Dowa Archives

Woman jailed for wounding ex’s daughter

Dec 18, 2016 Bright Malenga 0 &

Dowa First Grade Magistrate Court has sentenced a 20 year-old woman to three years in prison for wounding her ex’s daughter. The convict, Precious Kapala, pierced the rib region of the 4-year-old girl Mercy Kaweta… ...

Dowa Police intensify security for festive season

Dec 12, 2016 Bright Malenga 7 &

Police in Dowa have intensified security during this festive period in order to reduce crime. The police are among other activities conducting sweeping exercises, patrols, and intensive traffic checks. Dowa Police Public Relations Officer Richard… ...

Boy drowns in pit

Dec 11, 2016 Bright Malenga 8 &

A 7 year-old boy died on Thursday after falling in a pit full of rain water at Nasungwi village Traditional Authority Chiwere in Dowa district. Dowa Police Public Relations Officer Richard Kaponda has identified the… ...

Man rapes 12 year-old girl

Dec 09, 2016 Bright Malenga 21 &

Police in Dowa district have arrested a 34 year-old man for raping a 12 year-old girl on several occasions. Dowa Police Public Relations Officer Richard Kaponda has identified the sexual offender as Amos Mbewe. According… ...

Crash claims two lives in Dowa

Dec 06, 2016 Bright Malenga 0 &

A pedestrian and a motorcyclist have died after a car crashed with a motorcycle at Zangala village along Lilongwe-Salima road in Dowa on Sunday. Police have identified the pedestrian as Timothy Moses, 8, while the… ...

Teenager dies in road accident

Nov 28, 2016 Bright Malenga 12 &

A 14 year-old girl has died after a vehicle hit her while she was playing with her friend of the same age in Dowa. Dowa Police Public Relations Officer Richard Kaponda has identified the girl… ...

Man on motorbike killed in crash

Nov 17, 2016 Bright Malenga 19 &

A 27 year-old motorcycle operator has died after being hit by a Malawi Defence Force vehicle in Dowa district. Dowa Police Public Relations Officer Richard Kaponda has said that the man who was using an… ...