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Another Tragedy: 8 People Killed In Chitipa Road Accident

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Another Tragedy: 8 People Killed In Chitipa Road Accident

By Staff Reporter


The Director of Health Services at Chitipa District Hospital Wilson Ching’ani has confirmed the death of eight people after a truck they were travelling in plunged into Kaseye River along Ifumbo-Lufita earth road in the district.

According to Ching’ani, 64 people have been injured and are currently admitted at the hospital with two in critical condition.

Accident in Chitipa


Chitipa Police Spokesperson Gladwell Simwaka says the truck had 72 members of African International Church on board.

He said the driver of the truck, Kingsley Mlenga failed to control the vehicle at Kaseye Bridge and hit the side of the bridge where it broke the planks and plunged into the river.

According to a police report, Mlenga was driving a Fuso Fighter, registration number RU 1141, from Ifumbo going to Lufita.

Silver Strikers Demolishes Mighty Wanderers to reach FDH Cup Final

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Silver Strikers Demolishes Mighty Wanderers to reach FDH Cup Final

By Staff Reporter


Silver Strikers are through to the FDH Cup finals after demolishing Mighty Wanderers 3-0 at Bingu National Stadium in Lilongwe.

Silver took the lead through man-of-the match Patrick Macheso 36 minutes in the first half.

The central bankers doubled their lead in the second half through Blessings Tembo who scored in the 57th minute.

Wanderers goalie Richard Chipuwa then had to deny Mark Fodya to prevent the central bankers increasing their lead but the defender came back some minutes later to get Silver’s third goal.

Silver will now meet Ekwendeni in the finals

Wanderers made a couple of substitutions introducing Felix Zulu for Vitumbiko Kumwenda and Peter Cholopi for Yunus Sherrif but this did not help as the capital city giants looked more determined to get to the final.

Silver will now face Ekwendeni Hammers in the final at a venue to be announced by the football governing body.

The sponsorship package for the FDH Cup is at 90 million Kwacha and winners are expected to walk away with 25 million Kwacha while runners up will take home 8 million Kwacha.

Chitipa United increases survival chances in TNM Super League

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Chitipa United increases survival chances in TNM Super League

By Emmanuel Moyo

Chitipa United has lifted up it’s survival chances in the Elite tnm super league after a 1 nill win against TN Stars on Saturday.

The game played at Karonga’s soccer cathedral saw Chitipa United start the match with pressure on the visitor’s side in the first half.
The efforts placed in the first half yielded Chitipa United a leading goal courtesy of Alex Benson which was a header at the 42nd minute of the match.

The second half saw Chitipa United defend their leading goal with reduced pressure to the opponents who failed to create any meaningful chances.

Speaking in a post-match interview, Chitipa United coach, Christopher Nyambose expressed joy over the win saying this was a win win game as they aim at surviving relegation in the league.
“I am happy that we have won the game and we deserved the win because this was a win win game for us as we want to escape relegation, so I have to thank my boys for working tirelessly to the end.” He said.
He has since promised his team’s supporters that his team cannot be relegated and they will win the next games.

In a separate interview, TN Stars coach, Josephy Malizani alluded the defeat to lack of preparation for the match.
“This defeat is to us a clear sign that we were not prepared for the game as players gave up after conceding a goal but this is part of the game and we will sort this out as we return to training sessions.” He said
He has since thanked his players for obtaining a point from the game against Karonga United on Saturday.

With the win, Chitipa United now has 29 points equaling with Blue Eagles which is also on the red line in the league while TN Stars remains with 40 points.

Malawi Police To Launch A Radio Station Next Month

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Malawi Police To Launch A Radio Station Next Month

By Staff Reporter


The Malawi Police Service is expected to launch a radio station next month with an aim of improving its relationship with ordinary citizens.

An official for the police headquarters who opted for anonymity said the radio station will provide information about police and help reach the public better.

Apart from bringing police services closer to the people, the FM station which will be called Police FM Radio, is expected to enhance the security and safety of the Malawian citizens.

James Kadadzera, to be station manager?

According to the official, most of the workers at the station will be police officers with a media background and national police public relations officer James Kadadzera is going to be the station manager.

Efforts to talk to Kadadzera proved futile as his phone could not be reached the time we went to press.

Media Institute of Southern Africa (Misa) Malawi Chapter has so far been engaging police public relations officers in radio communication and production.

Meanwhile some police public relation officers in various districts have already been transferred to the police headquarters to work at the station.

Other notable officers include Rodrick Maida, Felix Misomali and Hastings Chigalu who were PROs for Mangochi, Balaka and Ntcheu respectively.

Government urged to introduce First Aid lessons in schools

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Government urged to introduce First Aid lessons in schools

By Cathy Maulidi.

Government has been called to introduce First Aid Studies in schools if the country is to reduce hospital admissions and save resources.

The call comes as Malawi on 10th September, joined the rest of the World in commemorating First Aid day but Malawi Red Cross Society commemorated the day on 17 September under the theme ” Be a first aid hero at school and in your community”.

The Commemoration that drew different stakeholders together, saw experts discussing how First Aid in Malawi can be improved.

In an interview, Dr Yankho Luwe, Ministry of Health Acting Deputy Director for curative and medical rehabilitation services responsible for emergency response and disaster management said having first aid studies in schools would help reduce cases of admission in most casualty units saying many admissions in the hospitals now are as a result of lack of care at the time of injury.

On his part, Patrick Phiri Malawi Red Cross Society Acting Director of Programmes concurred with Luwe saying Red Cross has noted a big improvement on the country’s health system because of First Aid.

“First Aid is an integral part of our programming. currently, we have trained 400 schools in First Aid and that’s ranging from Tertiary, Secondary and Primary schools. There has been a big change as now learners help each other when there is an injury case and other health problems. So bringing First Aid studies in Schools will have a huge impact”. Said Phiri.

But Ellen Simango, Ministry of Education Deputy Director responsible for Basic Education said the issue requires further discussions on how the Curriculum can be incorporated.

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