Month: December 2019 Posts

Man murders wife in Dowa

Dec 06, 2019 Johans Mumba 0 &

Police in Dowa are looking for a man suspected of killing his 35-year-old wife with a hammer. The suspect is Jossam Kapusa of Chauma Village whereas the deceased is Catherine Solomon of Lufeyo Village, both… ...

Police hunt for Ethiopian human traffickers

Jul 19, 2019 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Police are looking for two Ethiopian human traffickers who are being accused of threatening to kill a suspected police informant. The two are also suspected of malicious damage to a police vehicle in a conflict… ...

Police tighten security for people with albinism

Mar 21, 2019 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Police in Dowa have started making frequent visits to houses of people with albinism living in the district following increasing cases of abductions and killings reported in other districts of the country. On 16th March,… ...

Earth mound kills four girls

Nov 15, 2018 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Four girls aged from four to five have died in Dowa after an earth mound fell on them as they were extracting clay. The incident occurred at around 8am on Wednesday at Masula village in… ...

Officer charged with raping girl in police custody

Nov 14, 2018 Malawi24 Reporter 1 &

Police have charged a fellow officer for raping a girl while she was in police custody at Chisepo Police Unit in Dowa. National Police Spokesperson James Kadadzera said the law enforcers have arrested and charged… ...

Fraudsters taking advantage of sim registration

Feb 12, 2018 Bright Malenga 0 &

Swindlers in Dowa are taking advantage of the sim card registration exercise to steal money from cellphone subscribers. According to police in the district, fraudsters are claiming to have been sent by Airtel to register… ...