Month: November 2016 Posts

Tanzanian gets 14 years for human trafficking

Nov 21, 2016 Archangel Nzangaya 9 &

A 48 year old Tanzanian man in Chitipa district has been sentenced to 14 years imprisonment with hard labour for being found guilty to have trafficked three Malawians to his country. According to the Chitipa… ...

Two jailed for trafficking 75 people

Oct 28, 2016 Archangel Nzangaya 0 &

Police in the capital city of Lilongwe are keeping in custody two men for attempting to traffic 75 people to South Africa. Lilongwe police publicist Kingsley Dandaula confirmed the arrest of the two men identified… ...

Human trafficking in Malawi: Three arrested

Aug 27, 2016 Mphatso Khutcha Richard 5 &

Police in Machinga district have arrested two Mozambicans and a Malawian for abducting 18 people, Malawi24 can report. Police in the district identified the Mozambican suspects as Mailosi Winnes aged 42, Haji Gilemu, 41, and… ...

57 Malawian children rescued from human traffickers in SA

Jul 27, 2016 Bright Malenga 63 &

Police in South Africa have rescued fifty seven Malawian children from the hands of human traffickers. The young Malawians who are between the ages of 11 and 21 are now at a place of safety… ...

Zambia rescues four Malawian girls

May 27, 2016 Luke Bisani 59 &

Immigration officers at Kenneth Kaunda International airport in Zambia have rescued four girls believed to have been trafficked from Malawi. According to the spokesperson for Mchinji border Andida Mando, the four girls were dropped at… ...

Man gets eight years for human trafficking

May 24, 2016 Baxter Mkumba 35 &

A court in Ntcheu district has sentenced 20 year-old Abdul Yasin to 8 years imprisonment with hard labour for human trafficking. Yasin was caught last week trafficking 26 people using unchartered routes in Ntcheu. It… ...

Malawian women living in fear

Apr 25, 2016 Malawi24 Reporter 172 &

There are fears among women in Malawi as whistleblowers have revealed how thousands others are being ill-treated and forced into prostitution in countries in the Middle East where they are taken to work by government… ...