Month: October 2020 Posts

Epileptic man drowns in Mponela

Oct 24, 2020 Daniel Sapuli 0 &

A 25-year-old epileptic man identified as Positani Khwane has died after drowning at Kang'oma stream in Mponela. The incident occurred on October 20, 2020 during the day time at Mtengo village in the area of… ...

Four arrested for vandalizing police unit in Mponela

Oct 19, 2020 Daniel Sapuli 0 &

Four people have been arrested at Mponela in Dowa on suspicion that they were involved in vandalising Bowe Police Unit in an attempt to attack a suspect who was in the police cell. The vandalism… ...

Police donate bicycles to Mbingwa communities

Oct 17, 2020 Daniel Sapuli 0 &

Mponela Police Station has donated bicycles to the community at Mbingwa in the area of senior chief Kayembe in Dowa to ease mobility challenges when the communities are handling security issues in the area. The… ...

Man arrested for raping, impregnating stepsister

Oct 13, 2020 Cyrus Bengo 0 &

A 20-year old man in Dowa has been arrested for allegedly raping and impregnating his 14-year-old stepsister. The suspect identified as Robert Bwanali comes from Chisonga Village in the area of Traditional Authority Mkukula in… ...

Toddler drowns in bucket in Dowa

Oct 10, 2020 Daniel Sapuli 0 &

A one-year-old baby boy died on Friday at Mponela in Dowa after he drowned in a bucket of water. Mponela police deputy publicist Sergeant Macpatson Msadala confirmed the incident and identified the boy as Dennis… ...

Teenage girl dies after taking fumigation tablets to abort pregnancy

Oct 10, 2020 Owen Ndalama 0 &

A 17-year-old girl has died in Dowa after consuming fumigation tablets to abort a five-month pregnancy. The deceased has been identified as Tiyanjane Banda who hails from Besela Village in the area of Traditional Authority… ...

Gulewamkulu leads mob in vandalising police unit

Oct 07, 2020 Daniel Sapuli 0 &

A mob led by gulewamkulu in Dowa on Tuesday vandalised Bowe Police Unit while baying for the blood of a habitual criminal who was under police custody. The incident happened in the area of Traditional… ...

Two girls die after river bank crumbles

Oct 04, 2020 Daniel Sapuli 0 &

Two girls aged 13 and 14 have died in Dowa after Kasangadzi river bank crumbled and fell on them as they were collecting sand. The girls have been identified as Eunice Chibwe (13) and Alibentry… ...

Congolese national arrested for rape

Sep 23, 2020 Daniel Sapuli 0 &

  Police in Dowa have arrested a 30-year-old Congolese national for breaking into a house and raping a 27-year-old woman. The suspect Abubaka Sidiki is alleged to have raped the Congolese woman on Monday, September… ...

Government commits to complete Mponela Community hospital

Sep 21, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Written by Tiyanjane Nandie Mambucha Deputy Minister for Health, Chrisse Kalamula Kanyasko, says the Tonse government is committed to finishing the construction of the Mponela Community Hospital. Speaking in Dowa on Friday after inspecting the… ...

Two TNM guards get 4 years for stealing at a bakery

Sep 20, 2020 Lindiwe Sambalikagwa 0 &

The Mponela First Grade Magistrate Court has sentenced two TNM guards and one other person to 4 years Imprisonment with Hard Labour (IHL) each for breaking into a bakery and stealing maize. Mponela police station's… ...

Police worried over accidents on M1 road

Sep 16, 2020 Daniel Sapuli 0 &

Police have expressed concern over accidents on the Lilongwe-Kasungu M1 Road where 22 people have died this year. The Officer In-charge for Mponela police station, Clement Gulo, who is also Senior Assistant Commissioner of police… ...

Man arrested over fake Malawi Kwacha notes

Sep 05, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Police in Dowa have arrested a 47-year-old man for being found with K440,000 in fake two thousand Kwacha notes. Mponela Police Spokesperson Inspector Kaitano Lubrino has identified the suspect as Chimwemwe Masanje. According to Lubrino,… ...

Mponela police chief calls for unity among residents

Aug 31, 2020 Daniel Sapuli 0 &

Officer In-Charge for Mponela Police Station Clement Gulo has called for unity among residents and has urged them to work together with the police. Gulo who is also Senior Assistant Commissioner of Police said this… ...

Road accident claims man’s life

Aug 27, 2020 Daniel Sapuli 0 &

A Malawian driver has died while two Zambian nationals have suffered injuries and have been admitted at Madisi Mission Hospital after being involved in a road accident at Mponela in Dowa. The accident occurred on… ...