Month: January 2021 Posts

Two in cooler for stealing items worth K145,000

Jan 26, 2021 Daniel Sapuli 0 &

Police in Mponela are keeping in custody Pilirani Kasakula aged 24 and Chosadziwika Banda aged 27 for breaking into a shop at Mponela Trading Centre and stealing various items valued at K145 000. Deputy publicist… ...

Fraudsters dupe businessperson of K300,000

Jan 13, 2021 Martha Chikoti 0 &

Fraudsters who impersonated a police officer in Mangochi have tricked a businessperson into sending K300,000 through mobile money. Mangochi Police Station says it has received complaints that unknown fraudsters are stealing from various people by… ...

Man gets eight years in jail for theft, burglary

Dec 17, 2020 Martha Chikoti 0 &

The Dowa First Grade Magistrate's Court on Wednesday sentenced a 26-year-old man to 8 years in prison for burglary and theft. The court through state prosecutor Sub Inspector Triza Kalonjere heard that the thief Emmanuel… ...

Diplomat hits at NBS ban over stealing

Nov 12, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

A diplomat has accused NBS Bank in Malawi of stealing customers' money. The diplomat, Lot Dzozi, who once served as Deputy Permanent Representative at Permanent Mission of the Republic of Malawi to the United Nations,… ...

Man sentenced to 10 years for stealing cellphone

Sep 17, 2020 Daniel Sapuli 0 &

The Mponela First Grade Magistrate's Court has sentenced 24-year-old Chifuniro Mpinganjira to 10 years imprisonment with hard labour for stealing a Cellphone. The court heard through the state prosecutor, Sub Inspector Bester Chimbelenga, that during… ...

23 computers stolen at Malawi audit offices

Jul 31, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Thieves have stolen 23 computers at Central Internal Audit Unit offices, days after President Lazarus Chakwera claimed that over K1 trillion was stolen from government coffers. Director of the office, Dickson Chasambira, said the thieves… ...

Four jailed for stealing Millennium Challenge Account funds

Jul 07, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Four people have been handed jail terms for defrauding Millennium Challenge Account (MCA) of funds which were meant for compensation of Project Affected Persons (PAPs) at Sonda in Mzuzu. According to Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) Principal… ...

Laptops, cash stolen at M’mbelwa Council

Jun 13, 2020 Mike Lyson Zgambo 0 &

Six robbers on Wednesday night invaded M'mbelwa District Council offices in Mzimba where they went away with K2 million cash and two laptops. According to Mzimba Police spokesperson Peter Botha, the criminals broke into District… ...

Limbe Police foil robbery syndicate, 5 arrested

May 29, 2020 Martha Chikoti 0 &

Limbe Police Station detectives have arrested two house maids who connived with three suspected robbers to steal money from a house at Mpingwe Township. Limbe Police Station Deputy publicist Widson Nhlane said the five include… ...

Two netted for stealing items worth K2.5 million

May 14, 2020 Daniel Sapuli 0 &

Police in Lilongwe are keeping in custody two men for stealing assorted items worth K2.5 million from a warehouse. Public Relations Officer for Lilongwe police station, Sergeant Foster Benjamin identified the suspects as Harison Chikuse,… ...

Football referee given red card: Sentenced to four years for theft

Apr 21, 2020 Andrew Cane Chilapondwa 0 &

A football referee has been given a four-year jail term for breaking into a lodge in Karonga and stealing money. According to State Prosecutor Sub-Inspector Brenda Livason, the convict, Masauko Mwambiyale, broke into a dwelling… ...

Shopkeeper jailed 7 and a half years for theft

Apr 02, 2020 Daniel Sapuli 0 &

The First Grade Magistrate Court in Phalombe on Tuesday sentenced a 32-year-old man to seven-and-a-half years in prison for stealing from a shop where he was working as a shopkeeper. The court heard that in… ...

Man arrested for robbery with toy gun

Apr 01, 2020 Daniel Sapuli 0 &

  Police in Mangochi have arrested a man aged 31 for stealing a motorcycle and items worth K650,000 while armed with a toy gun and a panga knife. The man Owen Chimadzi robbed a businessman… ...

Police arrest thief who defecates at premises before stealing

Mar 07, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

A thief who defecates at premises before stealing was arrested on Friday night while trying to steal a bicycle from Nkhotakota Police Station. The man has been identified as Kajombo Simunye, 34, who was already… ...

Man falls from ESCOM pole while syphoning oil

Mar 01, 2020 Daniel Sapuli 0 &

A 48-year-old man died on Thursday after he fell from an ESCOM transformer while trying to steal oil. The Public Relations Officer for Thyolo police station, Amos Tione, said on the fateful day, the man… ...