A dramatic cross-border operation saw Zambian police storm into Malawi last week, hunting down a gang accused of rustling 20 cattle from a farmer’s kraal — in a heist that left the victim counting devastating losses worth 116,500 Zambian Kwacha. The animals vanished without a trace from Kabwanda Village in Chief Tembwe, Chama district, sometime […]
A cattle rustler in Chikwawa Mike Sintidu – a well known butcher in the district- has been handed a five-year- jail sentence after been convicted of theft of 15 herds of cattle along with butcher a herdboy Heston Mphonde. Mphonde has been slapped with four years imprisonment with hard labour. Emmanuel Namarwa, prosecuting, told the court that the second […]
Conventional wisdom has it that when the bush is on fire, a chameleon learns how to run fast. The saying puts much emphasis on the necessity of responding and adapting to any changes in an environment for survival. The threats from climate change are putting millions of people in developing nations under severe pressure of […]
An angry mob killed two men at Nchalo Trading Centre in Chikwawa District during the week-end after suspecting them to have stolen cattle, Police have confirmed. Chikwawa Police Public Relations Officer, Foster Benjamin, said the incident occurred at Ndirande in Malemia Village in Traditional Authority Lundu near Nchalo Trading Centre. Police, with the assistance of […]
Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation and Water Development has lifted the temporary ban on livestock slaughters and movement of livestock from Lower Shire districts of Chikwawa and Nsanje. The ministry a couple of months ago issued arestrictions on the insurance of livestock permits and suspended all livestock movements and markets due to what it called foot […]
Malawi police in Kanengo on Friday morning, intercepted transportation of cattle believed to have been stolen and arrested 40 year old Alick Mcheteta for being found in possession of property suspected to have been stolen. Mcheteta, a driver by profession, is believed to have been hired to transport a herd of cattle suspected to have […]
Two men are behind bars at Salima Police Station after being found in possession of Indian hemp without license. Public Relations Officer for Salima Police Station, Sub-Inspector Gift Chitowe, said on Saturday morning, police received information that Toyota Carina registration number BR 950, being driven by Nelson Chimalizeni aged 36 years of Chipyse Village, T/A […]