Police hunting for murder suspect
Police in Mzuzu are searching for Overstone Soko, who is suspected of murdering his girlfriend, Kestina Kumwenda, by breaking her neck.
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Court offers Timothy Mtambo, others relief
The Lilongwe Chief Resident Magistrate’s Court has temporarily suspended warrants of arrest against former Human Rights Defenders Coalition (HRDC) leaders Timothy Mtambo, Gift Trapence, and Reverend MacDonald Sembereka.
High Court rules on Bushiri extradition to South Africa
The High Court in Lilongwe has ruled that prophet Shepherd Bushiri and his wife, Mary Bushiri, should not be sent back to South Africa to face criminal charges.
Mera, Police to crackdown on ‘Zigubu’
The Malawi Energy Regulatory Authority (MERA), in coordination with the Malawi Police Service (MPS) and city councils, has declared a sweeping nationwide war against the illegal storage, transportation, and parallel market sale of fuel.
Mbeta joins the Suleman debacle case
Attorney General Frank Mbeta has joined as an interested party, a court case in which Speaker of Parliament Sameer Suleman is challenging an injunction which one citizen Austin Mkoka obtained against the formation of 12 parliamentary committees to probe the operations of some statutory bodies.
Phalombe man fined for causing death
The Phalombe First Grade Magistrate’s Court has imposed a K700,000 fine on 34-year-old Grecium Liyapa for causing death through reckless and negligent riding. According to testimony from State Prosecutor Sub-Inspector Maurice Walumbe, on the early morning of September 28, 2026, Cosmas Toto, who has since died, was operating an unregistered motorcycle traveling from Phalombe toward…
Catholic Church thieves arrested
Police in Blantyre have arrested five suspects in connection with a robbery at the Parish Priest’s house at St Lawrence Nkoka Catholic Parish in Manase, Blantyre.
Court acquits two over stolen hospital equipment
The Dedza Senior Resident Magistrate’s Court has acquitted Rhoda Mkhwazi and Tadala Katantha, who were answering a charge of theft by public servant when they were accused of stealing some medical items.
Man sent to prison for stealing sugarcane, Irish Potatoes
A 28-year-old man named Yohane Jackson has been sentenced by Mangunda Second Grade Magistrate’s Court in Thyolo to four and a half years in prison for theft of sugarcane and Irish potatoes.
Valentino Phiri ARRESTED!
The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) has arrested former Malawi Defence Force (MDF) Commander, General Paul Valentino Phiri (Retired), over five counts relating to alleged abuse of office and dealing in terrorist property.