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Three arrested for being found with six bags of charcoal, five bundles of firewood

Mar 28, 2022 Martha Chikoti 1 &

Three people are in police custody at Dowa Police Station for allegedly being found in possession of six bags of charcoal and five bundles firewood. Dowa Police Station Publicist Sub Inspector Gladson M'bumpha identified the… ...

22 Ethiopians nabbed for illegal entry

Mar 22, 2022 Daniel Sapuli 0 &

Mponela Police Station on Monday arrested 22 Ethiopians for entering Malawi country without proper documents. The suspects were arrested yesterday at Nambuma Trading Centre around 22:30 hours. Public Relations Officer for Mponela Police Station sergeant… ...

Man fined for selling fake cooking oil in Dowa

Mar 15, 2022 Lameck Kamtoseni 0 &

A 21-year-old man in Dowa has been ordered to pay a fine of K50,000 or serve 9 months in prison for selling fake cooking oil. The Dowa First Grade Magistrate's Court through state prosecutor Sergeant… ...

Man fined for cultivating Indian Hemp

Mar 14, 2022 Lameck Kamtoseni 0 &

The Dowa First Grade Magistrate's Court has ordered a 25-year-old man to pay K80, 000 fine for cultivating Indian Hemp without a licence. The court through state prosecutor Sub Inspector Ezara Bakili heard that the… ...

Man fined K70,000 for damaging mother in-law’s crops

Mar 04, 2022 Martha Chikoti 0 &

The Dowa Third Grade Magistrate's Court has ordered a 25-year-old man to pay a fine of K70,000 or in default serve 18 months in prison with hard labour for damaging maize crops belonging to his… ...

Teen jailed 4 years for snatching police officer’s phone

Feb 22, 2022 Daniel Sapuli 0 &

A boy aged 18 identified as Blessings Chiundireni has been sentenced to 4 years in prison at Mponela in Dowa for snatching a Police Officer's cellphone. Mponela Police prosecutor, Sub Inspector James Maganga told the… ...

Rotary Club of Lilongwe urges leaners to embrace tree planting culture

Feb 15, 2022 Chris Loka 0 &

In a quest to combat effects of Climate change in the country, Rotary Club of Lilongwe has urged primary school leaners to take tree planting as a habit and make sure that the trees are… ...