Four arrested over K2.1bn macadamia blaze
This article was originally published on Malawi24 ">Malawi24, Malawi's #1 independent news platform. Police in Nkhata Bay have arrested four people suspected of setting fire to a macadamia field, destroying trees worth more than K2.1 billion. The fire broke out on October 18, 2026, at Kawalazi Tea Estate Company’s Lichenga macadamia field, destroying more than 19 hectares of trees. Nkhata Bay Police Public Relations Officer Sub-Inspector Devoter Mithi […] Read the full article and more Malawi ne
This article was originally published on Malawi24">Malawi24, Malawi's #1 independent news platform.
Police in Nkhata Bay have arrested four people suspected of setting fire to a macadamia field, destroying trees worth more than K2.1 billion. The fire broke out on October 18, 2026, at Kawalazi Tea Estate Company’s Lichenga macadamia field, destroying more than 19 hectares of trees. Nkhata Bay Police Public Relations Officer Sub-Inspector Devoter Mithi […]
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- October 24, 2026
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- Burnett Munthali
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