Month: August 2022 Posts

Malawi Police Service establishes driving school

Aug 16, 2022 Martha Chikoti 0 &

The Malawi Police Service (MPS) has set up a driving school which is expected to start operations once registration process is complete. In an interview with Malawi24, Senior Superintendent Peter Kalaya, National Police Publicist, said… ...

Malawians demand a hike of drunk-driving fines

Jun 02, 2022 Shorai Mopiwa 0 &

Malawians have called on the Government to consider reviewing Road Traffic Regulations and hike the K200,000 penalty for those caught drunk-driving. The K200,000 fine for drink-driving offence exists to protect lives of road users because… ...

Police arrest driver who injured traffic officers

May 16, 2022 Russell Kondowe 1 &

Police have arrested a driver identified as Clifford Henry Phomba who allegedly struck traffic officers with a vehicle along the Chipembere Highway in Blantyre. Spokesperson for the South West Police Division Ramsey Mushani said the… ...

Blantyre City Council driver wins MK45 million in Premier Lotto

Mar 25, 2022 Andrew Cane Chilapondwa 0 &

Blantyre City Council driver Mdala Mkwinda is set to start a new lease of life after becoming the biggest winner in Premier Lotto after winning MK45 million. The 57-year-old man was presented with a dummy… ...

Driver fined K1 million for causing death of woman

Mar 24, 2022 Mike Lyson Zgambo 0 &

The Senior Resident Magistrate's court in Mzuzu on March 23 ordered a 36-year-old driver, Harold Banda, to pay one million Kwacha fine for causing death of a woman. The court heard through Prosecutor Sergeant Charles… ...

Drunk driver kills 33-year-old woman

Feb 25, 2022 Contributor* 0 &

By: Raphael Likaka A woman died and two other people sustained injuries on Tuesday in Zomba after a drunk driver rammed into a stationary vehicle. The Zomba Senior Resident Magistrate Court yesterday convicted the driver,… ...

Court jails two Malawians for contravening Malawi immigration laws

Dec 18, 2021 Mike Lyson Zgambo 0 &

The Mzuzu senior resident magistrate court has sentenced a minibus driver and a conductor to 8 months imprisonment with hard labour for aiding foreigners to enter Malawi. The driver has been identified as Temwa Silungwe… ...

Motorists evading toll gate payments

Nov 23, 2021 Russell Kondowe 0 &

Motorists are evading toll gate fees at Chingeni Toll Plaza by using by using alternative routes where they are required to pay a small amount to pass through roadblocks erected by communities. Government started collecting… ...

14 drivers fined for drink driving in Lilongwe

Nov 15, 2021 Russell Kondowe 1 &

Vehicles on Area 18 Interchange in Lilongwe Fourteen drivers in Lilongwe over the weekend were fined K200,000 each for drinking driving. Lilongwe Police spokesperson Foster Benjamin has confirmed that a total of 14 drivers were… ...

Driver accused of stealing 200 bags of fertilizer

Oct 26, 2021 Russell Kondowe 0 &

A 54-year-old driver has been arrested in Ntcheu over the theft of 200 bags of Urea fertilizer worth K8 million. The driver has been identified as Bannet Chingalu. He is accused of stealing 200 bags… ...

Truck drivers call off strike

Oct 01, 2021 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Truck drivers have called off their strike following a meeting with cabinet ministers. Drivers and transporters started a sit-in on September 27 demanding a minimum salary of K140,000, free Covid-19 testing and low passport fees.… ...

Smallholder dairy farmers hold demonstrations in Thyolo

Oct 01, 2021 Daniel Sapuli 0 &

Concerned smallholder dairy farmers on Thursday held protests in Thyolo saying the ongoing strike by truck drivers has greatly affected the milk business. In an interview, leader for the concerned dairy farmers who is also… ...

We can buy our own trucks and start importing fuel, says Kazako

Sep 30, 2021 Lindiwe Sambalikagwa 1 &

Malawi Government has threatened to buy its own trucks to start importing fuel if the international truck drivers don't call off the strike. Minister of Information Gospel Kazako made the remarks when he was addressing… ...

Government warns transporters: You will be jailed for 10 years

Sep 30, 2021 Russell Kondowe 0 &

Malawi Government has warned transporters for not paying international truck drivers a minimum wage of K140 thousand (about U$160) a month, saying such transporters risk being handed a 10-year-jail sentence. Malawi is currently experiencing a… ...

Driver freed of presidential convoy obstruction charge

Aug 27, 2021 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

The state has failed to prove that a truck driver in Mzuzu obstructed President Lazarus Chakwera’s convoy. The driver, Lusungu Chibisa Chirwa, was arrested on Sunday after police accused him of not stopping for the… ...