Month: January 2023 Posts

Woman dies after drinking alcohol on empty stomach

Jan 18, 2023 Russell Kondowe 0 &

A woman has died in Kasungu after drinking alcohol on an empty stomach for three days, Malawi Police say. Spokesperson for Kasungu police, Joseph Kachikho, has identified the woman as Judith Zidikha. According to Kachikho,… ...

Woman dies after being swept away in stream

Jan 17, 2023 Russell Kondowe 0 &

A 27-year-old woman identified as Maria Belenito has died after being swept away while attempting to cross flooded Lidye Stream. Chiradzulu Police spokesperson Constable Cosmas Kagulo said the incident happened at Nsambo Village, Traditional Authority… ...

Irate learners storm Mzuzu Police Station

Jan 17, 2023 Malawi News Agency (MANA) 0 &

Irate learners from Chiputula Primary School in Mzuzu City on Tuesday afternoon camped around Mzuzu Police Station in solidarity with their head teacher, Collens Msonda, who was picked for questioning by Malawi Police. Msonda was… ...

MUBAS student found dead in Ntcheu

Jan 17, 2023 Archangel Nzangaya 0 &

A second year student who was studying Energy Engineering at the Malawi University of Business and Applied Sciences (MUBAS) has been found dead in a room at one of the lodges at Ntcheu in Eastern… ...

Child hit by vehicle while crossing road in Kasungu

Jan 17, 2023 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

A 4-year-old girl has died in Kasungu after a lorry hit her at Chima Trading Center while she was crossing Kasungu-Nkhotakota M18 road. Kasungu police spokesperson, Joseph Kachikho, has identified the child as Ivy Mark.… ...

Three found with offensive weapons at SFFRFM depot

Jan 17, 2023 Martha Chikoti 0 &

Police in Dowa on Monday arrested three men for allegedly being found with a gun and other offensive weapons at a selling point for fertilizer under the Affordable Inputs Program (AIP). Dowa Police Station Publicist… ...

Mother arrested for allegedly killing 4-year-old son in Chiradzulu

Jan 16, 2023 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

A 23-year-old mother identified as Ethel Mphaya has been arrested for allegedly killing her 4-year-old child by hacking him on the head with a Panga knife in the early hours of today. The incident has… ...