Blantyre Archives

Woman dumps baby in graveyard

Sep 16, 2017 Martha Chikoti 66 &

Police in Blantyre have arrested a 20-year-old woman for dumping a newborn baby in a graveyard. Limbe Police Station Deputy Public Relations Officer Widson Nhlane said the suspect Joyce Nyontho was six months pregnant when… ...

Rapist given 12-year jail term

Sep 15, 2017 Martha Chikoti 7 &

A 32-year-old man has been sentenced to 12 years imprisonment with hard labour for raping a 10-year-old girl in Blantyre. Deputy spokesperson for Limbe Police Widson Nhlane identified the convict as Frank John. According to… ...

Blantyre woman in for chamba

Sep 13, 2017 Bright Malenga 30 &

A 30-year-old woman from the commercial city of Blantyre is behind bars at Nkhotakota police station for being found in possession of Indian hemp. Nkhotakota police deputy spokesperson Paul Malimwe said the woman, Leah Mvula,… ...

Man commits suicide

Sep 12, 2017 Archangel Nzangaya 2 &

A 44-year-old man in Blantyre killed himself on Sunday after he was found sexually abusing his three granddaughters. According to police report, on 9th September around midnight, the man, Edward Standi, was caught in a… ...

Thief gets 11 years

Sep 10, 2017 Martha Chikoti 0 &

Limbe Senior Resident Magistrate court has sentenced a 28-year-old man to 11 years imprisonment for stealing items worth K6 million in Blantyre. Limbe Police Deputy Public Relations Officer Widson Nhlane identified the convict as Stanley… ...

Police descend on courts to evict striking Judiciary staff

Aug 19, 2017 Malawi24 Reporter 51 &

Police officers on Friday forced striking Judiciary employees out of court premises across Malawi on orders from government. The Judiciary support staff were evicted from High and Supreme Court premises in Lilongwe, Blantyre and Mzuzu… ...

Ex-convicts back in jail

Aug 17, 2017 Luke Bisani 18 &

Police in Malawi's commercial city of Blantyre have arrested eight ex-convicts for stealing property worth millions of kwacha. According to the police, the eight suspects are reported to have stolen property from residents of Ngunde… ...