Month: March 2018 Posts

ESCOM requests water from Govt

Mar 18, 2018 Luke Bisani 0 &

The Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (ESCOM) has requested government through the ministry of agriculture, irrigation and water development to increase the flow of water in the Shire River. In a letter dated March 15… ...

Crocodile kills teenager

Jan 26, 2018 Pemphero Malimba 27 &

A 15-year-old boy identified as Masiwi Mdala has died after being attacked by a crocodile at Kamuzu Bridge in the Shire River. Chikwawa police public relations officer Foster Benjamin said the incident occurred on Thursday… ...

Crocodile kills Standard 3 learner

Nov 19, 2017 Mphatso Khutcha Richard 27 &

A search to rescue a 10 year old boy who was attacked by a Crocodile on Friday at Shire River in Machinga ended with the boy being found dead. Machinga police spokesperson Davie Sulumba   identified… ...

Govt defends lodges on Shire River pollution

Oct 21, 2017 Martha Chikoti 11 &

Government has defended lodges along the Shire River following reports that they were discharging sewage into the river in Liwonde. The lodges, Hippo View Lodge and Shire Lodge, were accused of polluting the river as… ...

Crocodile kills woman in Liwonde

Aug 28, 2017 Archangel Nzangaya 0 &

A crocodile on Friday killed a 25-year-old woman along Shire River near Kamuzu Barrage in Liwonde. This is according to Machinga police publicist Davie Sulumba who identified the lady as Ellen Moses. Sulumba said Aliseni… ...

Three feared dead in Shire River

Aug 23, 2017 Archangel Nzangaya 0 &

Three people in Nsanje district are feared dead after a canoe they were sailing in capsized in Shire River. According to reports made available to this publication, the incident happened on Monday afternoon as the… ...

Two brothers feared dead after canoe capsizes on Shire River

Jun 27, 2017 Chilenje Chilenje 10 &

Two brothers, aged 10 and 14, are believed to have died after they drowned in the Shire River when a dug-out canoe which they were traveling in capsized. The children are Ezra who is aged… ...