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77-year-old man drowns in Dowa

Jan 16, 2022 Daniel Sapuli 0 &

A 77-year-old man identified as Liyaya Million has died after drowning in Mtiti River in Dowa District Public Relations Officer for Mponela Police Station sergeant Macpatson Msadala has confirmed and said that the incident occurred… ...

Man sentenced to 4 months in prison for possessing firearm

Jan 08, 2022 Lameck Kamtoseni 0 &

A 59-year-old man in Dowa has been sentenced to 4 months imprisonment with hard labour for being found in possession of a firearm without a licence. The court through state prosecutor Inspector Christopher Daluni heard… ...

Five people jailed four years each for stealing items worth K17.6 million

Dec 31, 2021 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

The Dowa First Grade Magistrate's Court on Thursday sentenced five people from Dzaleka Refugee Camp to four years in prison each for breaking into a school and stealing 93 Lenovo tablets and two laptops valued… ...

Rwandan national arrested in Malawi over charcoal

Dec 31, 2021 Martha Chikoti 0 &

Police in Dowa have arrested a 61-year-old Rwandan national for being found with 18 bags of charcoal. Dowa Police Public Relations Officer Sub Inspector Gladson M'bumpha has identified the suspect as Masuzo Venus who got… ...

Man arrested for possessing four national IDs at Admarc depot

Dec 29, 2021 Martha Chikoti 0 &

A 28-year-old man is in police custody at Dowa Police Station for being found in possession of four national identity cards which he wanted to use to buy affordable farm inputs. Dowa Police Public Relations… ...

Seven sustain injuries in fight over land in Dowa

Dec 28, 2021 Martha Chikoti 0 &

Seven people sustained injuries following a fight over a piece of land on Monday evening in Dowa. Police Public Relations Officer for Dowa Police Station Sub Inspector Gladson M'bumpha Dowa said the incident happened in… ...

Malawi Police arrest 23 people for not wearing masks

Dec 21, 2021 Lameck Kamtoseni 0 &

Police in Dowa on Monday arrested 23 people for not wearing face masks. The 23 people together with four others were arrested during a sweeping exercise around Dowa and Dzaleka Refugee Camp Trading Centres. The… ...

Man gets 5 years in prison for setting ablaze in-law’s house

Dec 21, 2021 Lameck Kamtoseni 0 &

A 22-year-old man in Dowa has been sentenced to 5 years imprisonment with hard labour for setting ablaze his in-law's house. The Dowa First Grade Magistrate's Court on Monday through state prosecutor Inspector Christopher Daluni… ...

Dowa Police embarks on AIP monitoring exercise

Dec 18, 2021 Lameck Kamtoseni 0 &

Dowa Police Station led by the Officer In-Charge, Deputy Commissioner of Police Violet Magwaya on Friday conducted Affordable Input Program (AIP) monitoring exercise in a number of selling points within its policing jurisdiction. According to… ...

Dowa Police recover 26 stolen tablets, 8 suspects arrested

Dec 15, 2021 Lameck Kamtoseni 0 &

Police in Dowa have recovered 26 Lenovo tablets and have arrested five Congolese nationals, two Malawians and a Nigerian national suspected to have broken into a School at Dzaleka Refugee Camp where the tablets and… ...

Hit and run driver kills 16-year-old girl

Dec 08, 2021 Lameck Kamtoseni 0 &

A 16-year-old girl died in a hit and run road accident in Dowa on Tuesday night. Dowa police public relations officer Sub Inspector Gladson M'bumpha has identified the victims as Patricia Thandi of Chingondo Village… ...

Man brutally murdered in Mponela

Dec 07, 2021 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

A man believed to be about 30-years-old has been murdered at Mponela in Dowa. Mponela Police Station Public Relations Officer Sergeant Macpatson Msadala has confirmed and said that the incident occurred during the night of… ...

Three jailed for stealing goat in Dowa

Dec 06, 2021 Lameck Kamtoseni 0 &

Dowa First Grade Magistrate's Court sitting at Msongandeu Court on Friday sentenced three men to 18 months imprisonment with hard labour each for stealing a goat valued at K35,000. The court through state prosecutor Sergeant… ...

Two arrested for stealing motorcycle in Dowa

Dec 02, 2021 Lameck Kamtoseni 0 &

Police in Dowa have arrested two people on allegation that they stole a motorcycle. According to Dowa police public relations officer Gladson M'bumpha, the suspects have been identified as Chifuniro Matifati, 22, of Mwelero Village… ...

Man fined over Indian Hemp in Dowa

Nov 25, 2021 Martha Chikoti 0 &

The Dowa First Grade Magistrate's Court on Wednesday ordered a 23-year-old man to pay K30,000 fine for being found in possession of Indian Hemp without a permit. The court through state prosecutor Inspector Christopher Daluni… ...