Month: January 2021 Posts

Two children drown in Mponela

Jan 15, 2021 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

By Topson Banda. Two children aged 5 and 6 have died at Mponela in Dowa after drowning in a well. The two have been identified as Junior Nelson Charles, 5, and Shadreck Benson, 6, both… ...

Dowa Police train community wardens

Jan 11, 2021 Martha Chikoti 0 &

In a quest to reduce road accidents and theft cases in depots of the district, Dowa Police Station has trained community traffic wardens who will oversee operations in the district's depots. The traffic wardens were… ...

Man jailed 14 years for raping child

Jan 06, 2021 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

By Topson Banda. The First Grade Magistrate Court sitting at Mponela has sentenced a 45-year-old man to 14 years imprisonment with hard labour for raping a 12-year-old girl. The court through the state Prosecutor Sub… ...

Man arrested for wounding village headman

Jan 05, 2021 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Police at Mponela in Dowa have arrested a 40-year-old man for allegedly assaulting group village headman Mphimbi over a car parking accident. The suspect has been identified as Madalitso Kanali and he committed the offence… ...

Two arrested over Chamba

Jan 04, 2021 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

By Topson Banda. Police at Mponela in Dowa District have arrested two suspects for being found in possession of Chamba. The two suspects have been identified as Phillip Isaac and Yohane Kanyenda and they committed… ...

Bambo wina waphedwa ku Dowa atamupeza akuchita za dama ndi mkazi wa mwini

Jan 01, 2021 Cyrus Bengo 1 &

Apolisi m'boma la Dowa amanga bambo Andrew Makanjira a zaka 45 powaganizira kuti apha bambo wina yemwe a Makanjirawo anamupeza akuchita za dama ndi mkazi wawo. Bambo wophedwayo ndi a Yekomia Weston James. Malingana ndi… ...

Kachasu kills man in Mponela

Dec 28, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

By Topson Banda. A 39-year-old man at Mponela in Dowa has died after drinking kachasu excessively on an empty stomach. The deceased has been identified as Petro Kamanga and the incident occurred during the night… ...

Lightning kills woman, injures two in Dowa

Dec 27, 2020 Martha Chikoti 0 &

Lightning has killed a 35-year-old woman and injured two others in Dowa District. The woman identified as Alice Jumbe from Chipelepete Village in Traditional Authority Mkukula in Dowa whereas the other two injured victims are… ...

Minibus owners association hands over waiting shelter to Mponela Police

Dec 19, 2020 Daniel Sapuli 0 &

Minibus Owners Association of Malawi (MOAM) Mponela Chapter on Saturday handed over a waiting shelter which has been constructed to assist people seeking police services at Mponela police station. Speaking during the handing over ceremony… ...

Senior group headman arrested for raping child

Dec 19, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

By Topson Banda Police at Mponela in Dowa have arrested Senior group village headman Mangadzi aged 35 for raping and impregnating a 15-year-old girl. The traditional leader, real name Ronald Kachikhade, committed the offence in… ...

Man gets eight years in jail for theft, burglary

Dec 17, 2020 Martha Chikoti 0 &

The Dowa First Grade Magistrate's Court on Wednesday sentenced a 26-year-old man to 8 years in prison for burglary and theft. The court through state prosecutor Sub Inspector Triza Kalonjere heard that the thief Emmanuel… ...

Man commits suicide after catching wife and her lover having sex

Dec 15, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

By Topson Banda A man at Lumbadzi in Dowa has hanged himself after catching his wife red-handed having sex with another man in his house. The deceased has been identified as Chipangano Daniel from Funsani… ...

Chilima impressed with progress of K7.9 billion rural hospital

Dec 11, 2020 Lindiwe Sambalikagwa 0 &

Vice President Saulos Chilima says he is impressed with progress of the Mponela Rural Community Hospital project. Chilima made the remarks this morning after visiting the project site. According to Chilima, he noted that there… ...

Kachasu kills man in Mponela

Dec 10, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

By Topson Banda. A 47-year-old man at Mponela in Dowa has died after drinking locally distilled spirit, popularly known as kachasu, on an empty stomach. The deceased has been identified as Sendelesi Tambala 47, from… ...

Rwandan woman arrested for murder in Dowa

Dec 09, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

By Topson Banda Police in Dowa have arrested an 18-year-old Rwandan woman for allegedly killing a 58-year-old Rwandan man. The woman identified as Joseline Nakizimana allegedly committed the offence between November 17 2020 and December… ...