Dedza Archives

Malawian man commits suicide for being HIV positive

Aug 29, 2016 Bright Malenga 110 &

It certainly is not a death sentence but it appears a man from Dedza in Central Malawi could just not accept that one can live a full life despite their HIV status. Information that Malawi24… ...

80 year-old rapist gets 30 months in jail

Aug 28, 2016 Mwayi Mkandawire 136 &

An 80 year-old man in Dedza has been sentenced to 30 months imprisonment with hard labour for raping a girl under the age of sixteen. The convict, Layson Jekapu Makaka, raped the child earlier this… ...

Horny 80 year-old man in jail for rape

Aug 24, 2016 Malawi24 Reporter 66 &

An 80 year-old man in Dedza has been arrested after he raped a girl under the age of 16. Police spokesperson in the district constable Cassim Manda confirmed the incident and identified the suspect as… ...

Dedza Police conduct accidents awareness campaign

Aug 22, 2016 Malawi24 Reporter 2 &

Police in Dedza district have conducted road safety awareness campaigns as one way of reducing accidents in the district. Deputy police publicist in the district constable Cassim Manda said the awareness meetings are a response… ...

Two arrested for having fake Rands in Malawi

Aug 18, 2016 Malawi24 Reporter 144 &

Two people have been arrested at Dedza border for possessing fake South African Rands. The fake Rands amounted to R19, 000 (K1.1 million) and the two wanted to use the currency to steal from South… ...

Gulewamkulu jailed for rape

Aug 16, 2016 Bright Malenga 196 &

The Dedza First Grade Magistrate court has sentenced a 19 year-old man who raped a 14 year-old girl while in Gulewamkulu regalia to 8 years in prison. State Prosecutor Sub-Inspector Wedson Nyondo told the court… ...

Two commit suicide for having ‘problems’

Aug 09, 2016 Martha Chikoti 32 &

Two 25 year-old men have killed themselves by hanging in separate incidents over the weekend for having problems, sources claim. Police have identified the two as Brian Nahawa who hanged himself to death in Thyolo… ...