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Man jailed 10 years for stealing over K2 million

Aug 11, 2022 Daniel Sapuli 0 &

The Mponela Second Grade Magistrate Court on August 9 sentenced 35-year-old Geoffrey Leonard Banda to 10 years imprisonment with hard labour for breaking into a house and stealing K2,250,000 cash. Public Relations Officer for Mponela… ...

Man gets three years in jail for breaking into Parish in Dowa

Aug 02, 2022 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

The Dowa First Grade Magistrate's Court on Monday sentenced a 23-year-old man to 3 years imprisonment with hard labour for breaking into Nanthomba Catholic Parish and stealing maize worth K75,000. The court through state prosecutor… ...

Dowa CSOs say Chakwera should not assent to NGO Amendment Bill

Apr 19, 2022 Contributor* 0 &

By Mphatso M'bang'ombe Leaders of almost 25 Civil Society Organizations in Dowa have asked President Lazarus Chakwera not to assent to the recently passed NGO Amendment bill. The CSOs reflected on the NGO Amendment bill… ...

Two arrested for stealing railway line materials in Dowa

Apr 18, 2022 Martha Chikoti 0 &

Two men are in police custody at Dowa Police Station on suspicion that they stole railway line materials. Dowa Police Station Publicist Gladson M'bumpha identified the suspects as Gerald Stanley, 39, and Mika Chitsulo, 32, whom… ...

Burundian jailed 3 years IHL for house breaking and theft

Apr 01, 2022 Lameck Kamtoseni 0 &

A 21-year-old Burundian national has been sentenced to 3 years imprisonment with hard labour for house breaking and theft. The Dowa First Grade Magistrate's Court through state prosecutor Sub Inspector Agnes Mphinga heard that the… ...

23-year-old man in police custody for being found with Chamba

Mar 30, 2022 Russell Kondowe 0 &

Police in Mponela have arrested Isaac Levison, 23, for being found in possession of 8 pails of Indian hemp without permit. According to Sergeant Macpatson Msadala, publicist for Mponela Police Stationt, in the wee hours… ...

22-year-old man sentenced to 7 years in prison for child sexual abuse in Dowa

Mar 30, 2022 Martha Chikoti 0 &

A 22-year-old man identified as Chrispin Liwoni has been sentenced to seven years in prison for sexually abusing and impregnating a 14-year-old girl. The Dowa First Grade Magistrate's Court sitting at Msongandeu Court on Tuesday… ...