Month: May 2020 Posts

Son kills mom’s boyfriend

May 07, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Police in Dedza have arrested 22-year-old Daniel Sambani for killing his mother's boyfriend. Dedza Police Deputy spokesperson Cassim Manda said Sambani was infuriated by the relationship that his mother identified as Seleniya Tsamba had with… ...

Villagers torch chief’s houses over land dispute

Apr 10, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Police in Dedza are hunting for villagers who looted property and set on fire houses belonging to their chief on suspicions that the traditional leader sold ancestral land. According to Dedza Police Deputy Spokesperson Cassim… ...

Minister impressed with system for screening travellers at border

Mar 31, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Minister of Education, Science and Technology, Dr. William Susuwele-Banda who is a member of the cabinet committee on coronavirus says the  system put in place at Dedza Border to screen travellers is working flawlessly. The… ...

Girl, 12, missing after crocodile attack in Dedza

Feb 22, 2020 Richard Jimu 0 &

  A 12-year-old girl has gone missing in Dedza after being attacked by a crocodile at a river on Friday evening. Dedza Police Deputy Spokesperson Cassim Manda has identified the victim as Eneless Chifundo, a… ...

Woman arrested over son’s murder

Feb 01, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

The manhunt for a Dedza woman who killed her own son over K400 ended on Thursday with her arrest in Mozambique. The suspect, Alinafe Navisi aged 40, is believed to have killed her 10-year-old son,… ...

Mother kills son over K400

Jan 31, 2020 Russell Kondowe 0 &

A 40-year-old woman in Dedza has allegedly  killed her 10-year-old child after accusing him of stealing K400. Dedza Police Station Deputy Publicist Sergeant Cassim Manda has confirmed. According to Manda, on January 27, 2020 the… ...

Dedza woman burns child’s foot over mkute

Jan 30, 2020 Archangel Nzangaya 0 &

Police in Dedza have arrested a 28-year-old woman for allegedly burning her 8-year-old child’s foot over remnant food (mkute). According to Dedza police public relations officer, Cassim Manda, the suspect has been identified as Paliyani… ...

Woman rapes 12-year-old boy in Dedza

Jan 27, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Police in Dedza have arrested a 38-year-old woman for raping a 12-year-old boy. According to Dedza Police Station Deputy Publicist Cassim Manda, the suspect has been identified as Annes Banda. The woman is suspected to… ...

Man jailed for being found with pangolin

Jan 25, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

The Dedza first Grade Magistrate Court has sentenced Wisiki Magombo aged 39 to six years in jail for being found in possession of a pangolin. Cassim Manda, Dedza police Deputy spokesperson, said Magombo was arrested… ...

Prophetess arrested over fake resurrection

Jan 17, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 1 &

Police in Dedza have arrested a prophetess who claimed to have resurrected from the dead a boy who died in a road accident in 2016 at the age of 14. The suspect, who is popularly… ...

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… ...

Dedza road accident claims two lives

Jan 03, 2020 Archangel Nzangaya 0 &

Two people died while several others sustained serious injuries after the vehicle they were travelling in overturned on Thursday in Dedza. According to Dedza Police deputy publicist Cassim Manda, the accident occurred on Thursday 2nd… ...

Drunk man drowns on New Year’s Day

Jan 03, 2020 Archangel Nzangaya 0 &

A 63-year-old man drowned in Dedza on New Year’s after falling into a drain while coming from a drinking joint. According to Dedza Police Station Deputy Spokesperson Cassim Manda, on January 1, 2020 the man… ...

Dedza man arrested for injuring police officer

Jan 02, 2020 Lindiwe Sambalikagwa 0 &

Police in Dedza have arrested a man who hit a police officer on the head with a stone. According to Dedza Police spokesperson Cassim Manda, the suspect Moses Lewo injured the police officer on December… ...

Man hides smuggled goods in mosque premises

Dec 31, 2019 Malawi24 Reporter 1 &

A 21-year old man was arrested on Monday in Dedza after he hid smuggled goods within the premises of a mosque. Police in the district have identified the suspect as Isimaila Muhammad. According to Dedza… ...