Month: September 2020 Posts

Man killed over witchcraft allegations

Sep 19, 2020 Mike Lyson Zgambo 0 &

Police in Rumphi are hunting for people who killed 55-year-old David Mkandawire after accusing him of bewitching another person in April this year. In his report, Inspector Henry Mnjere of Rumphi police station said the… ...

Police fire teargas to disperse angry  mob in Thyolo

Sep 08, 2020 Daniel Sapuli 0 &

Police in Thyolo on Tuesday teargassed angry villagers who stormed Molande village, Senior Chief Nchilamwera, in order to kill an elderly woman accused of practising witchcraft. The incident came after a teenage boy went missing… ...

Apolisi apulumutsa Gogo  ku Thyolo

Sep 08, 2020 Daniel Sapuli 0 &

Chipwilikiti chinabuka m’mudzi mwa Molande, Mfumu yaikulu Nchilamwera m'boma la Thyolo komwe apolisi alandisa gogo wina m’manja mwa anthu okwiya omwe amafuna kumupha pomuganizira kuti ndi mfiti. Chinautsa mapiri pa chigwa nchakuti la Mulungu pa… ...

Traditional healers asked to work within the law

Sep 08, 2020 Mike Lyson Zgambo 0 &

In a drive to combat mob justice that results from witchcraft accusations, Police in Rumphi on Saturday engaged traditional healers at Mhuju in the district. Speaking at the meeting, Rumphi Police Station Officer in charge… ...

Villagers in Dowa burn houses over witchcraft allegations

Aug 10, 2020 Owen Ndalama 0 &

Villagers in Dowa on Sunday set houses on fire and damaged property worth millions of kwacha after accusing one family of witchcraft. Dowa Police spokesperson Sub-Inspector Gladson M'bumpha said it is reported that Elluby Kamuyikeni… ...

Five arrested for making witchcraft accusations

Jul 25, 2020 Mike Lyson Zgambo 0 &

Police in Nkhata-Bay have arrested five people for accusing four women of practising witchcraft. According to Nkhata-Bay Police Publicist Kondwani James, among the suspects there is a female witchhunter named Judith Nkhambule aged 46. The… ...

Three killed over witchcraft in Dowa

Jun 02, 2020 Demetria Herman Banda 0 &

Three people including a 56-year-old chief have been killed in Dowa after being suspected of practicing witchcraft. Two bodies of men have been found while the body of a woman who was also killed is… ...

75-year-old woman killed for not attending granddaughter’s funeral

Jan 13, 2020 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

Villagers in Chitipa have killed a 75-year-old woman whom they accused of practicing witchcraft after she did not attend her granddaughter’s funeral ceremony The woman identified as Filiness Mulenga was killed on Saturday. Chitipa Police… ...

Woman stoned to death over witchcraft accusations

Dec 30, 2019 Archangel Nzangaya 0 &

A 40-year old woman in Dedza has been stoned to death by  villagers over witchcraft accusations. The woman identified as Namatunga Tisauke Phiri died Saturday at the hands of an irate mob at Chawo village.… ...

Three killed over witchcraft allegations in Karonga

Dec 27, 2019 Lindiwe Sambalikagwa 0 &

Villagers in Karonga have killed three elderly people over allegations that the three were practising witchcraft. The murder happened Thursday at Lupembe in the district. According to reports, a witchdoctor in the area declared that… ...

Witchcraft conference held in Nigeria

Nov 27, 2019 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

A witchcraft conference was held in Nigeria from Tuesday to Wednesday despite opposition from churches. The international conference on witchcraft was organised by the Prof. BIC Ijeomah Centre for Policy Studies and Research at University… ...

Angry mob kills innocent couple

Nov 20, 2019 Demetria Herman Banda 1 &

An angry mob in Ntchisi has killed an elderly couple accused of killing a boy aged 13 through witchcraft. According to Ntchisi police public relations officer, sub inspector Richard Mwakayoka Kaponda, the two were staying… ...

Villagers damage police unit in Rumphi

Sep 13, 2019 Mike Lyson Zgambo 0 &

Angry villagers in Rumphi have damaged Hewe Police Unit in the district in protest against the arrest of three people over witchcraft accusations. According to public relations officer for Rumphi Police Inspector Henry Mnjere, the… ...

Man murdered in Dowa over witchcraft

Aug 08, 2019 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Angry villagers in Dowa have murdered 34-year-old Paulo Tokoma who was accused of practising witchcraft. The incident occurred on 2nd August at Kachala village in the area of Traditional Authority Msakambewa in the district. According… ...

Man commits suicide after being accused of practicing witchcraft

Feb 07, 2019 Bright Malenga 0 &

A 72 year old man, Simeon Gusha Folijala, on Tuesday committed suicide by hanging himself in a tree behind his house after being suspected of practising witchcraft in Dowa. The incident happened at Mndambala village… ...