Police in Malawi capital Lilongwe have arrested prophetess Zelesi Divason, 40, and three disciples for allegedly keeping a man with mental health challenges captive. The prophetess had claimed the man was resurrected from the dead, resembling a woman’s son who was murdered in 2023. However, it was discovered that the man was actually a 27-year-old…
A dispute at a local beer hall in Thyolo turned deadly, resulting in the loss of two lives, Malawi Data has learnt. According to Masambanjati police public relations officer Amos Banda, 19-year-old Vedede Layi stabbed 36-year-old Harrison Mwandama who later died from severe blood loss. In a shocking turn of events, Mwandama’s relatives sought revenge,…
In Area 22, Lilongwe, a man who exposed his girlfriend by sending her private parts to various WhatsApp groups to show off after their relationship ended has reportedly been beaten by relations of the girl.
Four people have died when a hippopotamus hit a canoe on the Shire River, in Chikwawa district.
A 35-year-old man, John Simbeye, is in police custody for allegedly stabbing Chindikani Mtambo to death in Chitipa District.
Former President and People’s Party (PP) leader Joyce Banda escaped injury after her convoy was hit by another vehicle which had in it a Malawi flag.
A 42-year-old man, Saulos Mtambo, has been arrested in Chitipa district for the murder of his wife who he saw chatting with other men.
Police in Nsanje have arrested two people, Halu Sheha Mpondanguwo, and Lucy Swali, for allegedly possessing 682.5 liters of fuel without a permit.
Blantyre, has seen a 3.6% increase in crime rate, with 739 cases reported between January and June, up from 713 last year, the Malawi Police Service has said.
A 41-year-old woman, Takondwa Njiragoma, from Thyolo district’s Khwethemule area, is in police custody for allegedly biting her husband’s private parts.
