Month: July 2020 Posts

Man kills 3-year-old stepson in Dedza

Jul 24, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

A 29-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly strangulating to death his 3-year-old physically challenged stepson. Dedza Police deputy Publicist Sergeant Cassim Manda has identified the boy as Happy Luka. The incident happened on Wednesday… ...

Dedza DHO hit by vehicle as she placed vegetables in her car

Jul 02, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 1 &

Dedza District Health Officer Dr. Regina Chimenya escaped with a fracture after being hit by a speeding vehicle as she was putting vegetables inside the boot of her car on Wednesday. The accident occurred on… ...

Chiefs demand reopening of schools

Jun 30, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Traditional leaders have asked the Ministry of Education to reopen schools, saying child marriages and teenage pregnancies could rise if schools remain closed. Senior Chief Kachindamoto and Acting Traditional Authority Kasumbu of Dedza made the… ...

Insurance officer arrested for calling police officers ‘bloodsuckers’

Jun 18, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Police in Dedza have arrested a Reunion Insurance officer for accusing police officers of being bloodsuckers. Dedza police station deputy publicist Sergeant Cassim   Manda has identified the suspect as Matthews Mvenya aged 34. He said… ...

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… ...