Category: National

By James Mwale, MANA Barely days after arresting a hard-core ex-convict, who led a gang of notorious robbers, Lingadzi Police in Lilongwe has nabbed four of his accomplices, who are also ex-convicts of Maula and Zomba Maximum Prison. The four, Laston Gelevaziyo, Idrisa Mtuwa, Alli Issah and Laston Gogoda, were arrested during Sunday and Monday raids by police detectives, according to Police Public Relations Officer, Salome Zgambo. Zgambo told Malawi News Agency (MANA) that the gang, recently released from…

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By Judith Kayange, MANA Mzimba Second Grade Magistrate Court on Monday sentenced a 40-year-old man to 14 years imprisonment with hard labour (IHL) for defiling a 12-year-old girl. State Prosecutor, Yollam Kanyenda, told the court that Eliya Tembo, from Yesaya Shunga Village, TA Mmbelwa in Mzimba, was caught by the victim’s friend. “Tembo was identified by the victim’s friend who caught him defiling her. She reported the matter to the victim’s parents and they took her to Mzimba District…

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By Felix Kapatamoyo, MANA Ntchisi District has registered a rise in the number of road accidents from 16 in 2018 to 24 from January to October of 2019 due to increase in the number of motorcycle taxi operators, says Ntchisi Police spokesperson, Richard Kaponda. The rise the road accidents has led to the loss of 13 lives from January to October this year against last year’s nine lives from January to December period.  According to Kaponda, incompetence that leads…

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By Felix Kapatamoyo, MANA The Malawi Police Service (MPS) says it is ready to deploy officers to Msundwe and Mpingu police units in Lilongwe if communities there should renovate its offices, which were destroyed four months ago. This was said by MPS public relations officer James Kadadzera in an interview on Sunday, saying they have not deserted the two areas and are also concerned that with the absence of the police officers since community members are finding it hard…

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By George Chikhadwe and Owen Zayambika, MANA Journalists Association Against Aids (JournAids), in collaboration with Community Initiative for Social Empowerment (CISE) on Monday hosted a media training for journalists based in Mchinji on how best to report on issues surrounding early and child marriages.  JournAids’ Programs Manager, Dingani Mithi said the project called ‘Enhancing Accountability in Tackling Early and Forced Marriages in Vulnerable Communities’, aims at increasing accountability on the part of duty bearers in Mchinji District in ending…

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