Month: October 2020 Posts

Son gets 2-year jail term for assaulting his mother

Oct 24, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

By Synd Kalimbuka Zomba Senior Resident Magistrate Court has sentenced 36-year-old Limbani Banda to 2 years in prison with hard labour for assaulting his own mother. Sub Inspector Evelyn Ntenje, a  prosecutor at Zomba Police… ...

I have never been convicted before – Bushiri

Oct 23, 2020 Sibu M. Mokoena 0 &

Prophet Shepherd Bushiri has said he has never been convicted of any crime before and that his children are too young to be separated from their father as he fights alleged fraud and money laundering… ...

Bushiri reveals his monthly salary: Couple makes close to half a billion

Oct 23, 2020 Sibu M. Mokoena 0 &

Prophet Shepherd Bushiri has revealed his monthly and annual salary from a shell of companies that the Malawian born prophet owns together with his wife, Prophetess Mary Bushiri. Bushiri revealed his monthly perks during his… ...

Thugs exhume remains of person with albinism: Body parts missing

Oct 22, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Thugs in Ntcheu have exhumed the remains of a woman with albinism and some of her body parts are missing. Ntcheu Police Publicist Hastings Chigalu said the woman with albinism is Edna Zakaria who died… ...

Uladi Mussa sentenced to five years in prison

Oct 22, 2020 Cyrus Bengo 0 &

The High Court in Lilongwe has sentenced former cabinet minister Uladi Mussa to five years in prison for abuse of office. Mussa who is also of Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) vice president for Central Region… ...

Police arrest mob justice suspects in Mulanje

Oct 22, 2020 Owen Ndalama 0 &

Police in Mulanje have arrested four people including a woman in connection to the murder of a 35-year-old man. The man identified as Nkhulambe Waleketa was killed in September this year. According to public relations… ...

Man gets two years in jail for stealing goat

Oct 22, 2020 Mike Lyson Zgambo 0 &

The Third Grade Magistrate Court sitting at Bolero in Rumphi has sentenced a 39-year-old man to two years in prison for stealing a goat. The man has been identified as Harry Chindikani Mfune. Sub-Inspector Andrew… ...

Police condemn vandalism of Police Unit in Mangochi

Oct 22, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

By Synd Kalimbuka The Commissioner of Police responsible for Eastern Region Arlene Baluwa has called upon the public to desist from vandalizing police property and from taking the law into their hands. Baluwa made the… ...

Man rapes 11-year-old child in Chikwawa

Oct 21, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

A man aged 38 has been arrested for raping an 11-year-old child in Chikwawa. According to a police report, the child was raped on Tuesday at around 11:00 hours at Mulomba area. The girl’s father… ...

Mob in Dedza forces seven-month pregnant woman to take poison

Oct 21, 2020 Russell Kondowe 0 &

A mob in Dedza on Tuesday forced a seven-month pregnant woman to take poison after accusing her of causing the death of a 14-year-old boy. Dedza Police Publicist Cassim Manda has confirmed the incident, saying… ...

Two arrested for killing 70-year-old woman in Dedza

Oct 21, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Police have arrested two men over the murder of 70-year-old Stella Chigule who was stoned to death after being accused of practicing witchcraft in Dedza. National Police publicist James Kadadzera said the two are believed… ...

Minibus driver gets seven years in jail for raping woman

Oct 21, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

A court in Lilongwe has sentenced a 22-year-old minibus driver to seven years imprisonment with hard labour for raping a woman. The Lilongwe Magistrate’s Court handed the sentence to the driver Gift Mailosi on Monday.… ...

Court, Police burn 300kgs of Cannabis

Oct 20, 2020 Martha Chikoti 0 &

The police and the court in Mangochi have burnt 300kgs of Indian hemp which was confiscated from nine offenders in the district. The exercise took place on Tuesday morning at Mpima Forest and was led… ...

Bushiri arrested, again! Accused of fraud and money laundering K5b

Oct 20, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Police in South Africa have re-arrested Malawian Prophet, Shepherd Bushiri, and his wife Prophetess Mary Bushiri allegedly for fraud and money laundering about K5 billion (R102 million). Bushiri’s spokesperson Ephraim Nyondo has confirmed the arrest… ...

Delay to prosecute suspects irks magistrate

Oct 20, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

A magistrate in Lilongwe has expressed worry over delays by the state to prosecute suspects. Principal Resident Magistrate Viva Nyimba expressed the concern on Tuesday after adjourning the case in which former Minister of Information… ...