Woman arrested in Mangochi for severing off ex-husband’s finger in fit of jealousy rage

* After been married for 11 months the couple separated on December 30, 2024, after the wife was caught with another man * Following the breakup, she returned to her previous work as a sex worker at Makawa * On the evening of January 1, Paulo reportedly found her ex-husband, 48-year-old Wilson Matumbo, mingling with other women Maravi Express Police in Mangochi have arrested 26-year-old Chrissy Paulo for allegedly severing her ex-husband’s baby finger (Pinky) on his left hand…

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Sameer Suleman granted bail after a night at Blantyre Police cell

* According to the warrant of arrest circulating on social media indicated that Suleman committed a libel offence * Which is contrary to Section 200 as read with Section 34 of the Penal Code, Cap 7:01 of the Laws of Malawi * It says between the month of December 2024 and January 2025, Suleman posted a statement on social media platform “that is defamatory” to Chimwendo Banda, Malondera and Zikhale Ng’oma By Duncan Mlanjira Member of Parliament for Blantyre City…

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3 elderly women in Mangochi caught shoplifting gallons of motor vehicle oil from Chipiku Stores

* Dressed in oversized clothing, they tried to conceal between their thighs and in their bras * A shop attendant became suspicious after noticing their unusual walking patterns Maravi Express Though they included various groceries in an attempt to shoplift from Chipiku Stores in Mangochi, the largest haul that three elderly women wanted to steal were three 5-liter gallons of motor vehicle oil, which they tried to conceal between their thighs and in their bras. Mangochi Police Station’s public…

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Malawi Institute of Architects’ raises red flags that newly-appointed Director of Buildings “does not meet requisite qualifications for this critical role”

* The Ministry of Transport & Public Works has broken the professional relationship between the Institute and the Board of Architects & Quantity Surveyors * By appointing a person who is neither a registered architect nor a registered quantity surveyor * This connection is essential for maintaining the integrity and standards of the buildings subsector and the construction industry at large By Duncan Mlanjira Malawi Institute of Architects has established that newly-appointed Director of Buildings for the Ministry of…

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Man arrested in Mangochi after firing his guns in police presence and fled

Kefas Peter Kanyama and the firearms illegally found in his possession * When confronted, Kanyama allegedly threatened to locate and shoot a traffic officer, who was not present at the time * The two firearms recovered of which Kanyama failed to produce valid documents of possession Maravi Express Police in Mangochi have arrested 51-year-old Kefas Peter Kanyama, who fled a scene after firing his guns in the air at a police and Malawi Revenue Authority (MRA) checkpoint on December…

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Most accidents involving kabaza operators are avoidable and often caused by failure to follow road safety rules—Police

* Ashraful Aid enhances road safety by donating reflective vests to kabaza operators for Kabaza operators * Kabaza is an essential means of transport, just like any other, and operators must protect themselves to ensure the safety of their passengers By Agatha Kadzinje, MANA Blantyre Police’s urban traffic officer, Superintendent Cassim Symone highlights that most accidents involving motorcycle taxi (kabaza) operators are avoidable and are often caused by their failure to follow road safety rules. He said this when…

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Courts seem not to be in sync with revised stiffer fines on offences on plunder of national forest reserve products

* Rampant deforestation offences still attract court fines as low as K50,000 to K200,000 * Prompting offenders to establish group savings banks to assist each other during court cases * In 2020, the amended Forest Act went missing after the National Assembly passed it in 2019 before it reached the President to ascent to * Meanwhile, T/A Mposa in Machinga has assisted in the arrest of fellow chiefs, for being in complicit to illegal logging of trees within Chikala…

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All larger trees on Machinga’s Chikala Forest threatened of depletion by end of 2025 due to current speed of massive deforestation

* High alert made of massive illegal logging, charcoal production, forest invasion & child labour and pollution-threatened water sources * Until very recently, the forest reserve was in good health and relatively untouched by illegal logging * To lose a rain generating and water conserving ecosystem would certainly exacerbate the hardship of communities around Chikala Forest * Chikala Forest is one of the largest remaining stretches of Afromontane forest in Malawi and it is extraordinarily beautiful By Duncan Mlanjira…

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Yet to see if road traffic department would indeed impound these heavily tinted executive cars deliberately without registration plates

* The public notice is circulating on social media which the public observes has been issued countless of times yet the malpractice continues with impunity * Most of the vehicles — especially heavily tinted executive cars — are used by state authorities such as ministers, other politicians and government officials as a disguise By Duncan Mlanjira The Directorate of Road Traffic & Safety Services (DRTSS) has issued a reminder to motorist that it would impound all vehicles operating on…

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Customers forced to pay ESCOM’s faults-clearing technicians just for them to have power restored

The flier ESCOM distributed two weeks ago * Anthu awa akumafuna ndalama awa the moment wangoti tikuonani inayake akumabwera — 5 minutes ntchito yatha * One customer has been experiencing power fault for over a month now and received almost seven fault reference numbers but nobody visits to rectify it By Duncan Mlanjira While Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (ESCOM) emphasises that clearance of electricity faults is done at no cost to the customer, there are strong indications that…

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