The Balaka First Grade Magistrate Court in eastern Malawi has ordered a 25-year-old man to pay a fine of K15, 000.00 or in default serve 30 days imprisonment with hard labour for running a pharmaceutical business without license. Police Prosecutor Sergeant Anthony Mtambo told the court that the suspect Wilson Makupe was on May 28 […]
Police at Chingeni Road Block in eastern district of Balaka have arrested two people a for allegedly robbing their boss who resides in Blantyre assorted items worth about K3 million. The suspects Elijah Wyson (23) and Yusufu Issah (23) who were working for the victim as a watchman and gardener respectively were arrested at the […]
The Balaka Second Grade Magistrate court in eastern Malawi has sentenced a 22-year-old man to nine years imprisonment with hard labour for theft. Police Prosecutor Sub Inspector Getrude Chingolo Kafumbula told the court that the suspect John Bunaya 22, broke into the house of Mrs Gloria Mphwiyo and stole a mountain bike and 2 bags […]
Former students of the Balaka Secondary School will this Saturday join current students in a general cleaning exercise of the School premises. The event according to the interim president of the Balaka Secondary School Alumni, Zizwane Masanche is aimed at improving sanitation at the school and making sure that the environment is conducive for teaching […]
The Balaka Second Grade Magistrate Court has set free a 34-year-old man who allegedly chopped off his friend’s fingers. Police Prosecutor Constable Kester Mame told the court that Patrick Minandi 34, unlawfully chopped three fingers of Madalitso Bakisoni last October with a panga knife when he went to visit his girlfriend who was an ex-wife […]
A 28-year-old man is in Police custody at Balaka Police Station in eastern Malawi for allegedly impersonating a police officer. The suspect Prince Moyo was arrested following a complaint that he has been going to a certain businessman who is based at Balaka where he was introducing himself as a police officer. According to Detective […]
The Balaka Second Grade Magistrate Court has sentenced a 28-year-old man to 7 years imprisonment with hard labour for burglary. Police Prosecutor Sergeant Getrude Chingolo Kafumbula told the court that the suspect John Samson 28, on the night of 2nd to 3rd February, 2015 at Phimbi village in the district of Balaka broke into the house of […]
The woman who dumped her newly born baby into a pit latrine last week at Ulongwe in Balaka district stunned the court when she asked for forgiveness saying she had to kill her newly born baby just to jump the additional responsibility as she already has seven children whose first born is 12 years old […]
The Balaka Second Grade Magistrate Court has sentenced a 35-year-old man to 10-years imprisonment with hard labour for robbery. Police Prosecutor Constable Christopher Nyirongo told the court that the suspect Barnet Matabwa together with his friends Samson Sitima, on the night of 3rdFebruary, 2015 broke into the shop of Mr. Charles Belekiya at Utale ll […]
A mother of seven is in Police custody at Ulongwe Police Unit in Malawi’s eastern district of Balaka for allegedly concealing the birth of the child. Police says the suspect Daliya Alick aged 32, gave birth to a baby boy on Tuesday this week and then dumped the baby in a pit latrine. Balaka Police […]
Twelve cows have been killed while two others injured after they were hit by Central East African Railways Train in Malawi’s eastern district of Balaka. Police say the accident happened at Nkaya ‘Julius village’ just after Mulunguzi Bridge on Wednesday. “The train was coming from the direction of Liwonde heading Zalewa and upon arrival at Mulunguzi […]
Malawi Police in Balaka are keeping in custody Pastor Henry January for allegedly defiling a 15-year old girl, police have confirmed. January, 39, of Zion Christian Church, had been ministering at an out church in the district when he met the girl and her mother. According to Balaka Police publicist Joseph Sauka, the ‘Man of […]
As teams step up preparations for the forthcoming season, Blue Eagles trekked down south to play their sixth testing match against Balaka Select where they won 2-0 courtesy of Schumaker Kuwali and Maxwell Salambula goals. The game was played at the weekend at Balaka stadium where Malawi Police Service (MPS) also took advantage to ask […]
The Balaka District Council has received a timely donation of 75 bags of cement from the Malawi Olympic Committee (MOC) to help in the maintenance of part of the wall fence that collapsed early this year due to heavy rains. The donation comes as the country’s elite league is just less than a month away […]
The Officer In-charge Balaka Police Station Senior Assistant Commissioner Elias Chimimba has singled out transport problem as a major challenge affecting Police operations in the district. Chimimba said this when he was responding to queries from Traditional leaders at Station Executive Meeting held at Nice hall on Wednesday. Senior Assistant CommissionerChimimba said Balaka Police has […]
Barely few days after the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights condemned violent attacks against people with albinism in Malawi, an 11-year-old albino boy escaped possible death when some unknown criminals attempted to abduct him in the eastern region district of Balaka. According to Balaka police publicist Sub Inspector Joseph Sauka, the incident happened at […]
Two children aged five and three have died in Balaka district after drowned in a stream on Monday. Police publicist sub-inspector Joseph Sauka says the children met their fate when they went to swim at Kadyaukaname stream just nearby their houses without the knowledge of their parents. According to Sauka the two children from the same […]
Victim Support and Child Protection Coordinator for Balaka Police Station Constable Donna Kaoloka has commended people of Balaka for reporting to the police cases on child abuse and other domestic crime that has somehow helped reduce the crimes rate in the district. Kaoloka said this following the arrest of a 33 year old man Macsome […]