Malawi Police in Nsanje have arrested a 48 year old Admarc guard at Mbenje for killing a community policing official following a fracas that erupted as people jostled to buy maize. Nsanje Police Station officer in charge Kelby Kaunga said the guard, Anderson Kantepa has since been charged with negligence after he forgot to close […]
One person who was called in to quell a fracas fuelled by lack of maize at Mbenje Admarc depot in Nsanje was on Monday accidentally killed by a market official who accidently triggered a gun he was holding after he was floored and tramped upon by clients. Police in Nsanje identified the deceased as Wyson […]
Authorities in Nsanje are removing close to 90 Mozambican refugees from a public school to a works camp ahead of opening on Monday for third term of school calendar. Director of Administration for Nsanje District Council Richardson Mkolombwe said all the 88 refugees will be removed from Ndindi Primary School to an Mota Engil works […]
More Mozambican nationals continue to free their country amid fighting between FRELIMO and RENAMO parties as about 87 refugees seek refuge in the lower shire district of Nsanje. This follows the killings of civilians who are suspected to be in support of the opposition party, RENAMO under the leadership of Alfonso Dhlakama. Speaking to the […]
Councillors in Nsanje are asking the government to open a refugee camp as Chididi, a second such request in a week as numbers of those running away from violence in Mozambique swell. Chairman of Nsanje District Council Piriminta said the district has over 600 refugees from Mozambiue. “There is need to put these people at […]
Malawi human rights campaigners, Centre for Human Rights and Rehabilitation (CHRR) has condemned the Nsanje District’s gang which burned seven men to death for allegedly possessing human bones intended for use in witchcraft. The incensed mob attacked the suspects then set them on fire using petrol. CHRR executive director Timothy Mtambo said the torching is unacceptable and […]
An angry mob in Nsanje district on Tuesday attacked and burnt to death seven people for allegedly being in possession of human bones, police have confirmed. The incident happened in area of Traditional Authority (T/A) Tengani. Nsanje police Officer-In-Charge (OC) Kirby Kaunga told the local media the mob attacked the deceased before setting them on […]
Nsanje South West constituents pinned their Member of Parliament Dr Joseph Chidanti Malunga over alleged failure to involve local structures in the implementation of Constituency Development Fund (CDF) projects. The concerned constituents voiced out their concern during an interface meeting with their elected duty bearers organized by Tiphedzane Community Support Organization where some threatened to […]
Communities in the area of Chief Malemia in Nsanje have turned down a proposal by their traditional leaders to sale their customary land to an Indian investor, Nyasa Limited. The communities have faulted Senior Chief Malemia among other traditional leaders for secretly masterminding the selling of their land to the company which intends to open […]
Minister of Health Peter Kumpalume has moved in swiftly to warn clinicians that they would be fired if they force patients pay money in public hospitals. The minister made an impromptu visit to Nsanje where he visited heath centres where people complained that they were forced to pay for services in public hospitals. He also […]
The health services which are supposed to be provided for free to Malawians in government’s public health facilities are said to be paid for as some medical personnel at Nsanje District Health Office are allegedly demanding cash from patients. The development has brought fear to the people who are needy and cannot afford to pay […]
About 15 people died in Nsanje in 2015 due to canoe capsizing, however no canoe operator faced the arm of the law, Malawi News Agency can reveal. According to sources at Nsanje Police confided to this reporter that the district reported almost four canoe accidents in the Shire river last year, but no canoe operator […]
National Initiative for Civic Education (NICE) has slamed Nsanje councillors for their failure to formulate by laws for the district saying this is having a negative impact on social service delivery. NICE district officer Kondwani Milowa said it was unfortunate that the councillors were delaying to formulate the bylaws. “They lack seriousness. The district has […]
Patients at Nsanje District Hospital have now resorted to go begging for food in surrounding villages following hospital management decision to stop provision of breakfast and lunch. Nsanje District Hospital has joined a string of public hospitals that have discontinued provision of free food to patients due to lack of money following huge budgetary cuts. […]
Education officials in Nsanje are pleading with the Department of Disaster and Preparedness to use tents instead of using schools as evacuation centres as this negatively affects education. District Education Manager Hendrix Likeke asked the department to e fully prepared for floods by having enough tents in case the floods strike again. The call follows […]
Nsanje Police and well-wishers have recovered three dead bodies in the Shire River after the canoe capsized two days ago. Nsanje Police Officer in-Charge Assistant Commissioner of Police, Kirby Kaunga confirmed the retrieval of the bodies. He said currently, the search for the remaining eight bodies is still continuing. “Police and the community along the […]
Eleven people, including children, are missing in Nsanje after a boat they were sailing in hit the river bank at Port-Shire and capsized Monday morning, according to a report by Malawi News Agency (Mana). Nsanje Police Officer in Charge Kirby Kaunga , who confirmed the incident, said out of 15 people on the boat, four […]
Nsanje District Education Manager-DEM Hendrix Likeke is worried that education standards may continue dwindling in the district, as it is taking long for the education sector to recover from the January floods. According to Likeke, many structures destroyed by the floods are yet to be rebuilt and replaced. They include school brocks, toilets, boreholes, and […]