Malawi police in Mzimba have arrested a suspect in the poisoning of sweet beer during an unveiling of a tombstone which led to one death and left 28 others battling for their lives. The police say Alufeyo Kamanga of Masonga Kamanga village was arrested on suspicion that he poisoned Mrs Efrida Theu and 28 others. […]
A 56 year old man, Manyengo Maliseni died suddenly on Sunday after drinking poison. In an interview on Monday in Lilongwe, Lilongwe Police Spokesperson Kingsly Dandaula said a deceased’s son t, Bokosi Langwani reported that his father died after mistakenly took insecticide. He said he took the poison while drunk. “He was a local farmer who had a vegetable […]
Six people from the same family have been admitted to Daeyang Luke Hospital in after a severe case of suspected food poisoning. The incident occurred Monday night at Robert Camp village, Traditional Authirity (T/A) Chimutu in Lilongwe. Confirming the development, Kanengo Police Publicist Labani Makalani claimed that the victims ate Nsima (staple grain flour meal) on the […]
At least five people, including a toddler, have been confirmed dead while eleven others are in hospital in critical conditions in the southern Malawi district of Balaka following suspected food poisoning. “A family slaughtered a goat which was taken with pigeon peas on Thursday last week,” said Balaka District Health spokesman Samson Mfuyeni. Mfuyeni said […]
At least 50 people have been hospitalized at Mponela Rural and Madisi Mission Hospitals in Dowa Thursday August 30, after eating goat meat suspected to have been poisoned; Mponela Police spokesperson Kondwani Kandiado confirmed the incident. Kandiado said the people, all from Chikhobwe Village T/A Chakhaza developed diarrhoea at around 7 PM soon after taking […]