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Man fined for growing chamba in game reserve

Apr 15, 2016 Bright Malenga 141 &

The Nkhotakota first grade magistrate court has fined a man for encroaching into Nkhotakota Game Reserve and cultivating cannabis Sativa locally known as Chamba. According to Nkhotakota Police Public Relations Officer Sub Inspector Williams Kaponda,… ...

Ten charcoal burners arrested

Apr 15, 2016 Victoria Milanzi 30 &

Police in Ntchisi district have netted 10 people for being found in possession of forest products. According to the Public Relations officer for Ntchisi police station, Sergeant Gladson M'bumpha, the ten were arrested on 13… ...

Man jailed for rape

Apr 15, 2016 Bright Malenga 52 &

The First Grade Magistrate Court in Nkhotakota district has sentenced a 19 year-old man to 7 years imprisonment with hard labour for raping a 14 year-old girl. According to Nkhotakota Police Public Relations Officer Williams Kaponda,… ...

Police arrest 46 illegal immigrants

Apr 15, 2016 Martha Chikoti 111 &

Police in Mzuzu have arrested 46 immigrants from Ethiopia yesterday who were found hiding in a tobacco field close to Ekwendeni in Mzimba district. Public Relations Officer for Mzuzu Police Martin Bwanali confirmed the arrests… ...

Abducted albino girl found dead

Apr 15, 2016 Archangel Nzangaya 60 &

Police have launched a murder investigation after the discovery of the body of an albino girl who went missing some weeks ago in Kasungu district. The girl went missing after she was abducted earlier this… ...

Bakili wrongfully arrested

Apr 15, 2016 Luke Bisani 297 &

Lawyers for former president Bakili Muluzi have claimed that the former president was wrongfully arrested since the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) has no evidence that the accused stole public funds. Muluzi together with his former assistant… ...

Tobacco prices shock FUM, CISANET

Apr 14, 2016 Victoria Milanzi 18 &

The Civil Society Agriculture Network (CISANET) and Farmers Union of Malawi (FUM) have expressed concern over the low prices tobacco buyers were offering on the first day of sales in Lilongwe. When the tobacco market… ...