President Arthur Peter Mutharika has called on religious leaders in the country to intervene through prayers to end the myths of blood sucking that have rocked some parts of the country. Mutharika was speaking on Saturday when he graced the Golden Jubilee celebrations for St. Kalemba, Bangula Parish in Nsanje under Chikwawa Diocese of influential […]
President Peter Mutharika has said government will deal with those spreading fear in the blood sucking saga and ensure it provides tight security to avoid unnecessary loss of lives. Mutharika gave the assurance Friday during an interface meeting with people of Mulanje district at Mulanje Secondary School ground when he held an open court session […]
District Commissioner for Blantyre, Bennett Nkasala on Thursday called for a prompt meeting with chiefs to discuss on possible solution to the blood vampire rumours that have hit the district. It is believed that chaos erupted Wednesday night in the Area of Group Village Headman Mtenje in Bangwe Township to an extent where the traditional […]
Zomba District Health Office (DHO) in collaboration with Zomba District Council has suspended operations of ambulances after 6 pm following an incident where one of their ambulances was stoned on Wednesday night. Zomba DHO Public Relations Officer (PRO), Stein Seven, said the incident occurred in the area of Sub Traditional Authority (ST/A) Ngwelero in Mponda […]
Former Cabinet Minister Moses Kunkuyu who is leader of political movement Transformation Alliance (TA) has commended President Peter Mutharika for publicly putting his voice on the allegations of blood sucking vampires that has left about six people dead on suspicion of being the blood suckers. In an email response to Nyasa Times on his reaction […]
Famous comedian and social commentator Micheal Usi ,popularly known as Manganya, who was summoned to Police over the comments he made through the media in relation to the issue of bloodsuckers saga in Southern Region districts of Mulanje, Thyolo and Nsanje, described the interrogation as politically motivated but law enforcers have downplayed it as a […]
President Peter Mutharika has been commended for breaking his silence to condemn the violence being perpetrated on suspects of bloodsuckers’ saga in Mulanje, Phalomne, Thyolo, Chiradzulu and Nsanje districts and vowing to get to the bottom of the issue with visits to the affected districts. An editorial comment in The Nation newspaper on Wednesday titled […]
President Peter Mutharika on Tuesday condemned the vigilante mobs summarily executing people suspected of being “blood-sucking” vampires in the southern districts of Mulanje, Phalombe and Thyolo, saying it is affecting development in the concerned districts. Mutharika broke his silence on the matter in Tuesday during a political rally held at Kaliyeka primary school ground ahead of the October […]
The Minister of Gender, Children, Disability and Social Welfare Jean Kalirani, has told a news conference that continued cases of attacks against the elderly in communities on allegation of witchcraft are worrying government. Speaking in Lilongwe to reporters ahead of the commemoration of the 2017 International Day of Older Persons to be held on Wednesday, October […]
The United Nations (UN) has withdrawn its workers for their safety from Mulanje and Phalombe districts in the southern region due to fears of vampires which has inspired mob violence has left at least six dead since mid-September. “These districts have severely been affected by the ongoing stories of blood sucking and possible existence of vampires,” […]
International Organizations which are implementing various projects in Nsanje North have suspended their operations for fear of being mistaken for alleged blood suckers. District Commissioner Gift Rapozo in an interview said Medecins Sans Frontiers (MSF) Action Aid and Unicef have downed their tools for fear of losing their lives to mob justice. The worrisome development […]
Minister of Local Government and Rural Development Kondwani Nankhumwa emphasized the need for peace and stability in Mulanje saying the current situation was affecting delivery of vital social services. Speaking on Saturday in Mulanje on the sidelines of special prayers organized by the District’s Council to uncover the truth about the “blood sucking rumours” he […]
The taxpayer-funded Malawi Human Rights Commission (MHRC) has asked President Peter Mutharika to come out strongly and condemn the incidences of politically-motivated violence as as killings emnagting from the blood suckers rumours in Mulanje and other districts. Government has dismissed the blood suckers story as “political” ad “myths” and President Mutharika has been silent on […]
The most pressing and urgent issue about the blood-sucking saga is not whether it is real or a hoax. Rather it is about how those wrongly suspected to be blood-suckers or harbouring alleged blood suckers are being treated in the country. They are being killed by vigilantes. As of last week end, six people have […]
Seven men are on remand at Thyolo Prison in connection with a blood sucking fracas where some irate villagers invaded and ransacked the house of Olendo Chaponda, nephew to Dr. George Chaponda Member of Parliament for Mulanje South West and destroyed some property in the process. The seven are: Willy Madeya 35, from Lolo village […]
Minister of Information and Communications, Nicolas Dausi, has said President Peter Mutharika has directed a 24-hour police operation in mountainous tea growing district of Mulanje and all areas affected with rumours of ‘blood sucking vampirers’ to tighten security. Addressing the press in Lilongwe on Wednesday, Dausi said the government is concerned with the alleged killing […]
Government has strongly condemn the barbaric acts by some unruly Malawians who are beating, chasing and killing innocent people in the name of ‘vampires’ calling it as a mere myth, accusing unnamed opposition politicians of exploiting the rumours with the aim of bringing down the regime. Addressing a news conference in Lilongwe, Minister of Industry, […]
Malawi Police arrested seven people suspected to be among irate villagers in Thyolo who on Sunday smashed the house belonging to Olendo Chaponda, a nephew to former minister of Agriculture, Irrigation and Water Development George Chaponda, on suspicion that he was keeping suspected blood suckers. Both Thyolo Police Station spokesman Fredrick Maida and National Police spokesperson James […]