Malawi Police in Salima have arrested 28-year-old Chesamu Adam on allegations of sodomy after he was accused of having sexual intercourse with an 11-year-old boy. Salima Police Public Relations Officer Rabecca Ndiwate said the incident is alleged to have occurred in August 2026 at Mtukulamwendo. “It was on 16th August when the victim narrated to […]
A fierce battle has erupted in Salima as the district council and traditional leaders are fighting over a graveyard. The department of Museums and Monuments has since intervened, calling for an immediate ceasefire. The impasse between Salima District Council and some chiefs was over the alleged sale of a graveyard at Kamuzu road in the […]
Salima Secondary School alumni have donated personal protective equipment (PPE) worth K2.4 million to Salima District Hospital. Speaking during the handover on Saturday, the group’s vice-chairperson Enock Phale said they mobilised resources to support the hospital’s efforts in fighting the Covid-19 pandemic. “We are responding to President Lazarus Chakwera’s call to help fight the pandemic,” […]
Salima District Council plans to engage its community members on gender-based violence ahead of the 16 Days of Activism. Speaking on Tuesday during a review meeting with support from JCM Power, the council’s gender development officerFrinessSamaliya said they want to sensitise people on the evils of GBV. She said: “Every year we observe 16 Days […]
Malawi Police Service in Salima have arrested a couple on suspicion that they murdered their three-year-old son in order to save their marriage. Salima Police Station spokesperson Jacob Khembo identified the couple as Stain Chingwege, 32 and Mtisunge Banda 22. Khembo said the incident happened on August 12, 2020 at Mangwe village around Kaphatenga area […]
Salima Sugar Company has been accused of being dodgy employers hiring illegal immigrants from India after Homeland Security Minister Richard Chimwendo Banda’s visit to the factory on Tuesday after arrival of experts from India as the company resumed production. About 60 Indian nationals are working without permits and Minister Chimwendo Banda noted during the visit […]
Salima First Grade Magistrate’s Court has sentenced Simisi Dzovuta, 29, to eight years Imprisonment with Hard Labour (IHL) for offering an uncle for sale at K3.5 million. According to Salima Police Publicist, Jacob Khembo, State Prosecutor, Sergeant, Edwin Wala told the Court that Dzovuta committed the offence on May 30, 2020 at Senga Bay in […]
The Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) and UDF Alliance running mate in the fresh presidential elections Atupele Muluzi drew a high memorable crowd in central region lakesore district of Salima on Wednesday and assured people of Salima of continued development projects in the district if voted back to power. Speaking at Msalura Community Secondary School ground […]
Salima District Council plans to construct 30 houses for vulnerable people under the Decent and Affordable Houses Subsidy Programme, popularly known as Malata and Cement Subsidy. Speaking in an interview, Salima district housing officer Bilswick Nakhaonga said the project is set to start anytime soon and it will include persons with albinism (PWAs). “We have […]
Salima district commissioner Grace Chirwa has urged the Primary Health Emergency Management Committee to be vigilant in sourcing resources with which to prevent coronavirus. She made the call on Wednesday during an orientation meeting for the committee members which was also meant to develop the district’s emergency preparedness and response plan conducted with support from […]
Salima district council on Wednesday launched a mass cleaning campaign in the district. The Exercise included sweeping and removing all garbage deposited along the streets of Kamuzu road and market places around the area. In an interview Public Relations Officer for Salima District Council, Grace Kapatuka said that the exercise was meant to demonstrate to […]
Malawians working for the flagship project – Salima Sugar Company – have accused their Asian managers of practicing racism and demanding sex from female workers in exchange of favours. An undercover investigation by the Nyasa Times recently established that the Asians have been maltreating the local workers while at the same time demanding sexual favours […]
Minister of Local Government and Rural Development Ben Phiri has advised Salima District Council to put in place waste management strategies. The minister said this on Friday in Salima when he visited one of the district’s dumping sites following a picture of garbage from Kamuzu Road which went viral on social media on Thursday afternoon. […]
Former students of Salima Secondary School have donated six sets of desktop computers and a printer valued at about K2 million. Speaking in an interview, the school’s alumni association president Genesis Chorwe said the donation seeks to ease challenges learners experience at the school. “The desktop computers will assist students to learn computer skills as […]
Traditional Authority (T/A) Makanjira of Salima has bemoaned lack of commitment by some Traditional leaders along the lakeshore, who have been embroiled in corrupt acts which has contributed over fishing. He said in interview at Mnema Headquarters in Salima during media interaction on the prospects of Mbenje Island Fishing area. The TA said it was […]
Malawi Police in Salima have sounded an SOS, saying child defilement cases are on the rise in the lakeshore district. Spokesperson for the police in the district Jacob Khembo said data shows that from January to this day, 29 girls have been defiled mainly by their own relations. “These figures are alarming. Most of the […]
Salima District Council is constructing a new dyke on Lifidzi River to prevent its annual flooding from affecting Lifidzi Trading Centre and Phaka Village in southern part of the district. According to acting Assistant District Disaster Risk Management Officer (ADDRMO), Brino Kamanga, the dyke is being constructed to the tune of K 10 million funding […]
Former councilors for Salima are pressing the government to give them a K500 000 each gratuity, saying the line ministry is dodgy on the matter. Janet Chipini, one of the former councilors said Salima district council and Local government ministry are tossing the issue to each other. “Our colleagues in some districts have already received […]