violence Archives - Malawi 24

FAM fines Silver Strikers K3.7M, bans Silver Stadium for one year

Sep 16, 2021 Malawi24 Reporter 2 &

...A Bullets supporter who was beaten during the game Football Association of Malawi (FAM) has moved with unusual haste to hand down a K3, 750, 000 fine to Silver Strikers Football Club for spectator misbehavior… ...

Son jailed for wounding mother with panga knife in Dowa

Aug 26, 2021 Martha Chikoti 0 &

A 31-year-old man, Mtendere Kainja, has been sentenced to 30 months in prison with hard labour for assaulting his 49-year-old mother with a panga knife. The Dowa First Grade Magistrate's Court through state prosecutor Sub… ...

Zambian President Lungu complains of violence as Hichilema takes early lead

Aug 14, 2021 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

Zambian President Edgar Lungu has declared the presidential and parliamentary elections in Zambia as "not free and fair”, saying the polls were characterized by acts of violence. Lungu said in a statement released by State… ...

Man’s hands chopped off in Ntcheu

Jul 30, 2021 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Police in Ntcheu are looking for a sugarcane farmer suspected to have chopped off the hands of a 50-year-old man who was accused of stealing sugarcane. The victim identified as Wilson Zamayele has been admitted… ...

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… ...

Over 70 dead in South Africa: Amnesty says riots fuelled by criminal justice failures

Jul 15, 2021 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Amnesty International says there is an entrenched culture of impunity in South Africa because past acts of violence, including the killing of foreign nationals, have gone unpunished. According to Amnesty, South African authorities cannot pretend… ...

Religious leaders urged to promote peace

Jul 09, 2021 Martha Chikoti 0 &

Church leaders in the country have been urged to be at the forefront in promoting peace and interfaith cooperation in order to end religiously motivated violence. United Religious Initiative (URT) Global Trustee Father John Ng'oma… ...

Man jailed five years for threatening to stab sister

Jul 06, 2021 Mike Lyson Zgambo 0 &

The Senior Resident Magistrate court in Mzuzu has sentenced a 33-year-old man, identified as Jackie Mwandira, to five years imprisonment for threatening to stab his sister with a knife. During court proceedings it was revealed… ...

Chinese national told to pay K1 million compensation to employee

Jun 23, 2021 Russell Kondowe 0 &

The Dedza Senior Resident Magistrate's Court has ordered a Chinese national, who kung-fu kicked a Malawian employee, to pay K1 million compensation to the employee. Dedza police deputy Publicist Sergeant Cassim Manda said Ruan Dao… ...

Police, Kabaza operators clash in Thyolo

Jun 22, 2021 Daniel Sapuli 0 &

Police were forced to fire teargas after Kabaza operators blocked a road and pelted police houses with stones following police’s decision to confiscate motorcycle taxis. On Tuesday, during morning hours, police confiscated all motorcycles meant… ...

Man jailed in Rumphi for biting off another man’s ear over K300

Jun 18, 2021 Mike Lyson Zgambo 0 &

The First Grade Magistrate's Court in Rumphi on Thursday sentenced a 34-year-old man to 7 years in prison for biting off the ear of another man. The man, Dokiso Chirambo, was found guilty of grievous… ...

Teacher jailed 3 years for stabbing ex-wife in the neck

Jun 17, 2021 Martha Chikoti 0 &

By Martha Chikoti Mangochi Senior Resident Magistrate's court has sentenced a 27-year-old teacher to three years in prison for nearly killing his ex-wife after he stabbed her in the neck. The teacher has been… ...

KFC Malawi storekeeper ordered to pay K1 million to guard

Jun 16, 2021 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

KFC Malawi storekeeper Adril Patel has been ordered to pay K1 million compensation to Bernadetta Tchale, a security guard whom Patel physically assaulted earlier this month. Senior Resident Magistrate Wanangwa Nyirenda has made the ruling… ...

KFC Malawi employee punches guard

Jun 05, 2021 Russell Kondowe 0 &

A KFC Malawi male employee on Friday hit a female guard in front of customers at KFC premises in Lilongwe. A video shared on social media shows the two charging at each other. The guard… ...

Malawi’s biggest derby ends in tears: Police fire teargas to disperse angry football fans

May 01, 2021 Andrew Cane Chilapondwa 0 &

The match between Be Forward Wanderers and Nyasa Big Bullets was abandoned with eight minutes to play due to violence from fans who were angry with the officiating team led by Gift Chicco. The two… ...