Month: July 2022 Posts

Man climbs transmission line tower in suicide attempt

Jul 10, 2022 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

Police and community members have rescued a 40-year-old man identified as  Domingo Chilenje who climbed to the top of a transmission line tower in an attempt to commit suicide at Makanjira in Blantyre. According to… ...

Man stabs wife before committing suicide in Monkey Bay

Jul 02, 2022 Martha Chikoti 1 &

A 52-year-old man identified as Godfrey Chakoma stabbed his wife before committing suicide by hanging at Mtira Village, Traditional Authority Nankumba in Mangochi. Publicist for Monkey Bay Police Station sergeant Alice Sichali confirmed the incident… ...

Man commits suicide after being scammed out of K1.3 million

Jun 25, 2022 Malawi24 Reporter 1 &

A 47-year-old man in Lilongwe has committed suicide by throwing himself into a river after a fake car seller duped him out of K1.3 million. The deceased has been identified as Austin Maseko. Lilongwe Police… ...

Man jailed for attempting suicide

Jun 12, 2022 Malawi News Agency (MANA) 0 &

Lilongwe First Magistrate Court has  sentenced 41-year-old Yakilini Chinsepo to one and a half years imprisonment for attempting suicide. State Prosecutor, Sub Inspector Damiano Nyasulu, told the court that Chinsepo, a former employee of Almeida… ...

Man commits suicide after fight between his fiancée and sex worker

Jun 10, 2022 Russell Kondowe 0 &

A 25-year-old man in Lilongwe hanged himself to the roof of a toilet on Wednesday after his fiancée and a commercial sex worker he took home engaged in a fight over him. Sub-Inspector Foster Benjamin,… ...

Sparc, Caring Hands launch mental app

Jun 04, 2022 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Malawi Government has hailed Sparc Systems Limited (Africa) and Caring Hands, a non-governmental organization, for launching a Mental Lab application which will be used to fight mental illness in Malawi. The mobile application was launched… ...

Man commits suicide after being denied sex

May 20, 2022 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

A 43-year-old man identified as Fabiano James has committed suicide at Lumbadzi in Lilongwe after his wife allegedly denied him sex. The man hanged himself with a shirt in his house at Mgalamuka Village, Traditional… ...

Form 4 student commits suicide in Thyolo

May 18, 2022 Daniel Sapuli 0 &

An 18-year-old girl identified as Dorica Kagwa who was in Form Four at Thekerani Secondary School in Thyolo District has hanged herself to the roof of a house she was renting as a self-boarder. Thyolo… ...

19-year-old boy commits suicide in Blantyre

May 07, 2022 Russell Kondowe 0 &

A 19-year-old boy identified as Halord Stefano has committed suicide by hanging at Mdala village in the area of Traditional Authority Machinjiri in the District. Sub-Inspector Peter Mchiza, Public Relations Officer for Blantyre Police Station,… ...

14-year-old boy commits suicide

May 05, 2022 Contributor* 2 &

A 14-year-old boy, Collen Mwafulirwa, of Salisbury Line in Mzuzu City committed suicide by hanging himself with a rope in his bedroom in the wee hours of Wednesday. According to the boy’s stepfather, Paul Chipeta,… ...

Teenage rapper Pesty C committed suicide, Police say

Apr 26, 2022 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

Sixteen-year-old Peace Dickson, also known as Pesty C, hanged himself with a belt to the roof of his bedroom after he was criticised for alleged stealing behaviour, Police say. Dickson died on Sunday evening, April… ...

Blantyre based artist Pesty C dies

Apr 24, 2022 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Blantyre based teenage hip-hop artist, Peace Dickson also known as Pesty C, has died. Reports indicate that Pesty C has committed suicide but Blantyre Police said they were yet to receive a report. Musician Steve… ...

You need to be a graduate to appear in my music video – Wikise

Apr 22, 2022 Lyonike Mughogho 0 &

Musician Wikise has shocked the world having set a hard to get minimum requirement for those who wish to appear in his forthcoming music video. The Chikamphulikire hit-maker said he needs graduates in his next… ...

Man commits suicide over family dispute in Rumphi

Apr 15, 2022 Mike Lyson Zgambo 0 &

A 39-year-old man identified as Gibson Ganizani Phiri has committed suicide by hanging himself inside his house in Rumphi District. The incident occurred on April 12, 2022, at Mputa Village in the district. Report filed… ...

Primary school teacher commits suicide at Jenda

Apr 13, 2022 Baxter Mkumba 0 &

Salome Chibwe, a primary school teacher at Kamalambo School at Jenda trading center in Mzimba, has died after hanging herself in her bedroom. Chibwe reportedly went insane on Sunday April 9 , 2022 and was… ...