Category: Law Enforcement

The interface meeting with the CSOs * Those that are still active to sign memoranda of understanding (MoUs) with the Council on their obligations * The meeting’s outcome will go a long way in strengthening coordination and collaboration between CSOs and the Council By Chisomo Kambandanga, MANA On the paper, Nkhata Bay District has 33 civil society organisations (CSOs) but very few of them report their quarterly reports and this has prompted the Council to declare a deadline of…

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* This should be coupled with “a transparent investigation to unveil the full extent of this betrayal of public trust * Perpetrators, regardless of their positions, must face immediate legal consequences * To demonstrate that betraying public trust will not go unpunished By Duncan Mlanjira A coalition of 15 civil rights organisations urgently calls on the Malawi Government for the immediate cancellation of the ongoing deal for 16 armoured vehicles and the immediate refund of the initial payment of…

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The Minister at the press briefing in Lilongwe * Minister of Gender, Community Development & Social Welfare condemns increasing violence * It’s evil and a threat to the basic human right to life for all human beings enshrined in the Republican Constitution By Eunice Disi Lole, MANA From January 2023, Malawi has registered 78 cases of violence against the elderly of which 25 were killed — a development which Minister of Gender, Community Development & Social Welfare, Jean Sendeza…

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* The incident is captured on video as she is half buried in soil and being forced to make a confession that she does practice withcraft * As witnesses merrily cheered on to the verbal torture of an unseen interrogator By Duncan Mlanjira Pilirani Chelumani of Kalizi Village in Traditional Authority Chiwere in  Dowa District was arrested on December 28 after he masterminded horrible torture of a senior citizen Christina Chiwoko by burying her alive in a cemetery over…

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A screenshot of the video clip as the Nyau assaults the elderly citizen * Asks them to expeditiously arrest the individuals behind the masked Nyau to face the mighty hand of the law * Malawi is a society of equals and should therefore be a country and place where everyone must feel safe irrespective of age By Duncan Mlanjira Concerned over the brutal torture of an elderly citizen by younger village folks masquerading as traditional Nyau dancers — whose…

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* The enforcement will be both day and night enforcement and surveillance targeting enforcement of speed limits * Checking road worthiness of all vehicles and impounding those found to be unroadworthy * Spot checks for drinking & driving; driver’s licenses, vehicle certificate of fitness (COF), operator certificates and vehicle insurance By Duncan Mlanjira The Directorate of Road Traffic & Safety Services, in collaboration with Malawi Police Service, warns the general public that during this festive season, it is enhancing…

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