Month: April 2022 Posts

South Africa: Thieves fall asleep during burglary

Apr 20, 2022 Sibu M. Mokoena 0 &

A group of thieves who picked the wrong house in Pretoria, South Africa fell asleep during burglary. The thieves were found asleep close to their exploits by the gogo who they had attempted to steal from. She… ...

Village Headman, four others nabbed for making witchcraft allegations

Mar 15, 2022 Mike Lyson Zgambo 0 &

Police in Rumphi have placed in custody a Group Village Headman and four others for maliciously damaging four houses and accusing owners of the houses of practising witchcraft. The arrest was made on March 15,… ...

Woman pays K13.8 million for witchdoctors to resurrect husband

Jan 15, 2022 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

A woman in Lilongwe paid K13.8 million to two fake witchdoctors who promised to resurrect her dead husband. The two men have been identified as Wingstone Mvula aged 60 and Patrick Chakalamba aged 51. According… ...

Three arrested for accusing fellow villager of sending whirlwind

Dec 11, 2021 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

By Joseph Mbughi Police in Chitipa have arrested village headman Solomon and two others for accusing a fellow villager of being behind a whirlwind that destroyed buildings in their village. Chitipa police station deputy public… ...

Malawi University of Science students want witchdoctor to stop theft cases

Dec 03, 2021 Malawi24 Reporter 1 &

Malawi University of Science and Technology (MUST) students have said they will enlist the services of a witchdoctor to end theft cases at their campus. The students have announced their intention in a memo dated… ...

Man forced out of village over witchcraft allegations

Nov 02, 2021 Baxter Mkumba 0 &

Villagers from Benga Mwale Village in the area of Traditional Authority Mzukuzuku in Mzimba district have banished George Tembo from the village on allegation that he bewitched his 44-year-old son who died after getting sick… ...

Covid deaths attributed to witchcraft in some villages; doctors call for increased awareness

Aug 29, 2021 Thula Chisamba 0 &

When Alfred Chawinga, a 60-year-old man in Rumphi, died of a respiratory complication which medical records show to be Coronavirus, his relatives sought the real cause of what they believed to have been an untimely… ...

Sant’ Egidio bemoans attacks against the elderly

Apr 10, 2021 Archangel Nzangaya 0 &

Members of the Community of Sant’ Egidio from various colleges have called for concerted efforts to end attacks against elderly persons over witchcraft allegations. The call was made in Machinjiri, when the diverse group of… ...

Police arrest witchfinder, three others over elderly woman’s murder

Jan 16, 2021 Lindiwe Sambalikagwa 0 &

Police in Dedza district have arrested a witchdoctor along with three others for killing a woman who was accused of witchcraft. The witch hunter is identified as Semitara N'gaiwa aged 35, and the three are:… ...

Woman killed over witchcraft accusations

Jan 05, 2021 Russell Kondowe 0 &

An elderly woman in Dedza has been hacked to death on accusations that she killed a 12-year old boy through witchcraft. Dedza police deputy publicist Sergeant Cassim Manda identified the woman as Silvia Banda from… ...

Witchcraft plane crashes in Chiradzulu

Jan 02, 2021 Malawi24 Reporter 3 &

A witchcraft plane crashed on New Year's Day at a house at Njambe in Chiradzulu. People in the area stormed the house in the village to check the out the plane. A woman identified as… ...

Mob kills 67-year-old woman over witchcraft allegations

Dec 28, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

By Topson Banda Villagers in Karonga yesterday killed a 67-year-old woman and set her body on fire on allegations that she bewitched her 37-year-old son. The deceased has been identified as Esinala Mbowe. According to… ...

Elderly people in Zomba plead for protection

Dec 12, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

By Synd Kalimbuka Elderly people from Assan village Group Village Headman Mtwiche in the area of Traditional Authority Malemia in Zomba have called on the community to support and protect them as they experience numerous… ...

Girl, 6, dies after drinking concoction to remove witchcraft

Nov 24, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Written by Linda Likomwa - MANA A six-year-old girl, Odetta Masamba, from Mtalika Village, Tradition Authority (TA) Chitera in Chiradzulu died on Sunday after she was forced to drink a concoction which was prepared to… ...

Two arrested for killing 70-year-old woman in Dedza

Oct 21, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Police have arrested two men over the murder of 70-year-old Stella Chigule who was stoned to death after being accused of practicing witchcraft in Dedza. National Police publicist James Kadadzera said the two are believed… ...