Month: April 2020 Posts

Men flee Kaporo in Karonga over police operation

Apr 15, 2020 Thula Chisamba 0 &

Some men from Kaporo area in Karonga are in hiding after escaping a Police operation that seeks to bring to book culprits who allegedly killed a suspected bloodsucker in the area. A visit to the… ...

Student arrested over fake news about bloodsucking

Apr 14, 2020 Lindiwe Sambalikagwa 0 &

A 20-year-old form four student has been arrested after he claimed that his blood had been sucked. The student, Oscar Mwale, from Nanthomba Community Day Secondary School had a nosebleed but he went on to… ...

UN says not enough being done to stop bloodsucking violence

Apr 07, 2020 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

The United Nations (UN) has called on authorities in Malawi to do more and act urgently to stop criminal acts related to rumours about bloodsucking. UN Resident Coordinator for Malawi Ms. Maria Jose Torres said… ...

Four arrested for assaulting health workers over bloodsucking rumours

Apr 01, 2020 Daniel Sapuli 0 &

Police in Mchinji have arrested four people for assaulting three medical workers from Mchinji District Hospital on suspicions that they were blood suckers. Mchinji police public relation officer Kondwani Kandiado identified the suspects as; Lemani… ...

27 arrested over blood suckers saga

Mar 29, 2020 Mike Lyson Zgambo 0 &

Police in the North have arrested 27 people as they continue to crack down on perpetrators of violence heightened by rumours about blood suckers. The suspects have been arrested from different areas in the region.… ...

Malawi blood sucking scandal: Police dismiss the rumors

Aug 09, 2018 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

The Malawi Police has dismissed claims that bloodsuckers have resurfaced and are looming around in Mulanje for their victims. Police spokesperson, James Kadadzera, told one of the local papers that the allegations are unfounded. “We… ...

Suspected bloodsuckers rescued in Mangochi

Oct 25, 2017 Bright Malenga 27 &

There was commotion at Chilipa in Mangochi district when two businessmen who went to the district to look for charms were about to be burned to death on suspicion that they are bloodsuckers. The incident… ...

IG pleads for motor vehicles

Oct 25, 2017 Bright Malenga 115 &

Inspector General of Malawi Police Service (MPS) Dr Lexten Kachama has pleaded with well-wishers to donate vehicles to the police saying the cars police has are inadequate. Kachama made the appeal in Malawi's capital, Lilongwe… ...

Attacks against persons with albinism on the rise following bloodsucking rumours

Oct 25, 2017 Martha Chikoti 34 &

The Association of Persons with Albinism in Malawi (APAM) says there has been a high number of attacks against persons with albinism since the rumours of bloodsucking started. Speaking at a press briefing on Monday… ...

Sensational reporting on blood sucking worries Malawi doctors

Oct 23, 2017 Luke Bisani 15 &

The Society of Medical Doctors (SMD) in Malawi has expressed worry on sensational reporting by Malawi media on the issue of blood suckers. According to SMD, sensational reporting on the matter is fuelling fears among… ...

Doctors rubbishes claims of blood sucking

Oct 23, 2017 Bright Malenga 85 &

Doctors in Malawi have said claims by people in the Southern Region that there are blood suckers are not true and are a case of mass hysteria. According to a statement signed by Dr Amos… ...

Malawi Army deployed in Blantyre

Oct 20, 2017 Malawi24 Reporter 163 &

Malawi Defence Force (MDF) soldiers have been deployed in various areas in Blantyre following violence that saw the killing of a man on Thursday. On Friday, MDF soldiers were spotted patrolling areas such as Limbe,… ...

Police arrest 140 over bloodsucking violence

Oct 20, 2017 Bright Malenga 67 &

Attacks on people suspected to be blood suckers have led to the arrest of 140 people in the Southern Region. Police Inspector General Lexten Kachama told reporters on Friday that they have arrested 140 people… ...

US extends travel warning to Zomba, Blantyre

Oct 19, 2017 Mphatso Khutcha Richard 142 &

The United States Embassy in Malawi has advised its citizens in Malawi to avoid traveling to Blantyre and Zomba districts following violence over reports of blood sucking. The Embassy in September advised US citizens not… ...

Mob kill mentally ill man over blood sucking

Oct 19, 2017 Malawi24 Reporter 245 &

Community members in Blantyre have killed a mentally ill man after suspecting him of being a blood sucker. The mob beat the man before setting him on fire today at Chatha, along Chileka road in… ...