Month: April 2020 Posts

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… ...