Mphonde village Traditional Authority (T/A) Ngabu in Chikhwawa, stole drugs worth over MK841,… ...

Patients turned away as Phalombe hospital has no X-ray machine

Jan 24, 2016 Timothy Kachedwa 22 &

Phalombe residents have expressed displeasure with lack of equipment at the district’s hospitals as the facilities have had a malfunctioning X-ray and scanning machine for over 3 months. Speaking to Malawi24, Phalombe residents said that… ...

Four arrested for having human bones

Jan 06, 2016 Geoffrey Banda 61 &

Malawi Police in Phalombe district are keeping in custody four people for being found with human bones suspected to be of a person with albinism. Phalombe Police Station Public Relations Officer, Sub-Inspector Augustus Nkhwazi, told… ...

Phalombe hit by armyworms

Jan 04, 2016 Victoria Milanzi 49 &

Armyworms have destroyed 60 hectares of maize in Phalombe East Constituency, according to Member of Parliament for the area Amos Mailosi, Malawi24 can report. Armyworms have been a problem for a long time in Malawi… ...

Police arrest man who hacked an albino in Phalombe

Dec 17, 2015 Geoffrey Banda 46 &

Malawi  Police in Phalombe district have finally managed to arrest a suspect who had been on the run over the hacking of a 17 year-old boy with albinism on November 29, 2015. Phalombe Police Station public… ...

Malawian woman torched to ashes on witchcraft claims

Dec 05, 2015 Geoffrey Banda 69 &

An angry mob in Phalombe district has killed a woman by throwing her into fire on suspicion that she had a hand in the death of a 28 year-old man. Phalombe Police public relations officer,… ...