Crime Archives

Admarc officials arrested selling subsidy fertilizer

Dec 30, 2015 Blessings Kalimbuka 61 &

Malawi Police in Zomba district have arrested two people working at Kamala Admarc at Mayaka for selling subsidy fertilizer to vendors. Kapila Kandeu, 28, an Assistant Clerk at Kamala Admarc and a security guard, Damson… ...

Two poachers given four-year jail terms

Dec 27, 2015 Archangel Nzangaya 16 &

The Nkhotakota magistrate court on Thursday sentenced two Malawian men to four years in prison with hard labour after being found guilty of possessing a gun with live bullets and poaching in a restricted area.… ...

Malawi woman caught smuggling heroin in her bag

Dec 27, 2015 Happy Arnold Soko 122 &

A Malawian woman was on Monday arrested in Ghana at Kotoka International Airport (KIA) for smuggling heroin, according to reports that Malawi24 has been following. When she was arrested, the suspect had just disembarked from… ...

Police juniors cry for their money

Dec 24, 2015 Lyonike Mughogho 105 &

Lowly ranked police officers in Malawi have complained over their seniors’ failure to give the juniors their entitled allowances despite glittering promises made by the superiors. A police constable who opted for anonymity has confided in… ...

Mwanza residents mercilessly kill suspected thief

Dec 23, 2015 Mwayi Mkandawire 90 &

At a time when Malawi Police Service continues to warn people against mob justice, an irate mob in Mwanza district chose to ‘deal’ with a man they caught stealing their own way. According to Police,… ...

Man who escaped from Mulanje Prison arrested again

Dec 23, 2015 Archangel Nzangaya 41 &

Malawi Police in the commercial city of Blantyre have arrested one of the five inmates who escaped Mulanje Prison whilst receiving medical treatment at Mulanje hospital. Limbe deputy police publicist, Pedzetsai Dzembeneko, has identified him as… ...

South Africa gets tough on illegal immigrants

Dec 23, 2015 Baxter Mkumba 112 &

Malawians traveling to South Africa have to brace themselves for hard times as the officials there have introduced stiff fines for transport operators who transport undocumented travelers into the country. According to a notice published on… ...