Month: April 2020 Posts

Customers worry over sunlight: Ask for tents outside banks

Apr 07, 2020 Daniel Sapuli 0 &

Bank customers have expressed concern over exposure to direct sunlight whilst at queues outside banks, as banks are only allowing 10 people to be inside at a time to prevent spread of Covid-19. Customers said… ...

Man burnt to death for stealing maize in Thyolo

Mar 27, 2020 Daniel Sapuli 0 &

A man aged 25 was burnt to death on Thursday by an angry mob at Goliati Trading Centre in Thyolo for stealing maize in a field. Public Relations Officer for Thyolo Police station, Sub-Inspector Amos… ...

NICE intervention ends sexual abuse of cash transfer beneficiaries

Mar 26, 2020 Daniel Sapuli 0 &

Cases where Village Development Committee (VDC) members demand sex from female beneficiaries of social cash transfer programs have ended at Pwemphwe in Thyolo following the intervention of National Initiative for Civic Education (NICE). The community… ...

ID registration campaign not for voting purposes – NRB

Mar 20, 2020 Daniel Sapuli 0 &

The National Registration Bureau (NRB) has rejected claims that the campaign in which it is registering young people who have just turned 16 is linked to the 2020 fresh elections. In a statement, NRB Chief… ...

Man falls from ESCOM pole while syphoning oil

Mar 01, 2020 Daniel Sapuli 0 &

A 48-year-old man died on Thursday after he fell from an ESCOM transformer while trying to steal oil. The Public Relations Officer for Thyolo police station, Amos Tione, said on the fateful day, the man… ...

NICE promotes good governance through Mzinda Platform Project

Feb 19, 2020 Daniel Sapuli 0 &

The National Initiative for Civic Education (NICE) is implementing Mzinda Platform Project to make duty bearers accountable and to promote good governance According to NICE Trust, Mzinda Platform Project highlights that communities should be able… ...

Concern over rise in sexual abuse cases in Thyolo

Feb 15, 2020 Daniel Sapuli 0 &

Police in Thyolo have expressed concern over the increase in sexual abuse cases in the district. According to Officer In-charge for Thyolo police station Inspector Davie Chingwalu, sexual abuse cases rose by 14 percent in… ...

NICE, stakeholders sign peace treaty in Thyolo

Jan 27, 2020 Daniel Sapuli 0 &

Nation Initiative for Civic Education (NICE Trust) has signed a peace treaty with stakeholders in Thyolo as a way of building and maintaining peace in the district. Speaking during the meeting held at Mpinji community… ...

Thyolo police interact with sex workers

Jan 10, 2020 Daniel Sapuli 0 &

Police in Thyolo on Thursday had an interface meeting with sex workers and resthouse owners in the district. The meeting was held at Tione Motel within Thyolo Boma and was aimed at building a strong… ...

Sudden deaths, drowning cases worry Thyolo police

Jan 07, 2020 Daniel Sapuli 0 &

Police in Thyolo have expressed worry over an increase in sudden deaths and drowning cases in the district. According to Officer in-charge for Thyolo police station, assistant commissioner of police Davie Chingwalu, over the past… ...

Thyolo Police distribute sunscreen lotion to persons with albinism

Jan 07, 2020 Daniel Sapuli 0 &

Thyolo police in conjunction with a non-governmental organization on Monday donated sunscreen lotion to persons with albinism in the district. Speaking soon after presenting the lotion, Thyolo police station officer senior superintendent James Nalima thanked… ...

19-year-old ‘money multiplier’ arrested

Dec 31, 2019 Daniel Sapuli 1 &

Police in Thyolo are keeping in custody a 19-year old man who stole money by convincing people that he would multiply their cash. The trickster fleeced three people of K465, 000 at Thyolo Boma. Public… ...

Ben Phiri condemns corrupt chiefs

Dec 30, 2019 Daniel Sapuli 1 &

The Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Dr. Ben Phiri has rebuked the habits of some chiefs who demand payments from their subjects in exchange of chieftaincy positions. Phiri said this during the installation… ...

Minister facilitates, inspects social cash transfer in Thyolo

Dec 24, 2019 Daniel Sapuli 0 &

Minister of Gender, Children, Disability and Social Welfare, Mary Thom Navicha, on Monday facilitated the cash out of social cash transfer program popularly known as 'Mtukula pakhomo' to the less privileged households of Goliati in… ...

Radio listeners donate to patients at Thyolo Hospital

Dec 22, 2019 Daniel Sapuli 0 &

Listeners of Living Waters Church Radio Top 20 Chart on Saturday visited the children’s ward at Thyolo district hospital to cheer the sick and give them items. Founder of the initiative, Dzizwani Dzimbi, said the… ...