Month: May 2020 Posts

Three arrested over Indian hemp

May 24, 2020 Owen Ndalama 0 &

Police at Mponela Trading Center in Dowa are keeping in custody three men for being found with unlicensed Indian hemp (Chamba). The three suspects have been identified as Thokozani Sulumba, 26, of Mponela village, Winston… ...

Joint team burns 107 bags of Indian Hemp

Nov 16, 2019 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

A joint team consisting of officers from the Judiciary and Malawi Police Service in Kasungu has burnt 107 bags of  Chamba in an operation that took place today. The Indian hemp was destroyed at Chiwengo… ...

Hemp grower urges government to legalise cannabis  

Apr 13, 2019 Martha Chikoti 0 &

Hemp grower, Invegrow Hempower Malawi, has urged Malawi  Government to legalise the crop so that the country should start enjoying its benefits. Invegrow Hempower Malawi Director Nerbert Nyirenda made the remarks on Tuesday when his… ...

Woman fined for selling chamba

Feb 26, 2019 Chikondi Magalasi 0 &

A court in Phalombe on Monday morning fined a 27- year-old woman for being found in possession of cannabis locally known as chamba weighing 1.8 kilogrammes. The woman was ordered to pay less than MK18,… ...

Our leaders are intellectually poor – Presidential candidate Ras Chikomeni throws shade at Malawian leaders

Dec 05, 2018 Russell Kondowe 2 &

Presidential candidate Ras Chikomeni Chirwa says Malawi is facing various challenges because the country’s leaders are intellectually poor. Chirwa who is Nyabinghi Elder will contest for the presidency in the Tripartite Elections. In a video… ...

Chamba traffickers abandon 22 bags

Apr 01, 2018 Bright Malenga 0 &

Police in Nkhotakota are hunting for chamba dealers who on Thursday abandoned a motor vehicle carrying 22 bags of Indian hemp. Nkhotakota police deputy spokesperson Paul Malimwe said the car is a Noah registration number… ...

Police uproot 5000 chamba plants

Mar 18, 2018 Martha Chikoti 0 &

Police in Kasungu uprooted 5000 Indian hemp plants from a piece of land belonging to George Phiri, 45. Kasungu police station public relations officer Harry Namwaza said the operation was conducted on Friday in Msakasiro… ...