The Reserve Bank of Malawi is holding $1.1m (about K1.9bn) in cash seized from two Tanzanian nationals, placing the central bank at the centre of a case that has surfaced as the country grapples with a severe foreign exchange shortage and growing concern over illicit financial flows. The money was handed to the Reserve Bank […]
Malawi Police in Ntcheu have arrested seven suspected thugs who have been attacking motorists along the M1 road, particularly around Kachipeya area which is between Lizulu and Njolomole in Ntcheu district after other six were jailed. The suspects arrested on Thursday are; Paul Pasiford 57, Medas Sungani 26, both from Hauya village; Sympathy Mcford 21, Fanuel Samson […]
Nkaya Community Police Forum has received a timely Christmas Gift of four bicycles from Balaka Police Station in order to ease transport problems. According to Balaka Police Public Relations Officer Sub-Inspector Edith Kachotsa, the bicycles which are 30 in total were donated by UNICEF. “We received 30 bicycles from UNICEF and all the community policing […]
A well-coordinated operation comprising police officers from Blantyre, Limbe, Kabula, Chileka, Manje, Mbayani and E – Company from Zomba has netted about 140 people for causing mayhem in Chileka, Kachere and Machinjiri areas in Blantyre under the pretext of hunting for blood suckers, Inspector General of the Malawi Police Services, Lexten Kachama told reporters on […]
Malawi Police in Limbe have s arrested 58 suspects during a sweeping exercise conducted on Tuesday. Deputy Public Relations Officer for Limbe Police Station, Widson Nhlane said the operation followed a tip from the general public that some criminals were hiding along Mudi River in Limbe after attacking and robbing people of their various items. […]
Malawi Police Service have justified the arrest of late Tasokwa Msiska’s children and cleared Minister of Information, Jappie Mhango of any wrong doing. Three of late Msiska’s sons, Harris, Christopher and Adrian were arrested on November 10, 2015 hours after the burial of their father- a former Rumphi North Parliamentarian. Reports claim that Mhango- a […]
There were skirmishes Wednesday in Malawi central tobacco growing district of Kasungu when police fired teargas at demonstrating student teachers. The students, from Kasungu Teachers Training College (TTC) were, protesting against their delayed three-month allowances, poor diet and erratic water supply at their campus. This is the third time in few months students from the college […]
Opposition Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) President Peter Mutharika had reportedly suffered a health setback following Police in Lilongwe on Monday fired tear gas canisters at his supporters when he appeared at police station for reporting on his bail conditions on treason charges. Reports indicate there was confusion when Mutharika appeared at the police station after […]
Malawi Police officers who provide security at the country’s parliament building in Lilongwe are considering the possibility of going on strike if their allowances are not paid in full by the end of the week. About 30 police officers complaied that they have not been paid their allowances “for three months.” One cop told Zodiak […]
Malawi Police in Dwangwa have recovered 52 heavy duty chains valued at over MK 7.5 million which were being transported for sell to a shipping company in Tanzania. Nkhunga Police Station Public relations Officer Sergeant Labani Makalani confirmed the seizure and the arrest of the suspected thief 30 year old Semu Kalinga of Kilipula village […]
The Malawi Police Service has commenced internal investigations into the death of Edison Msiska, 30, of Chabisika village, Traditional Authority Chikulamayembe in Rumphi district who is alleged to have died in Police custody in Mzuzu. Malawi’s top Cops from the Service’s Headquarters at Area 30 in the Capital Lilongwe converged in Mzuzu last Sunday and […]