Month: June 2022 Posts

Five women arrested for damaging house over witchcraft accusations

Jun 02, 2022 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Police in Chiradzulu district have arrested five women who are suspected to have damaged the house of 79-year-old Raphael Augustino over witchcraft accusations. The suspects were arrested in the morning of June 1, 2022 during… ...

Malawi urged to end witchcraft accusations against children

Jun 02, 2022 Shorai Mopiwa 1 &

Malawi has been urged to end witchcraft accusations and ritual attacks against children. These are some of the most gruesome forms of violence against children which remain hidden and ignored. A number of countries such… ...

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… ...