Malawi Police in Neno have intensified impounding motorcycles that are unregistered as one way of reducing accidents and other traffic offences during the festive period. Neno Police Public Relations Officer, Raphael Kaliati said they have launched the campaign as a response to the increase of reports in hit-and-run accidents involving unregistered motorcycles. According to Kaliati, […]
Expectant mothers in Neno have died, are dying and will keep dying on the way to hospitals unless we improve rough roads across the country. Intelligent children from remote areas are failing to excel in school and climb the social ladder due to lack of better roads to take them to urban schools where quality […]
A jealous man has been arrested “savagely” killing his former wife after she struck up a friendship with another man in lakeshore northern district of Nkhatabay. Nkhata Bay Police spokesperson, Ignatius Esau, said after the suspect Lymon Nkhoma, 24 years old, divorced his wife, son to the deceased 70 year old Gibson Buleya Phiri married […]
Malawi Police in Neno are keeping in custody Pastor Juwawo Antoniyo 52, of the United for God Church for allegedly defiling a 16 years-old girl. According to Neno Police Public Relations Officer (PRO) Sergeant Raphael Kaliati, the girl (name withheld) who has some mental related illness earlier this went to a maize mill with her […]
The High Court in Blantyre has discharged nine out of 12 suspects in the infamous Neno gruesome elders murder case when four elderly people were killed on suspicion they killed to death a girl through magic. Judiciary spokesperson Mlenga Mvula said the discharging of the nine follows an application by the state. “The state applied […]
Neno Second Grade Magistrate Court Monday determined that Ruth Khumulike, 31, pays a K100, 000 fine for burning the hands of her niece and nephew. Confirming the development on Wednesday, Raphael Kaliati, Public Relations officer for Neno Police said in February 2017 the convict burned the hands of her sister’s son and daughter aged 7 […]
Differences between District Commissioner (DC) for Neno, Memory Kaleso Monteiro and District Social Welfare Officer, Peter Magomero have spiraled and now affecting efficiency in service delivery in the district. There has been bad blood between the two public officers since the inception of the Social Cash Transfer Program (SCTP) in the district in 2014, however, […]
President Arthur Peter Mutharika says his government will strategically develop rural areas so as to make them economically viable in transforming livelihoods of the rural population. Speaking on Thursday when he opened Neno rural growth centre President Mutharika emphasized on how rural masses in all corners of the country deserve better public and private services. […]
The High Court in Blantyre is yet to assign a judge on a landmark case in which 10 people are accused of murdering four elderly people in Mwanza on allegations of witchcraft. Judiciary spokesperson Mlenga Mvula said in an interview the court is yet to assign a judge to the case and did not indicate […]
Staff at Neno District Coucil on Wednesday closed offices including that of the district commissioner in protest against non-payment of their salaries for three months now. The irate workers closed the gates leading to the offices. Neno district commissioner Memory Kaleso Monteiro confirmed that she failed to work on Wednesday because some members of staff […]
Malawi Police Service have pledged prompt investigation, apprehension and speedy trial of all perpetrators involved in the recent killing of four elderly people in Neno district who were accused of witchcraft. Last week the nation woke up to a shocking story of four elderly persons being killed on allegation that they killed a 17-year-old-girl through […]
Anglican Bishop of Upper Shire Diocese Brighton Malasa has urged Malawians to always handle allegations of witchcraft with caution, observing that not all elderly people practice witchcraft. Malasa’s remarks follow the brutal killing of four elderly persons in Neno district on suspicion of witchcraft. The district is within his jurisdiction. “It is sad to note […]
The 10 people arrested in Neno on Wednesday and charged with murder in connection to the murder of four elderly people at Chimbalamnga village in Traditional Authority Dambe in the district have pleaded not guilty. The suspects appeared before Neno Second Grade Magistrate Court. Staford Chifundo, aged 36, Amosi Sida, 32, Samuel Kaudzu, 20, John […]
Malawi Police in southern district of Neno have arrested 10 people in connection to the brutal killing of four elderly persons suspected to have been practicing witchcraft in the district. The four deceased—73 year-old Byson Kanjete, Eliza Enoce Kanjete, 83, Elenefa Kanjete, 76 and Julius Kanjete—were also believed to be behind the death of their […]
Elders in Chimbalanga village in chief Dambe’s area in Neno are said to be living in fear as those suspected to have killed four elders on Monday in the village continue to issue threats to alleged witches. Village head Chimbalanga told a local radio that even himself is living in fear because of his advanced […]
Malawi President Peter Mutharika has decried the deaths of four elderly persons, suspected of being witches, who were lynched in Neno this week as cases on mob justice especially on suspected of witches have been on the rise in Malawi in recent times. Byson Kanjete, 73, Eliza Enoce Kanjete, 86, Elenefa Kanjete, 76 and Idesi […]
A dark cloud has befallen Chimbalanga village in traditional authority Dambe in Neno where four family members have been brutally murdered by other people following sudden death of a a 17 year old woman. One of the residents in the village has said that it all started with the death of a 17 year old […]
There was jubilation and ululation in Neno district, especially to the people of Kalupsa Village as government through the Shire River Basin Management Programme gave them K109 million to stop environmental degradation and restore land. The money was handed over to the community two months ago, but the launch of the programme took place at […]