Month: October 2021 Posts

Villagers raze church in Blantyre

Oct 18, 2021 Malawi24 Reporter 1 &

Angry villagers on Sunday forced congregants out of a church and razed down the church building at Chileka in Blantyre over disagreements between the church and Gule Wamkulu. The attack on the church happened at… ...

Man jailed 6 years for torching wife’s house

Aug 20, 2021 Lameck Kamtoseni 0 &

The Dowa First Grade Magistrate's Court has sentenced a 49-year-old man, Kingsley Jamikele, to 6 years imprisonment with hard labour for setting ablaze two houses belonging to his wife and his in-law. The court through… ...

Teacher sets ablaze fellow teacher’s house in Dowa

Jul 01, 2021 Daniel Sapuli 0 &

Police in Mponela, Dowa have arrested a primary school teacher Identified as Sungeni Kalonga, 32, for setting on fire his fellow teacher's house on allegations that the victim was sleeping with his (Kalonga’s) wife. Mponela… ...

Football hooligans torch 13 houses after losing game

Jan 05, 2021 Daniel Sapuli 0 &

Police in Lilongwe are hunting for football hooligans who set on fire 13 houses and stole goats after their team lost a football match. Deputy public relations officer for Lilongwe police station sergeant Foster Benjamin… ...

Five people arrested for torching house in Rumphi

Sep 12, 2020 Mike Kalumbi 0 &

Police on Friday arrested five men for torching a house of a fellow villager at Ntchenachena in Rumphi. According to Mnjere, the suspects are Billy Gondwe aged 63, John Gondwe aged 60, Amoni Gondwe aged… ...

Man sets ablaze 7 houses over land dispute

Sep 01, 2020 Owen Ndalama 0 &

A 54-year-old man is in Police custody in Kasungu after he demolished seven houses and set them on fire due to a land dispute. The man has been identified as Bilija Mtholo and the incident… ...

Bambo aotcha nyumba ya mkazi wake wakale

Mar 01, 2020 Owen Ndalama 0 &

Bambo wa zaka 35 wochokela m'mudzi mwa Tsadoka, mfumu yaikulu Malemia ku Nsanje waotcha nyumba ya mkazi wake wa kale ku Nsanje komweko atamukaniza kutenga ana. Otsatira wa mneneli wa polisi ku Nsanje a Pilirani… ...

Four arrested for arson in Nkhatabay

Nov 07, 2019 Lindiwe Sambalikagwa 0 &

Police in Nkhatabay have arrested four people for setting ablaze houses during clashes between Mkondezi and Msakanene villages which occurred on October 14. According to Nkhatabay police spokesperson Kondwani James, the four are connected to… ...

15 netted for torching fishing boats in Mangochi

Oct 24, 2019 Bright Malenga 0 &

Police in Mangochi are keeping in custody fifteen people suspected of setting on fire fishing equipment worth K9 million. Mangochi police public relations officer Rodrick Maida said the suspects were netted in the wee hours… ...

Six arrested for demolishing houses, slashing maize

Mar 30, 2019 Lameck Kamtoseni 0 &

Police in Ntcheu are keeping in custody six people for demolishing houses and damaging maize crop after accusing the owners of the property of killing their relative. According to deputy public relations officer for Ntcheu… ...

Three Catholic school girls arrested for setting hostel on fire

Feb 22, 2019 Malawi24 Reporter 1 &

Police in Mulanje have arrested three Form 2 students at St Philomena Catholic Secondary School for setting a hostel on fire. According to Mulanje Police Publicist Gresham Ngwira, the girls aged 13, 14 and 16… ...

Man fined for setting ablaze niece’s property

Oct 31, 2018 Martha Chikoti 0 &

A 30-year-old man has been fined K283,000 for setting on fire his niece’s property in Blantyre. The man has been identified as Griffin Mtendere. The Limbe court heard through prosecutor Sergeant Mary Ndagonela that on… ...