{"id":169474,"date":"2024-04-08T12:32:57","date_gmt":"2024-04-08T12:32:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/04\/08\/alcohol-kills-8-in-manase-blantyre-police-arrest-unlicensed-beer-sellers\/"},"modified":"2024-04-08T12:32:57","modified_gmt":"2024-04-08T12:32:57","slug":"alcohol-kills-8-in-manase-blantyre-police-arrest-unlicensed-beer-sellers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/04\/08\/alcohol-kills-8-in-manase-blantyre-police-arrest-unlicensed-beer-sellers\/","title":{"rendered":"Alcohol Kills 8 In Manase Blantyre, Police Arrest Unlicensed Beer Sellers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_86\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>Eight imbibers have died while five have been to the hospital after drinking alcohol suspected to have been poisoned in Manase Township of Blantyre.<\/p>\n<p>It is being reported that on Saturday morning, victims including the deceased, were drinking beer knows as Magagada (Ambuye Mtengeni) at a certain drinking joint called Adisababa in the Township.<\/p>\n<p>After taking the alcohol, the imbibers started to experience strange signs as there were vomiting in their bodies like vomiting and they were taken to hospital were some pronounced dead.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Blantyre Director Health and Social Services Dr. Gift Kawalazira has condemned the development and said that it has shown that the beer was contaminated after conducting their investigations.<\/p>\n<p>However, Blantyre District Health Office (DHO) says it is still investigating the cause of death of people who died after taking alcohol suspected to be poisoned.<\/p>\n<p>The office, has confirmed the death and said five are now in intensive unit at Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital in Blantyre.<\/p>\n<p>In a quick response to the devastating issue, Southern police department have started arresting unlicensed beer sellers in the city to cease the situation of selling untested beer.<\/p>\n<p>Malawi has been struggling with the illicit sale of cheap alcohol mostly consumed by unemployed young men and some minors.<\/p>\n<p>Several types of cheap beer have been banned in the past, but authorities have not succeeded in having them completely eliminated from the market.<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe to our Youtube Channel: <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Eight imbibers have died while five have been to the hospital after drinking alcohol suspected to have been poisoned in Manase Township of Blantyre. 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