Month: May 2020 Posts

K4.7 million stolen from driver at Chiweta Hills

May 28, 2020 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

Police in Rumphi have instituted investigations to apprehend criminals who stole K4.7 million from a driver of Mzuzu Moon Puffs Investment at Chiweta Hills in the district. Rumphi Police Station Public Relations Officer Inspector Henry… ...

Two die in Chiweta road accident

May 12, 2020 Mike Lyson Zgambo 0 &

Two people died while five others sustained various injuries after the motor vehicle they were travelling in fell into a gorge on Monday at Namiyashi Bend in Rumphi. Rumphi Police deputy spokesperson Sergeant Tupeliwe Kabwilo… ...

Man gets 12 years in jail for rape

May 12, 2020 Mike Lyson Zgambo 0 &

A man aged 25 has been sentenced to 12 years in prison with hard labour for raping a 14-year-old girl. According to prosecutor Sub Inspector Peter Fuluweza, the convict Harry Msiska forced himself on the… ...

Decomposed body found floating in South Rukuru River

May 02, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

A decomposed body was on Friday found floating in South Rukuru River in Rumphi. Rumphi Police Station's spokesperson Sergeant Tupoliwe Kabwilo said the body of a woman who is yet to be identified was found… ...

Man gets 13 and a half years in prison for raping child

May 01, 2020 Owen Ndalama 0 &

The Rumphi First Grade Magistrate (FGM) court on Thursday slapped a 44-year-old-man with 13 and a half years in jail for raping a child. Rumphi police station police prosecutor inspector Blessings Chimbirazoa told the court… ...

Two drown in river

Apr 21, 2020 Mike Lyson Zgambo 0 &

A boy aged 15 and a man aged 35 died on Saturday after drowning in Lunyina River in Rumphi where they went to fish. Deputy Police public relations officer for Rumphi Tupeliwe Kabwilo identified the… ...

Two poachers get 15 years in jail

Apr 17, 2020 Mike Lyson Zgambo 0 &

A court in Rumphi has sentenced two men to 15 years in prison with hard labour each for entering a protected area and killing a protected animal. According to deputy public relations for Rumphi police… ...

Chiefs worried over poor state of Rumphi-Hewe road

Mar 31, 2020 Thula Chisamba 0 &

Traditional leaders at Hewe in Rumphi have expressed concern over the poor condition of the Rumphi-Hewe road saying people in the are failing to access Rumphi District Hospital. Village headman Kalindamawe of Kanyenjere in Hewe… ...

Man sentenced to 12 years in prison for raping 6-year-old girl

Mar 26, 2020 Mike Lyson Zgambo 0 &

  A 21-year-old man in Rumphi has been sentenced to 12 years in prison for raping a six-year-old child after she had asked him to help her cross a river on her way home from… ...

Girl, 9, dies after being hit by car

Mar 21, 2020 Mike Lyson Zgambo 0 &

A 9-year-old girl died in Rumphi on Thursday night after she was hit by a Toyota Passo at Chombe area in the district. Rumphi Police spokesperson Sergeant Tupeliwe Kabwilo said the accident occurred along the… ...

Football match between two schools end in riots

Mar 17, 2020 Mike Lyson Zgambo 1 &

Police in Rumphi are hunting for students of Rumphi and Nyika Secondary Schools for damaging school property in a fight over a football match. Rumphi Police Station Spokesperson Inspector Henry Mnjere Rumphi said the students… ...

Thieves steal money, 150 litres of petrol at Rumphi Meru Filling Station

Mar 05, 2020 Mike Lyson Zgambo 0 &

Police in Rumphi are hunting for thugs who stormed Mount Meru Filling Station and went away with K129, 000 cash and 150 litres of petrol. The robbery occurred at around 11AM today. According to Rumphi… ...

Pacific Limited repairs 48 boreholes in Rumphi

Feb 24, 2020 Mike Ching'ande 0 &

Many residents in Rumphi Central Constituency now have access to potable water as Pacific Limited has repaired 48 boreholes in the area. More than 30 Villages in Rumphi central constituency have benefited from the project… ...

Unilia student dies in motorcycle accident

Feb 06, 2020 Mike Lyson Zgambo 0 &

A 24-year-old University of Livingstonia student died in Rumphi on Wednesday in a motorcycle crash. Police in the district have identified the victim as Kondwani Jere. Rumphi Police deputy spokesperson Tupeliwe Kabwilo said the crash… ...

Teenager killed by reversing vehicle

Feb 03, 2020 Owen Ndalama 0 &

A 13-year-old girl died in Rumphi on Saturday after she was hit by a vehicle that was reversing at Chirambo trading center in the district. The victim has been identified as Tafazo Mhango. She was… ...