By Masauko Alfred Mzongwe
A woman identified as Falida Matenda has died after felling down from a Mango tree where she wanted to pluck mangoes in Balaka.
The woman, Falida Matenda, was from Malingano Village 2 in Traditional Authority Mwambo in Zomba and in the year 2024, she and her husband left Zomba for Balaka (Kachenga Area).
In the same year, the husband left Balaka for South Africa to look for green pastures, leaving behind her wife, Falida Matenda, with her mother in-law.
On November 11, 2025 at about 11:00 hours, Falida Matenda climbed in a Mango tree with intent to pluck mangoes.
While in the tree, she lost control and fell down.She was rushed to Mbera Health Centre where death was pronounced upon arrival.
Postmortem examination was done at the healthy facility and revealed that death was due to head injuries and loss of blood.
