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Dedza man gets 7 years in jail for injuring police officer

Jan 09, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

The Senior Resident Magistrate's court in Dedza on Tuesday sentenced 33-year-old Moses Lewo to 7 years imprisonment with hard labour for hitting a police officer with a stone. According to Dedza Deputy Police Spokesperson Cassim… ...

Watchman nabbed following theft at private school

Jan 09, 2020 Demetria Herman Banda 0 &

Police in Nkhata Bay have arrested a 39-year-old watchman over allegations that he stole laptops and a solar battery at Stepping Stone International Private School in the district. The stolen property is valued at 2.8… ...

Criminals tamper with grave of person with albinism in Mulanje

Jan 08, 2020 Owen Ndalama 0 &

Criminals in Mulanje district have tampered with the grave of a 2-year-old boy with albinism. The boy was buried on December 7, 2019, after suffering from malaria. Community members who passed by the graveyard while… ...

Bushiri’s Church set ablaze in South Africa over sex scandal

Jan 06, 2020 Mike J. Kangwele 3 &

Angry people have set ablaze Shepherd Bushiri’s church in South Africa this morning. The Church has been set ablaze over claims that the head of the Church raped a woman. According to reports from South… ...

RBM ramps up fight against use of foreign currency in local transactions

Jan 04, 2020 Russell Kondowe 0 &

Shoprite was recently fined K5 million as the Reserve Bank of Malawi (RBM) ramped up its fight against the practice of quoting in foreign currency. According to RBM Governor Dalitso Kabambe, in 2019 the Bank… ...

Male police officer accused of raping another man granted bail

Dec 25, 2019 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

...Officer charged with homosexuality rather than rape A Malawian male traffic police officer who is accused of raping another man has been granted a K20 thousand bail. The officer, identified as Richard Mvula, is said… ...

Police officers urged to scale up relations with communities

Dec 22, 2019 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Police officers in Dedza district have been asked to scale up relations with the general public and ensure that victims of crimes are assisted accordingly. The call comes ahead of festive season, a period in… ...