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Dowa man sets ablaze aunt’s house over K350

Aug 24, 2020 Daniel Sapuli 0 &

Police in Dowa have launched a manhunt for a man identified as Akimu Makalani who is accused of torching his aunt's house and destroying property worth K500,000 because of a K350 debt. The incident took… ...

Dowa man kills, buries business partner

Aug 22, 2020 Owen Ndalama 0 &

A 25-year-old man is in police custody in Dowa for killing his business partner and stealing the victim’s groundnuts. Sub Inspector Gladson M'bumpha, Dowa Police Public Relations Officer (PRO), has identified the suspect as Kalambo… ...

Man gets five years in jail after assaulting friend over greeting

Aug 22, 2020 Daniel Sapuli 0 &

A court in Mponela has sentenced 33-year-old Zakeyo Kapingasa to 5 years for hacking a friend because the friend did not greet him. The Mponela First Grade Magistrate Court heard from the state Prosecutor Sub… ...

Woman commits suicide after showing signs of mental illness

Aug 22, 2020 Daniel Sapuli 0 &

A-60-year old woman at Mponela Dowa has committed suicide after showing signs of mental illness. The deceased has been identified as Sautso Agness Yelemiya from Thotho village in the area of Traditional Authority Mponela in… ...

Man jailed 4 years for stealing goats

Aug 22, 2020 Daniel Sapuli 0 &

The Mponela First Grade Magistrate Court has sentenced 24-year-old Mickson Machilika to four years imprisonment with hard labour for stealing two goats. The court through the state prosecutor Sergeant Richard Sakala heard that on August… ...

Chiefs in Dowa hail police

Aug 16, 2020 Daniel Sapuli 0 &

Traditional Authority Chakhaza and his subordinates have applauded Mponela Police Station for the strategic approach it is taking to ensure security in the area. The chiefs disclosed this during a familiarization tour conducted by Senior… ...

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… ...