Month: May 2020 Posts

Bloodsuckers saga: Govt urged to take action

May 11, 2020 Martha Chikoti 0 &

Centre for Human Rights and Rehabilitation (CHRR) and Centre for the Development of People (CEDEP) have urged government to put more effort in ending the issue of bloodsuckers which has led to violence in parts… ...

Police warn against rumours about blood suckers

Apr 22, 2020 Mike Lyson Zgambo 0 &

Police in Nkhatabay have warned residents against propagating rumours about blood suckers, saying there are no blood suckers in the district. The call comes amid reports of violence in which property has been damaged and… ...

Nine in custody over murder

Apr 21, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Police in Karonga have arrested nine men on allegations that they killed a person whom they accused of being a blood sucker. Karonga Police Station's Deputy Public Relations Officer Frank Black has confirmed that the… ...

Student arrested over fake news about bloodsucking

Apr 14, 2020 Lindiwe Sambalikagwa 0 &

A 20-year-old form four student has been arrested after he claimed that his blood had been sucked. The student, Oscar Mwale, from Nanthomba Community Day Secondary School had a nosebleed but he went on to… ...

Bishop Mtumbuka says no blood suckers in Malawi

Apr 09, 2020 Thula Chisamba 1 &

Bishop Mathews Mtumbuka of Karonga Diocese has urged Malawians to calm down, saying there are no blood suckers in the country. Mtumbuka, while addressing Malawians through Tuntufye radio station, emphasised that people in the country… ...

21 people arrested for torching Police Unit over bloodsucking rumours

Apr 07, 2020 Owen Ndalama 0 &

Police in Ntchisi have arrested 21 people suspected of torching Malomo Police Unit over bloodsucking rumours. Over the weekend, a person was taken to Malomo police unit after being apprehended by members of the community… ...

Four arrested for assaulting health workers over bloodsucking rumours

Apr 01, 2020 Daniel Sapuli 0 &

Police in Mchinji have arrested four people for assaulting three medical workers from Mchinji District Hospital on suspicions that they were blood suckers. Mchinji police public relation officer Kondwani Kandiado identified the suspects as; Lemani… ...