Month: January 2020 Posts

Heavy rains displace over 3900 families

Jan 18, 2020 Chikondi Magalasi 0 &

Over 3900 families have been left homeless in Phalombe following heavy rains which have led to destruction of the families’ houses and their property. The affected traditional authorities are Kaduya, Nazombe, Nkhulambe and flood prone… ...

Nine arrested for damaging road

Jan 16, 2020 Lindiwe Sambalikagwa 0 &

Police in Phalombe have arrested nine men for digging a drainage across the newly constructed Zomba-Jali-Phalombe Road. According to Phalombe Police spokesperson Innocent Moses, the incident occurred on January 15 around 09:00 hours along Zomba-Jali-Phalombe… ...

Police condemns parents for enabling child trafficking

Dec 12, 2019 Cosmas Kagulo 0 &

Police in Phalombe say some parents in the district are involved in child trafficking as they encourage their children to go to Mozambique to find work. Assistant Superintendent Maureen Mkhwamba of Phalombe Police made the… ...

Parents forcing girls into marriages in order to escape poverty

Dec 12, 2019 Cosmas Kagulo 0 &

A chief in Phalombe says parents in the district are forcing their children to get married as a way of overcoming their financial problems. In an interview, Sub-Traditional Authority Namasoko highlighted that the driving force… ...

Magistrate concerned over rape in Phalombe

Dec 11, 2019 Chikondi Magalasi 0 &

Phalombe First Grade Magistrate, Damson Banda, has expressed concern over the increase of rape and sexual abuse cases in the district saying men are raping babies less than two years old. Banda said this during… ...

Rise in teenage pregnancies worries Phalombe council

Dec 09, 2019 Chikondi Magalasi 0 &

The Phalombe District has expressed concern over the rise in pregnancies among girls below the age of the 18 in the southern region district. Last year in the same district, over 30 girls made the… ...

Oxfam to donate treadle pumps to Phalombe farmers

Dec 07, 2019 Chikondi Magalasi 0 &

Farmers who are cultivating in gardens around irrigation schemes which were established as a response to cyclone Idai in Phalombe can now smile as Oxfam says IT will provide treadle pumps for easy supply of… ...