Month: December 2020 Posts

Mwanza border tightens security ahead of festive season

Dec 17, 2020 Archangel Nzangaya 0 &

In an effort to enhance the integrity of Malawian borders and reduce cross-border crimes, immigration authorities at Mwanza border have stepped up border security ahead of the festive season. This is according to Mwanza border… ...

Likuni Girls given human trafficking books

Mar 10, 2020 Martha Chikoti 1 &

Anti-human trafficking activist, Maxwell Matewere, has handed over 100 books worth K500,000 to Likuni Girls Secondary School. Matewere who is the author of the book titled "Human Trafficking in Malawi:  The untold story" gave copies… ...

Expert calls for regional cooperation in fight against human trafficking

Feb 27, 2020 Martha Chikoti 0 &

National Coordinator for Trafficking in Persons at United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) Maxwell Matewere has called for regional cooperation in criminal matters related to trafficking in persons. He was speaking in Blantyre… ...

Mchinji Police awarded for fighting human trafficking

Dec 23, 2019 Demetria Herman Banda 0 &

The Ministry of Homeland Security in conjunction with National Coordinating Committee against Trafficking in Person has awarded Mchinji Police Station for performing well in the fight against trafficking in persons. The station received the trophy… ...

Human traffickers turn Malawi into a haven

Feb 27, 2019 Richard Jimu 2 &

Human traffickers working with high ranking immigration officials have turned Malawi into a haven for undocumented immigrants, it has been revealed. According to reports, a few buildings around Maselema behind what used to be MTL… ...

MNAT lobbies for adequate funding for action against trafficking

Apr 06, 2018 Bright Malenga 0 &

Malawi Network against Trafficking (MNAT) has called on government through the Ministry of Finance Economic Planning and Development to increase funding for the implementation of the Trafficking in Persons Act and National Plan of Action… ...

Tanzanian arrested for trafficking Malawian teenagers

Sep 09, 2016 Bright Malenga 0 &

Malawi Police officers in Karonga district have arrested a 25 year-old Tanzanian national for trafficking five Malawian teenagers to Tanzania. According to Karonga Police Public Relations Officer Enock Livasoni, the man, Suwedi Mwambosi took the… ...