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Man kills brother in Mponela

Aug 10, 2020 Daniel Sapuli 0 &

Police in Mponela have arrested a 30-year-old man for killing his biological brother aged 33 during a fight over money from their mother. The suspect has been identified as Yosefe Ngoma of Chipaka village in… ...

Villagers in Dowa burn houses over witchcraft allegations

Aug 10, 2020 Owen Ndalama 0 &

Villagers in Dowa on Sunday set houses on fire and damaged property worth millions of kwacha after accusing one family of witchcraft. Dowa Police spokesperson Sub-Inspector Gladson M'bumpha said it is reported that Elluby Kamuyikeni… ...

Teenage boy sent to reformatory centre for raping 80-year-old granny

Aug 09, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

The Mponela First Grade Magistrate Court has committed a 17-year-old boy to Chirwa Reformatory Centre for 2 years for raping a woman aged 80. The court, through the state Prosecutor Sergeant Richard Sakala heard that,… ...

Boy sexually abused at Gulewamkulu initiation ceremony

Aug 07, 2020 Daniel Sapuli 0 &

Police in Dowa have launched a manhunt for a man who sexually abused a 12-year-old boy at a Gulewamkulu initiation ceremony. The suspected Muderanji Jahmiel allegedly raped the boy on Saturday, August 1, 2020, at… ...

Teenage girl commits suicide in Dowa

Aug 03, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 1 &

An 18-year-old girl who was in form two has committed suicide by hanging herself to the roof of her room at Madisi in Dowa. The girl has been identified as Tadala Mafikeni of Ntakuzi village… ...

Man arrested for possession of medical drugs

Aug 01, 2020 Daniel Sapuli 0 &

Police in Mponela, Dowa District, are keeping in custody a 50-year-old man for being found with medical drugs valued at MK150,000. The suspect has been identified as Ezala Yosofati who hails from Kamkwamba village in… ...

Dowa chiefs demand improved services from police

Jul 31, 2020 Daniel Sapuli 0 &

Traditional Authorities Mponela, Dzoole, Kayembe and Chakhaza in Dowa have called on law enforcers to offer improved services in quest for winning back public trust. The chiefs made the appeal on Thursday, July 30, 2020… ...

Chisepo communities want police unit reopened

Jul 31, 2020 Daniel Sapuli 0 &

People of Chisepo and surrounding areas in Dowa have pleaded with Malawi Police to consider bringing back the police unit which was closed in 2018. This was disclosed during a station executive committee meeting which… ...

Teen rapes 80-year-old woman

Jul 30, 2020 Mike Lyson Zgambo 0 &

A boy aged 17 is in police custody for raping an 80-year-old woman at Mponela in Dowa district. According to public relations officer for Mponela Police Station, Kaitano Lubrino, the boy is suspected to have… ...

Restaurant owner sets ablaze employee over K2,800 shortfall

Jul 17, 2020 Archangel Nzangaya 0 &

Police in Dowa have launched a manhunt for a restaurant owner accused of setting on fire his employee over a shortfall of K2,800. Confirming the development was Dowa police public relations officer Sub-inspector Gladson M'bumpha… ...

Village headman commits suicide in Mponela

Jul 08, 2020 Daniel Sapuli 0 &

Village headman Kaluma aged 62 hanged himself in a tree on Tuesday in Dowa district. Deputy public relations officer for Mponela police station sergeant Macpatson Msadala said the chief’s name is Kachale Chingondo. Msadala said… ...

Child dies after falling into well

Jul 02, 2020 Daniel Sapuli 0 &

A one-year-old boy has died after slipping from his mother's back and falling into a well at Mponela in Dowa District. Deputy Public Relations Officer for Mponela police station, Sergeant Macpatson Msadala identified the child… ...

Mutharika accuses opposition of using violence to achieve political goals

Jun 09, 2020 Lindiwe Sambalikagwa 0 &

President Peter Mutharika says opposition parties have adopted political violence as a permanent strategy for achieving political goals. The Malawi leader said this following Monday’s attack on Presidential Advisor on Political Affairs Dean Josiah Banda.… ...

Three killed over witchcraft in Dowa

Jun 02, 2020 Demetria Herman Banda 0 &

Three people including a 56-year-old chief have been killed in Dowa after being suspected of practicing witchcraft. Two bodies of men have been found while the body of a woman who was also killed is… ...

Three arrested over Indian hemp

May 24, 2020 Owen Ndalama 0 &

Police at Mponela Trading Center in Dowa are keeping in custody three men for being found with unlicensed Indian hemp (Chamba). The three suspects have been identified as Thokozani Sulumba, 26, of Mponela village, Winston… ...