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Malawi, Obituaries

Tragedy: Three Malawian women die while mining precious stones in Lilongwe

Malawi News Agency (MANA)

Three women conducting mining activities at Nathenje river bank in Lilongwe have died after being trapped in mining holes when land collapsed and fell on them in the area of Traditional Authority (T/A) Chadza in Lilongwe.

Police have identified the deceased as 26 year old Rosemary Chimbereko and 43 year old Mtamandika Chipira both of Mazinga village, and Rofina Jackson aged 36 of Kachikho village, all form T/A Chadza in Lilongwe.

Lilongwe Police spokesperson Kingsley Dandaula said this on Saturday while in the company of their friends, the deceased went to Nathenje river bank to mine precious stones (Lodrite) when the disaster struck.

“In the course of digging, the river bank land collapsed on them and all efforts from their friends to rescue them proved futile. Postmortem conducted revealed the three died of suffocation,” said Dandaula.

He has since urged the general public to refrain from engaging in dangerous activities.

“As in the case here, people dig holes and enter under the earth in search of precious stones. This is a very dangerous thing. On the other hand, it is also illegal to conduct mining activities without a mining license,” said Dandaula.

Malawi, Obituaries, Top News

Mzuzu house fire claims lives of drunkards

Special Absalom

By Rodovicko Nyirenda

Two people have been burnt to death in Mzuzu after fire caught a makeshift bar and house at Gesha area in the wee hours Monday.

The owner of the bar, George Katama confirmed of the development in an interview with Zodiak Broadcasting Station (ZBS).

According to Katama, the fire has destroyed property worth over K400, 000.

The cause of the fire is not known at the moment, according to the bar owner.

Police in Mzuzu have confirmed of the development saying the remains of the two are at Mzuzu Central Hospital waiting for postmortem

Malawi, Obituaries, Top News

Malawi President Mutharika honours fallen heroes ahead of Nkhata Bay Jetty launch

Maravi Post Reporter

President Mutharika and the First Lady laid the wreath before officially opening the multi million kwacha Nkhata Bay Jetty in the district. The Jetty is one of the main projects in the marine sector. Major transformations are also expected in all of the country’s ports such as Chilumba in Karonga, Monkey Bay in Mangochi, Chipoka in Salima and Likoma.

According to MBC, the gesture was highly commended by the members of the clergy and traditional leaders. Senior Chief Mkumbira said President Mutharika has demonstrated that he values and respects the history of the country as manifested in his development agenda.

“As you know a lot of our relatives lost their lives during the 1959 massacre and this is a great honour to the people of Nkhata Bay and the rest of the country,” said Senior Chief Mkumbira.

The sentiments were echoed by General Secretary for the Clergy Association in NkhataBay, Bishop David Mkandawire who described the gesture as a sence of belonging.

“The faith community is equally overwhelmed, we organise yearly events to honour our heroes and the President has motivated us,” noted Bishop Mkandawire.

The permanent Nkhata Bay jetty replaces the old floating one which sunk due to strong Mwera winds in 2016; President Mutharika said the development is part of the National Transport Master Plan set to enhance the transport sector in the country.

The Malawi leader said through the plan, major rehabilitations will take shape in all the ports in the country. Commenting on the Jetty, Senior Chief Mkumbira could not hide his excitement for the development.

Construction experts say the jetty is constructed at a solid base set to live for the next 50 years.

Malawi, Obituaries, Top News

Tragedy; A lorry kills four people in Lilongwe…..driver detained

Maravi Post Reporter

LILONGWE-(MaraviPost)-A moving lorry on Tuesday claimed four lives in Lilongwe after it lost breaks while carrying sand.

According to the police report, the vehicle registration number CK 3680 was coming from Maula in the M1 Road towards old town that it lost breaks near National Bank of Malawi (NBM) premises thereafter hit four people; three women and a child, killing them on spot.

Lilongwe Police station Spokesperson Kingsley Dandaula told The Maravi Post that following the incident some pedestrian sustained injuries in the process that were taken to Kamuzu Central Hospital.

Dandaula added that the vehicle driver has been detained for questioning following the death of four people.

The police are yet to identify the particulars of the deceased.

Lifestyle, Obituaries

Bizarre: RSA man buried with beer and money

Maravi Post Reporter

A 27-year-old South African man has reportedly been sent off in a bizarre way in which his friends and relatives Bizarre: were witnessed pouring beer in his grave as well as tossing money, cellphones, clothes and other expensive things.

This bizarre way of sending off has recently occurred on Saturday in Orange Farm, south of Joburg in the rainbow country of South Africa.

According to DailySun , Paulos Amade had lived a lavish lifestyle throughout all his life and because of that, his friends and relatives organized themselves to toss expensive things including beer into his grave.

Report adds that there was singing and dancing, drinking and crazy displays of riches as his friends celebrated his short life at Olifantsvlei cemetery in the south of Joburg.

His death came after he allegedly consumed beer laced with rat poison over love issues. He survived by three children.

Jeannette Amade, Paulos’ sister, told Daily Sun they knew Paulos as a man of style, so they let his friends celebrate him the way they wanted.

“We could not oppose the manner they wanted to celebrate him. When they poured beer and put money and clothes into the grave, we understood that it was the same way they did things when he was still alive,” she said.

However, the area’s cultural expert said what the young men had done was pure disrespect of culture.
“This undermines our culture. It is a meaningless publicity stunt created by people who seek fame.

“There is nothing respectful about people pouring beer into a dead person’s final resting place. If they wanted to celebrate him, they should have done it while he was still alive,” said Refiloe Wa Ga Khunou, a cultural expert.

Malawi, Obituaries, Top News

Malawian business lady Florence Chatchoka stabbed to death at Beitbridge; hand bag stole

Maravi Post Reporter

The Maravi Post confirms the sad news about Florence Chatchoka who was stabbed to death at the border of South Africa Beitbridge.

The incident happened on Sunday morning around 3am while on her way from Malawi to South Africa by unknown person and currently security agencies are working to trace the culprit.

According to sources the late Florence was traveling in a Munorurama bus from Lilongwe to Johannesburg

Therefore at the port of entry as a tradition all travelers are requested to take out their belongs if require declaration.

Chatchoka went to offload her Sobo and rice and she was late she found that others had already taken their belongings and she was alone at the bus.

Someone followed her to the bus, he went straight to grab her bag and she tried to fight for it and the moment she screamed for help the thug stabbed her with a knife.

At this point she was overpowered and the thug went away with the bag “which had R3000 supposed to be presented to Immigration” left her in a pool of blood.

The sources added that that Flora has been a target of thugs since last year.

This is the second time something of the similar nature happened to her same place and that time they only showed her a gun and stole her money.

Malawi police are yet to react on the development.

Malawi, Obituaries, Top News

Mulanje’s Malawi police officer dies in road accident

Malawi News Agency (MANA)

A police officer based at Chisitu Police Unit in Mulanje district has died after being involved in a road accident, Police Public Relations Officer in the district, Gresham Ngwira has confirmed the development.

Ngwira said the officer, Marko Katete was riding a motor cycle from Chitakale Trading Centre to Chisitu along the Mulanje – Luchenza Road when hit a pedal cyclist carrying a pillion passenger at Nkhonya.

He said following the impact, the deceased sustained a fractured right leg and head injuries while the unidentified pedal cyclist and the passenger escaped with minor injuries and were treated as out-patients at Mulanje District Hospital while Katete died while receiving treatment.

“We have lost one of our officers in an accident. He died while receiving treatment at Mulanje District Hospital following head injuries and a fractured leg he sustained,” Ngwira added.

Katete, 45, came from Chunda Village in the area of Traditional Authority Mlumbe in Zomba.

In a related development, a two year-old child has also died following an accident involving a motor vehicle, Toyota Dyna registration number BQ 7284 at STECCO along Mulanje – Muloza Road.

The driver who was over speeding hit a male pedal cyclist carrying a female pillion passenger going the same direction, according to Ngwira.

“Following the impact, a child strapped to the back of the passenger sustained a deep cut in the neck and was pronounced dead on arrival at Mulanje District Hospital while the mother sustained multiple bruises and some head injuries and is currently receiving treatment at the hospital,” Ngwira said.

Meanwhile, the driver, 29 year-old Daniel Tembo of Bokosi Village in Traditional Authority Mzikubola in Mzimba has been arrested for causing death by reckless driving.

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Blantyre security guard found dead whilst on duty

Maravi Post Reporter

By Alick Junior Sichali

A 45 year old security guard who was working with Crown Printing and Packaging Limited premises has died in Limbe Township, Blantyre.

Limbe police spokesperson, Widson Nhlane, confirmed the development identifying the deceased as Rex Ntonya.

According to Nhlane the deceased reported for duty at the mentioned company in the evening hours of 10 June.

“It is reported that the deceased told his son Chimwemwe Ntonya that he is going to work at 10 June but surprisingly he was found lying dead around 0600 hours in a guard room at his work place,” Nhlane said.

Nhlane further said that the body was taken to Queen Elizabeth Central hospital for post-mortem where results showed that he died due to high blood pressure.

Rex Ntonya hailed from Chipagala village, Traditional Authority (T.A) Machinjiri, Blantyre.

Obituaries, Top News

Mulanje Police officer dies in a road accident

Maravi Post Reporter

By Alick Junior Sichali

A 45 year old Police officer who was based at Chisitu police unit has died in Mulanje after being involved in road accident.

Mulanje Police Spokesperson, Sergeant Gresham Ngwira, has confirmed the sad development in an interview saying the deceased officer; Marko Katete was on Wednesday afternoon riding a motor cycle before the occurrence of the accident.

According to Sergeant Ngwira when the deceased arrived at Happy Landing he hit a pedal cyclist who carried a male pillion passenger going towards the same direction.

Ngwira said following the impact, the rider sustained a fractured right leg and head injuries while the unknown pedal cyclist and the pillion passenger escaped with minor injuries.

“It is true a police officer who was based at Chisitu Police was involved in an accident and has died whilst receiving treatment at Mulanje district hospital,” Ngwira said.

Aged 45 the deceased hailed from Chunda village Traditional Authority (T.A) Mlumbe in Zomba.

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Reggae icon Ras Kimono reportedly dies at 60

Maravi Post Reporter

Reggae legend Ras Kimono is dead according to multiple reports.

According to Pulse on line, Kimono recently celebrated his 60th birthday with friends and family and was supposed to travel to the United States before his demise.

According to reports, he died today, Sunday, June 10, 2018 after complaining that he was feeling funny.

He was rushed to the Lagoon hospital on the Island, where he gave up the ghost.

Pulse managed to contacted Tony Okoroji, and he is yet to respond.