“They are not prisoners- MPS denies knowing murder suspects
The Malawi Prison Service has dismissed reports that Dr. Victoria Bobe murder suspects paraded by police are Chichiri Prison inmates.
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Man sent to prison for sleeping with a 2 year old girl
The First Grade Magistrate Court has handed down a 14-year prison sentence with hard labor to Tione Mtambo, a 24-year-old man, for engaging in sexual intercourse with a two-year-old child in Chitipa District.
Chimwendo remanded to prison
The Lilongwe Chief Resident Magistrate Austin Banda has authorized Malawi Congress Party (MCP) Secretary General Richard Chimwendo Banda to receive medical treatment while remanded at Maula Prison.
BREAKING: Vitumbiko Mumba arrested!
Vitumbiko Mumba, former Minister of Trade and MCP running mate, has been arrested by police in Lilongwe. He was arrested at his Area 47 residence around 11:30 am and taken to Lingadzi Police Station. The arrest is believed to be connected to comments Mumba made at a press briefing after the September 16 general elections,…
Poverty, inequalities causing antimicrobial resistance in African nations
Dr. Thomas Nyirenda, a leading health expert, is sounding the alarm on antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in Malawi and Africa, citing poverty, inequality, and weak healthcare systems as key drivers.
Chakwera STOPPED from attending inauguration ceremony tomorrow
President Lazarus Chakwera and Secretary to the President and Cabinet Colleen Zamba have been barred from attending the inauguration ceremony of President-elect Peter Mutharika, scheduled for tomorrow at Kamuzu Stadium in Blantyre.
‘ Ntaba arrested” – Kasakula confirms
Police in Mwanza have arrested a 20-year-old man, Timothy Ntaba, on allegations that he defiled a 14-year-old girl.
Marijuana lands man in police hands
Police in Salima have arrested 27-year-old Luka Lobby for possessing three 90-kilogram bags of cannabis sativa without a permit. Salima Police Public Relations Officer, Sub Inspector Rabecca Ndiwate, said the suspect was intercepted around 1 a.m. at Chilembwe while cycling from Nkhotakota towards Kaphatenga. Ndiwate added that Lobby was found with three sacks, a laptop…
Rasta steals millions from Indian
Police in Lilongwe have arrested a 30-year-old man, Dyson Sitolo, on suspicion of stealing K15.2 million from an Indian national. According to Lilongwe Police spokesperson Hastings Chigalu, Sitolo and an accomplice, who is still at large, blocked the victim’s motorcycle on Friday around 4 p.m. and threatened him with metal bars before fleeing with a…