Police have intensified their pursuit of former Human Rights Defenders Coalition (HRDC) leaders after securing a court warrant to seize audio and video footage of a controversial press briefing held more than six years ago. The search warrant, issued by a Second Grade Magistrate’s Court in Lilongwe on 9 November 2026, authorises officers to enter […]
A 39-year-old man has been arrested after police said he created a fake press release bearing the forged credentials of the Office of the President and Cabinet (OPC). Emmanuel Soko, from Maliwa Village in Traditional Authority Munjala, Kasungu District, is suspected of producing the bogus document, police said. He is expected to appear in court […]
Police have hit back at social media claims that an Egyptian diplomat was kidnapped in Lilongwe, insisting the incident was nothing more than a minor road crash. In a statement dated October 30, 2026, Senior Superintendent Gladys Chiwaula, the Service Public Relations Officer, said an incident involving a vehicle belonging to the Egyptian Embassy at […]
Rights coalition says police must act on videos of the Blantyre incidents and investigate officers who allegedly failed to intervene. The Human Rights Defenders Coalition (HRDC) has condemned the attack on the convoy of former President Lazarus Chakwera in Blantyre, along with damage to a vehicle belonging to Moses Kunkuyu and the alleged assault and […]
Former Inspector General of Police Rodney Jose has died after a short illness, the National Police has confirmed. Jose passed away at ABC Clinic in Lilongwe, where he was rushed after falling ill. National Police spokesperson Gladys Chiwaula confirmed the sad news, saying: “Yes, we can confirm that he has died. We are also gathering […]
Defence Minister Feston Kaupa has praised the five-day Inter-Security Sports Festival for promoting unity and cooperation among Malawi’s security institutions, as the event closed with the Malawi Defence Force (MDF) taking the football title and the Malawi Police Service winning gold in netball. Speaking at the closing ceremony, Mr Kaupa said cooperation between security institutions […]
Apostle Hulda Kamanga has pledged K50 million towards the upgrading of Lingadzi Police Station and appealed to businesses and members of the public to support efforts to improve facilities serving vulnerable women and children. Ms Kamanga, who serves as the station’s matron, made the appeal during a tour of the facility on Tuesday to inspect […]
A nationwide crackdown on fuel hoarders, black-market traders and illegal motorcycle operators has been launched as authorities move to stamp out a thriving underground fuel trade blamed for worsening Malawi’s fuel crisis. With frustrated motorists spending hours in queues and others turning to the parallel market to secure fuel, the Malawi Energy Regulatory Authority (Mera), […]
Members of Malawi’s security agencies are going head to head this week at the 2026 Inter-Security Agencies Sports Festival, which opened at Bingu National Stadium in Lilongwe. Homeland Security Minister Peter Mukhito, who presided over the opening ceremony, called the festival a powerful symbol of unity, discipline and joint service to the nation. He said […]
The Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (Escom) and Mulanje Police Station held a four-day campaign from 8 to 11 October against the vandalism of electricity infrastructure in Mulanje District. Mobile teams toured markets and trading centres on Thursday and Friday, urging people to protect power assets and report suspicious activity quickly. On Saturday, 60 members […]
Senior Malawian police officers have delivered starkly conflicting accounts over the condition and handling of former vice-president Saulos Chilima’s mobile phones following the devastating June 10, 2024 military plane crash in Nthungwa Forest, Viphya Plantation. Former Northern Region Deputy Commissioner of Police Glinton Mitayi told the Parliamentary Ad-hoc Committee investigating the crash that he personally […]
A baffling one-hour discrepancy has emerged over the moment the wreckage of the aircraft carrying former Vice-President Saulos Chilima and eight others was discovered — raising fresh questions over the desperate search operation and the preservation of vital evidence. Parliament’s Ad-hoc Committee investigating the Chikangawa plane crash has expressed concern after being presented with two […]
A business mogul has poured a staggering K380 million into building a modern police unit for the people of Msundwe and Kalolo, in a dramatic boost for a community long plagued by security concerns. Creck Hardware and General Supplies officially handed over the state-of-the-art facility to the Malawi Police Service on Wednesday, marking the end […]
Malawi’s police chief has made a startling admission to MPs investigating the Chikangawa plane crash, telling them officers searching for the aircraft carrying former vice-president Saulos Chilima “really did get lost”, as he described a search crippled by dense forest, freezing conditions and a flood of online misinformation. Inspector General of Police Richard Luhanga made […]
Malawi’s former Inspector General of Police has mounted a robust defence of the force’s handling of the June 2024 plane crash that killed former vice-president Saulos Chilima and eight others, telling MPs her actions were guided entirely by the information available to her at the time. Merlyne Yolamu appeared before the parliamentary ad-hoc committee investigating […]
The Malawi Communications Regulatory Authority (MACRA), through its Universal Service Fund (USF), has donated 10 computers to Malawi Police Secondary School, in a move aimed at strengthening digital learning and promoting access to information and communication technology (ICT) among learners. The donation is expected to support the establishment of a computer laboratory at the school, […]
Deputy Inspector General of Police Noel Kayira and rescued British national Nusrat Osman remain hospitalised, though both are reported to be improving, at Mwaiwathu Private Hospital in Blantyre, following a shootout during last Thursday’s rescue operation. Kayira was shot in the stomach while leading the operation in Mingale, Mpemba, Blantyre, to free Osman, who had […]
A string of high-profile abductions across Malawi has prompted the country’s leading human rights watchdog to demand that police go beyond rescuing victims and start dismantling the criminal networks behind the crimes. The Centre for Human Rights and Rehabilitation (CHRR) says the Malawi Police Service owes the public answers — not just about who carried […]