Mangochi Archives

Man jailed 6 years for cattle theft

Aug 10, 2021 Martha Chikoti 0 &

Mangochi First Grade Magistrate Court on Monday sentenced a 57-year-old man to 6 years in prison with hard labour for stealing cattle. The man has been identified Matola Nyaude. The court heard through State Prosecutor… ...

Mother jailed 5 yrs for aiding the rape of her daughter

Aug 06, 2021 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

By Michael Chiotcha A woman aged 33 in Mangochi has been sentenced to five years in prison for aiding her husband to rape the woman's 14-year-old daughter. A Court in Mangochi yesterday handed the prison… ...

Minibus tout gets 10 years in prison for stealing from prison officer

Aug 06, 2021 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

By Michael Chiotcha A court in Mangochi yesterday sentenced a 21-year-old minibus tout to 10 years in prison for stealing K480,000 from a prison officer. The convict has been identified as Sungeni Kusweje commonly known… ...

Police, MDF move to fight border crime

Aug 03, 2021 Martha Chikoti 0 &

In a bid to tighten security along the borders in Mangochi district, Makanjira Police Post in conjunction with Malawi Defence Force (MDF) soldiers based at Makanjira Camp have embarked on intensive border patrols targeting criminals… ...

MPS reopens police unit which was vandalized by community

Jul 28, 2021 Martha Chikoti 0 &

Members of lba community in Mangochi have praised the Malawi Police Service for reopening lba Police Unit which was closed in 2020 after it was vandalized by members of the community. Speaking on Tuesday, Mangochi… ...

Malawi Government given 400 bags of maize

Jul 23, 2021 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

By Michael Chiotcha A court in Mangochi has given to Malawi Government 400 bags of maize which were confiscated from a Kasungu based farmer after he was caught smuggling the maize to Mozambique. Mangochi Senior… ...

Six traders sentenced to seven days community service

Jul 22, 2021 Martha Chikoti 0 &

Mangochi Senior Resident Magistrate's court on Tuesday ordered six traders to clean at Mangochi District Hospital and court premises for one and half hours a day for seven days. The traders were found guilty of… ...