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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… ...

Post Office employee arrested over theft of K2.1 million

May 21, 2020 Owen Ndalama 0 &

Police in Mponela are keeping in custody a Madisi Post Office employee accused of misappropriating K2,178,599. The suspect is identified as Lonjezo Tsokonombwe Funsani aged 43, of Maselema village in the area of Traditional Authority… ...

Girl, 17, dies after being trapped by maize mill

May 18, 2020 Daniel Sapuli 0 &

A 17-year-old Standard 6 girl in Dowa died on Sunday after her cloth got trapped by a running maize mill shaft in the district, police say. Deputy publicist for Mponela police station, sergeant Macpatson Msadala,… ...

Student arrested over fake news about bloodsucking

Apr 14, 2020 Lindiwe Sambalikagwa 0 &

A 20-year-old form four student has been arrested after he claimed that his blood had been sucked. The student, Oscar Mwale, from Nanthomba Community Day Secondary School had a nosebleed but he went on to… ...

Man, 60, rapes 4-year old child

Apr 07, 2020 Owen Ndalama 0 &

A 60-year-old man in Dowa District is in police custody in the district for raping his friend’s four-year-old child. The suspect sexually abused the child on Sunday, April 5 2020 at Chinkhadze Village after the… ...

Man jailed 5 years for robbery

Mar 14, 2020 Daniel Sapuli 0 &

The Mponela First Grade Magistrate court has sentenced a 23-year-old man to five years in prison for robbery with violence. Police have identified the suspect as Samson Kennedy. Assistant Superintendent Gladys Jentala told the court… ...

Man rapes, murders girl

Mar 02, 2020 Daniel Sapuli 0 &

Police in Dowa are keeping in custody a man who is accused of raping and murdering a 16-year-old girl. Public Relations Officer for Mponela police station, Inspector Kaitano Lubrino, has identified the girl as Foliya… ...

Man jailed over burglary, theft

Feb 26, 2020 Daniel Sapuli 0 &

The Mponela First Grade Magistrate Court has sentenced a 23-year-old man to 24 months in prison for house breaking and theft. The convict has been identified as Fadiwiki Phiri. The court through state prosecutor, Sub-Inspector,… ...

Police arrest 22 people for looting shops in Mponela

Jan 23, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Police at Mponela in Dowa have arrested 22 people for looting shops and offices during demonstrations by learners at Mponela Trading Centre. The pupils conducted the demonstrations on Wednesday demanding the government to pay teachers… ...

Govt distributes rotten maize in Dowa

Jan 06, 2020 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

The Malawi Government has been accused of distributing rotten maize to hundreds of people affected by hunger in Dowa. Officials from the Department of Disaster Management Affairs distributed the maize to the hunger stricken people… ...

Girl dies after fence falls on her

Jan 01, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

A 12-year-old girl has died at Mponela in Dowa after a brick wall fence collapsed on her on New Year’s Eve. Mponela Police Station spokesperson person Kondwani Kandiado has identified the girl as Caroline Kaludzu.… ...

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… ...

Ndinapita kumwamba, ndili ndi digiri yamachilitso – watero bambo wina

Dec 02, 2019 Archangel Nzangaya 0 &

Bambo wina wa m'boma la Dowa wadabwitsa anthu ponena kuti anapita ku sukulu yaukachenjede yakumwamba komwe anapatsidwa digiri ya machiilitso. Bamboyu yemwe wati anapita kumwamba mchaka cha 2015, ndiwazaka makumi asanu ndilimodzi ndiso mphambu zisanu… ...

I have a degree from Heaven University, says Dowa man

Dec 01, 2019 Malawi24 Reporter 1 &

A 65 year old man from Dowa has claimed that he was trained in Heaven and received a degree in healing which enables him to heal 747 diseases. The man Notice Chafumbula of Kafula Village… ...