witchcraft Archives

Five arrested for employing witch finder

Apr 27, 2023 Mike Lyson Zgambo 0 &

Police in Mzuzu have arrested five people at Mchengautuba location within Mzuzu City for allegedly employing a witch finder and charging a person with witchcraft. The suspects have been identified as Gabriel Phiri 45, Linda… ...

Awa apwetekana; abusa a Blantyre sinodi akufuna kulodzana, kugwebana yamanja

Apr 03, 2023 Archangel Nzangaya 0 &

Zamasiku otsiliza. Abusa awiri ampingo wa CCAP, sinodi ya Blantyre, apindirana ndebvu mkamwa uku, ndipo akuti kaya nkulodzana alodzana ngakhaleso ndewu yamanja apambadzana, akuti sakuopana. Chinkanganochi chili pakati pa abusa awiri omwe alavulirana za mkamwa… ...

MANEPO and MHRC condemn attacks against elderly persons

Mar 09, 2023 Raphael Likaka 0 &

Malawi Network of the Elderly Person's Organisation (MANEPO ) and Malawi Human Rights Commission (MHRC) have condemned continued attacks and killings of elderly persons in the country over witchcraft allegations. In a press statement signed… ...

Ayaya amwalira atadwala nsana

Mar 08, 2023 Archangel Nzangaya 0 &

M'modzi mwa madokotala azitsamba odziwika bwino mdziko muno, mai Bwanali am’boma la Neno omwe amadziwika ndi dzina loti Ayaya amwalira. Malingana ndi khansala wa dera la Lisungwi m’boma la Neno a Mark Ngwangwa, mai Bwanali… ...

Two men convicted after asking nurse for placenta of newborn baby

Feb 19, 2023 Malawi News Agency (MANA) 0 &

Mangochi First Grade Magistrate Court on Thursday convicted Richard Lameck, 22, and Friday James, 23, after they approached a nurse at Malombe Health Center to sell them a placenta and membranes of a newlyborn baby.… ...

Bizarre: Two members of same family ‘resurrect’ in Balaka

Jan 28, 2023 Macdonald Kaleso 0 &

Akuyani Two members of the same family have allegedly 'resurrected' at Chesani village in Sub-Traditional Authority Makwinja in Balaka, a district in Southern Malawi. The news of 'resurrection' of Abison Medison and his niece, Akuyani… ...

Villagers in Thyolo demand elderly woman to bring dead man back to life

Dec 20, 2022 Russell Kondowe 0 &

Villagers in Thyolo yesterday demanded an elderly woman to bring a dead man back to life following allegations that the woman killed the man using witchcraft. The incident happened at Ngamwani and Sitima villages, in… ...

Chakwera, Homeland Minister mum on abused older women

Dec 05, 2022 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

President Lazarus Chakwera and Minister of Homeland Security Jean Sendeza have remained mum on the abuse of elderly women in Mzimba. Chakwera has not spoken out on the ill-treatment of the two women who were… ...

Two elderly women abused in Mzimba over witchcraft accusations

Dec 03, 2022 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

Two elderly women were forced to bury a dead person on their own while one of the women fell into the grave after being badly beaten on allegations of witchcraft in the area of Inkosi… ...

Stop accusing other people of practising witchcraft, Police warn communities

Oct 16, 2022 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Officer In-Charge for Dedza Police Station, Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) Mwizamose Nyoni, has warned witchdoctors and communities in Dedza to stop declaring people as witches. Nyoni said the law would not spare anyone found… ...

Man nabbed for killing elderly woman over witchcraft accusations

Aug 31, 2022 Martha Chikoti 0 &

Police at Kawale in Lilongwe District on Monday arrested 27-year-old Aaron Lafiyoni on suspicion that he murdered an elderly woman in Dedza over witchcraft allegations. Kawale Police Station Publicist Sub Inspector Mabvuto Phiri said that… ...

Five arrested for killing man over witchcraft allegations in Rumphi

Aug 29, 2022 Mike Lyson Zgambo 0 &

Police in Rumphi have arrested five people on allegation that they took part in the brutal killing of Leonard Khaula, 33, after accusing him of of practising witchcraft at Kamkusa Village under Traditional Authority Kachulu… ...

Juju belief lands Wanderers in trouble: Charged for allowing players to urinate on football pitch

Aug 18, 2022 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Football Association of Malawi (FAM) has summoned Mighty Mukuru Wanderers to a disciplinary hearing after their players were caught red handed urinating on the pitch and pouring the watery substance around the dressing room area… ...

Woman mysteriously found in Mount Pleasant C.C.A.P Church

Jul 24, 2022 Malawi24 Reporter 2 &

Police in Blantyre have arrested a 28-year-old woman identified as Linly Gerald after she was found Mount in Pleasant C.C.A.P Church in Blantyre at around 2AM today. Blantyre Police deputy spokesperson Sergeant Aubrey Singanyama said… ...

Five women arrested for damaging house over witchcraft accusations

Jun 02, 2022 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Police in Chiradzulu district have arrested five women who are suspected to have damaged the house of 79-year-old Raphael Augustino over witchcraft accusations. The suspects were arrested in the morning of June 1, 2022 during… ...