Month: February 2021 Posts

Two arrested for theft in Kasungu

Feb 02, 2021 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

By: Topson Banda. Police in Kasungu have arrested two men for allegedly breaking into houses in the district and stealing assorted items. The suspects have been identified as Chimwemwe Banda aged 27 and Jonathan Mlongoti,… ...

Police re-arrest escapee

Feb 01, 2021 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

By: Topson Banda. Police in Nsanje have arrested one of the ten people who escaped from lawful custody in the district last month. Nsanje Police spokesperson, Agnes Zalakoma has identified the convict as a 21-year-old… ...

19-year-old man killed in Nkhotakota

Feb 01, 2021 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Police at Nkhunga in Nkhotakota have launched a manhunt for four people suspected of killing a 19-year-old man. The victim has been identified as Gerald Mkoko. The incident happened at Machangalanda village, in the area… ...

Man fined K350,000 over Facebook post

Jan 30, 2021 Daniel Sapuli 0 &

Kasungu First Grade Magistrate's Court has fined 37-year-old Joseph Nkhoma K350,000 for insulting police officers on his Facebook page. The court through State Prosecutor Sub-Inspector Romus Amini heard that on January 22, 2020 Nkhoma wrote… ...

Man gets 21 years in prison for raping 14-year-old child

Jan 30, 2021 Lameck Kamtoseni 0 &

A court in Ntcheu has sentenced a 43-year-old man to 21 years in prison for raping a child aged 14 on three occasions. The man identified as Elias Chilemba committed the offence on October 26,… ...

Man jailed 10 years for sexually abusing 14-year-old girl

Jan 29, 2021 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

By Topson Banda. Nkhotakota First Grade Magistrate court sitting in Dwangwa has sentenced a 21-year-old man to 10 years imprisonment with hard labour for sexually abusing and impregnating a 14-year-old girl. The incident happened between… ...

Two in cooler for stealing items worth K145,000

Jan 26, 2021 Daniel Sapuli 0 &

Police in Mponela are keeping in custody Pilirani Kasakula aged 24 and Chosadziwika Banda aged 27 for breaking into a shop at Mponela Trading Centre and stealing various items valued at K145 000. Deputy publicist… ...