Drinking alcohol on empty stomach kills chief in Kasungu

Group village headman Chinkhoma from Traditional Authority Njombwa in central region district of Kasungu  died Monday after due to excessive intake of illicit gin, Kachasu. Kasungu Police  Station spokesperson, Edna Mzingwitsa said said  Sapita Malekhaya, 60, was known for binge drinking and on the fateful day the Group village head Chinkhoma  took alcohol on an empty […]

Lilongwe DC dismisses Kachasu ‘cure’ to Covid-19: Myths and misinformation, debunked

As panic about the coronavirus (Covid-19) continues to spread in Malawi so too are bogus claims, conspiracy theories and misinformation about the disease with Lilongwe district commissioner Lawford Palani dismissing claims some people are making that Kachasu ( a local liquor) can kill Covid-19 . With so much inaccurate information floating around out, Palani said the council […]

Malawi woman drinks Kachasu to death: Hippo kills 12-year-old boy

A woman in Thyolo died on Wednesday after drinking Kachasu on an empty stomach. Thyolo Police Public Relations Officer, Edith Likaka said the deceased, Mary Jonasi on Christmas day went on a drinking spree with her husband and they drunk through the night on an empty stomach. “She died on Wednesday after she drunk a […]