Month: February 2020 Posts

Teenager hangs himself after being teased for impregnating girl

Feb 13, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

A 17-year-old Form two student in Zomba hanged himself after being mocked for impregnating a fellow students at his school. Zomba Police Station Public Relations Officer Sub Inspector Patricia Supiliano confirmed the death of Ashraf… ...

Seven injured in National Bus accident

Jan 26, 2020 Russell Kondowe 1 &

A bus belonging to National Bus Company hit a parked vehicle in Zomba this morning, leaving seven people injured. The injured include a three-year-old child. Eastern Region Police Publicist Joseph Sauka, said the accident involved… ...

Thieves steal money from police

Jan 20, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Two men in Zomba have been arrested for stealing a bag containing money which police officers had collected as fines from motorists. The two stole the money on Thursday. According to local media reports, the… ...

Nine arrested for damaging road

Jan 16, 2020 Lindiwe Sambalikagwa 0 &

Police in Phalombe have arrested nine men for digging a drainage across the newly constructed Zomba-Jali-Phalombe Road. According to Phalombe Police spokesperson Innocent Moses, the incident occurred on January 15 around 09:00 hours along Zomba-Jali-Phalombe… ...

Minister calls for more reporting on climate change

Dec 31, 2019 Daniel Sapuli 0 &

Minister of Information, Civic Education and Communications Technology, Mark Botomani on Monday urged journalists in Zomba to continue reporting on critical issues such as climate change as well as issues concerning national development. Botomani was… ...

Fire breaks out at Chanco

Dec 01, 2019 Lindiwe Sambalikagwa 0 &

Firefighters from Zomba City Council put out fire that broke out on Sunday at the Chancellor College Law Department building. The firefighters with help from students managed to battle the fire and rescue 90 percent… ...

Hypocrisy over ESCOM workers suspension

Nov 19, 2019 Luke Bisani 1 &

Malawi’s first citizen Peter Mutharika weeks ago witnessed the sad reality of power outages while presiding over a graduation ceremony at Chancellor College in Zomba. His speech was disrupted not with noise from the graduates… ...

Three inmates break out of Zomba Prison

Nov 06, 2019 Russell Kondowe 0 &

Three prisoners have escaped from Zomba Prison through a hole which they dug in a cell. The prisoners dug the hole in A Block inside the prison and escaped on Wednesday at around 1AM. Prison… ...

Warder arrested for smuggling 60 SIM cards into prison

Oct 03, 2019 Russell Kondowe 0 &

Police in Zomba have arrested a prison officer at Zomba Central Prison for smuggling 60 Airtel SIM cards into Prison cells. The suspect Steven Ching'anda aged 35, connived with one of the prisoners Goodson Mandala… ...

Trending: Zomba couple rides motorbike on wedding day

Sep 27, 2019 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

A Zomba couple is trending on social media after riding a motorbike to get married at the Zomba District Commissioner’s office. The two identified as Rita and Kondwani registered their marriage at the DC’s office… ...

Former MDF soldier jailed for conning ex-boss

Sep 13, 2019 Lindiwe Sambalikagwa 0 &

A former Malawi Defence Force (MDF) soldier has been sentenced to three-and-a-half years in prison for duping his ex-boss out of K24,000. According to Eastern Region Police Spokesperson Joseph Sauka, the ex-army officer Charles Mpaya,… ...

Environmental organisation cleans up area in commemoration of Youth Day

Aug 27, 2019 Bright Malenga 0 &

Environment Friends Malawi (EFMA), an organisation founded by Malawian youth, teamed up with community members in cleaning up Namakala area in Zomba in commemoration of International Youth Day. The day falls on 12th August each… ...

Woman accused of poisoning Irish husband

Jul 02, 2019 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Police in Zomba have arrested a 43-year-old woman suspected of poisoning her 71-year-old Irish husband. The woman has been identified as Thokozani Maulidi while the victim is Terry Martin Collins. According to reports, the suspect… ...

YWA geared to empower women

May 20, 2019 Luke Bisani 0 &

Young Women’s Agenda (YWA), a newly established organisation, has set off a bold mission of boost young women empowerment and inspiring female students in universities to take up leadership positions. The organization also seeks to… ...

Top govt officials behind murder of person with albinism

May 09, 2019 Malawi24 Reporter 1 &

A suspect in the murder of a person with albinism has told a court in Zomba that he and his accomplices were hired by top government officials to kill the victim. The suspect revealed this… ...