Month: November 2020 Posts

Commissioner says community policing critical in fighting crime

Nov 18, 2020 Martha Chikoti 0 &

Commissioner of Police for the South Eastern Region Sekani Tembo has described community policing as critical in the fight against crime. She was speaking Tuesday at Macheke Lodge, Luchenza, when she officially opened a six-day… ...

Police arrest mob justice suspects in Mulanje

Oct 22, 2020 Owen Ndalama 0 &

Police in Mulanje have arrested four people including a woman in connection to the murder of a 35-year-old man. The man identified as Nkhulambe Waleketa was killed in September this year. According to public relations… ...

Mob kills man for stealing eggplants

Oct 08, 2020 Owen Ndalama 0 &

A 22-year-old man has been killed by an angry mob in Mulanje for stealing eggplants (Mabilinganya). The victim has been identified by Samson Malitinyo, hailed from Chideya village, traditional authority Juma in Mulanje. According to… ...

Government for affordable, renewable and reliable energy

Sep 26, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

By  Blackson Mkupatira - Mana Government has begun engaging investors in the energy sector to discuss means of generating affordable and reliable electricity in the country. Minister of Energy, Newton Kambala said the country is… ...

Mozambican gets 12 years for child trafficking

Sep 12, 2020 Daniel Sapuli 0 &

Mangochi Senior Resident Magistrate court on Friday sentenced a 28-year-old Mozambican national to 12 years imprisonment with hard labour for child trafficking. The man has been identified Jafali Pedro. During court proceedings, Eastern Region Police… ...

Man kills 3-year-old child over land dispute

Sep 10, 2020 Owen Ndalama 0 &

Police in Mulanje have arrested a 32-year-old man for killing his 3-year-old niece over a land dispute. The man, Richard Mphito, is suspected to have killed the girl on Wednesday by hitting her on the… ...

Communities threaten to close Chitakale Estate over land dispute

Sep 05, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Concerned citizens in Mulanje have threatened to close Chitakale Estate over the company’s decision to turn Chitakale football ground into a sugarcane field. The community members from Village Head Kumwamba in Traditional Authority Mabuka in… ...

Yoneco hailed for fighting child abuse

Sep 05, 2020 Owen Ndalama 0 &

Police in Mulanje have commended Youth Net and Counseling (Yoneco) for helping the police in fighting against child abuse. This follows the opening of a three-day training for community victim support unit officers on Friday… ...

Residents protest plans to turn ground into estate

Sep 01, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 1 &

Mulanje residents on Monday held protests against plans by Chitakale Plantations Limited owned by Mulli Brothers Limited to turn a football ground into an estate. The demonstrations by residents led to running battles between residents… ...

Pardoned convict killed by mob

Aug 30, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

A 34-year-old man who was recently pardoned from prison has been burned to death by a mob for allegedly stealing a motorcycle. Police in the district have identified the man as Evance Mthuluwe aged 34.… ...

Community policing members in Mulanje receive reflective jackets

Aug 22, 2020 Owen Ndalama 0 &

Regional Community Policing Committee for the South has donated 90 reflective jackets to community policing members in Mulanje. The donation was presented on Thursday at Senior Chief Mabuka Headquarters in the district. After the donation,… ...

Mulanje council elects new chair

Jul 03, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

By Phillip Banda, MEC STRINGER Mulanje District Council has elected Councillor Richard Chikhwakhwa as new council chairperson. Chikhwakhwa who competed against Councillor Isaac Blazio amassed a total of 22 votes against Blazio’s 4. In his… ...

ESCOM employee found after going missing

Jun 22, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Director of Human Resources at ESCOM, Daphter Namandwa, has been found, days after he went missing in Mulanje. According to a police report, Namandwa aged 58 was found on Sunday at around 6PM by a… ...

NICE says Covid-19 affecting voter education

May 29, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

 By Phillip Banda, MEC STRINGER The National Initiative for Civic Education (NICE) says the Coronavirus pandemic has posed a challenge to electoral stakeholders in their quest to mobilize and civic educate the masses ahead of… ...

Mob kills suspect in Mulanje

May 23, 2020 Owen Ndalama 0 &

An angry mob in Mulanje has killed a 25-year-old man who was found breaking into shops at a trading centre in the district. The victim has been identified as Christopher Elias. According to his sister… ...