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The Ntcheu Senior Resident Magistrate Court has convicted and fined a 43-year-old man one million Kwacha for stealing government medicines.

In default, the man would have to serve a three-year jail term.

Geoffrey Zamajaya was working as a volunteer at Kasinje Health Centre when the crime was committed.

“Police found him with 70 bottles of ARV tablets, 11 viral load HIV testing kits, 40 pieces of medical apron and one medical tape, all property of Malawi Government,” said Ntcheu police station spokesperson, Hastings Chigalu.

Zamajawa pleaded guilty to the charges.

In mitigation, Zamajaya pleaded with the court for leniency saying he was asthmatic, married with six children and he looked after three orphans.

But police prosecutor, Samie Liwonde, prayed for stiffer punishment citing the fact that the crime was committed at a time government hospitals lacked essential drugs.

Senior Resident Magistrate Yohane Munthali agreed with state saying the offence was serious and ordinarily attracts a maximum fine of 20 million Malawi Kwacha and 20 years imprisonment with hard labor.

Zamajaya hails from Kasinje village, Trading Authority Ganya in Ntcheu district.

Chancellor College-based political analyst Ernest Thindwa said inactiveness of two opposition parties Democratic Progressive (DPP) and United Democratic Front (UDF) towards November 10 by-elections is not surprising as the two parties are no longer popular among electorates.

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The Malawi Red Cross Society says it has exhausted almost 75% of its funds meant for COVID-19 preparedness and response interventions set aside for 19 districts across the country.

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Ntcheu District Council says it is struggling to collect enough revenue in its markets as evidenced in the 2019/2020 financial year where it has only managed to collect about 97 Million Kwacha against over 179 Million it projected.

Some electoral stakeholders in Ntcheu says political violence ahead of fresh Presidential poll are unfortunate and need a quick solution by all leaders involved in the election.

The National Initiative for Civic Education (NICE) Public Trust says funding gaps are affecting its effective implementation of electoral activities ahead of the fresh presidential election.

A man aged 30 has died of burns after the truck he was driving got involved in an accident before exploding into uncontrollable flames in Ntcheu district today.

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