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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… ...