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Dowa man jailed 20 years for raping 91-year-old woman

Jul 02, 2021 Daniel Sapuli 0 &

The Senior Resident Magistrate's Court sitting in Dowa District has sentenced a 25-year-old man to 20 years imprisonment with hard labour for raping a 91-year-old woman. The court through state prosecutor Inspector Christopher Daluni heard… ...

Teacher sets ablaze fellow teacher’s house in Dowa

Jul 01, 2021 Daniel Sapuli 0 &

Police in Mponela, Dowa have arrested a primary school teacher Identified as Sungeni Kalonga, 32, for setting on fire his fellow teacher's house on allegations that the victim was sleeping with his (Kalonga’s) wife. Mponela… ...

Son sets ablaze father’s house in Dowa

Jun 30, 2021 Daniel Sapuli 0 &

Police in Mponela, Dowa, are keeping in custody a 27-year-old man identified as Nephtali Mshamboza for setting his father's house on fire. Public relations officer for Mponela police station sergeant Macpatson Msadala has confirmed and… ...

Brothers die in house fire in Mponela

Jun 28, 2021 Daniel Sapuli 0 &

Two boys with disabilities died yesterday at Mponela in Dowa after the house they were sleeping in caught fire. The two who are persons with disability have been identified as Labani Ganizani, 18, and Finiasi… ...

Two cousins drown in same well in Mponela

May 22, 2021 Daniel Sapuli 0 &

Two cousins aged 39 and 41 have died at Mponela in Dowa after drowning in the same well. Mponela police station public relations officer Inspector Kaitano Lubrino has identified the two as Devisoni Kaundama aged… ...

Chizuma rejection: MP Kawale wants PAC to rescind decision

May 17, 2021 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

Member of Parliament for Dowa North East Dalitso Kawale will move a motion asking the Public Appointments Committee (PAC) to rescind its decision to reject the appointment of Martha Chizuma as Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) director… ...

Man jailed 18 months for attempting to rape another man

May 08, 2021 Russell Kondowe 0 &

A 42-year-old man in Dowa has been sentenced to 18 months in prison for attempting to rape another man in a police cell. The convict had been identified as Tsoka Baloni. On April 25 this… ...