Hostility and tension is what could best describe the situation at Cobbe Barracks of Malawi Defense Force (MDF) in Zomba where authorities have ordered some of the serving officers to vacate their billets. Reports indicate that 25 MDF serving officers who are married to police officers have been issued with an ultimatum to leave the […]
Malawi Police crackdown on suspects who went berserk last week stripping off women in Lilongwe, Mzuzu and Blantyre cities has seen 44 youths languishing in cells. The development follows more arrests in Lilongwe and Mzuzu of 19 and five more suspects respectively in connection to the last week’s barbaric actions. Last week Tuesday, Malawian residents […]
Malawi Government’s crackdown on opposition parties’ followers continued on Sunday afternoon with the arrest of two United Democratic Front (UDF) members in Balaka district. The two opposition party followers have been identified as John Ajida and Owen Nyoni, according to Balaka Police spokesperson Titani Chadwala. The police spokespersonsaid the two are currently in police custody […]
Malawi Police have arrested 24 illegal immigrants who were hiding at Ekwendeni Forest in Mzimba District. The illegal lags, all men, comprises of four Somalians and 18 Ethiopians with two whose nationalities were not yet established, according to Northern Region Police Public Relations Officer Norrah Chimwala. Chimwala said villagers tipped off Police at Ekwendeni Trading […]
There was mad dash at most fuel stations in Blantyre Friday as police embarked on an unnamed operation descending on every person carrying jerry cans (zigubu) after some people booed President Bingu wa Mutharika when he was coming from Ndata in Thyolo going to Sanjika Palace. Malawians are unhappy with the economic woes in the […]
Police in Malawi’s capital Lilongwe have confiscated over 10 000 liters of fuel from people found keeping it in their homes. Lilongwe Police Spokesperson Kingsley Dandaula confirmed the development saying his office has embarked on an unnamed campaign to seize fuel from vendors and any person found hording it. He said the fuel most of […]
President Bingu wa Mutharika on Sunday replaced Clement Kapalamula with Bintony Kutsaira as Director for the National Intelligence Service (NIS) and highly placed sources reveal that the former spy chief is heading for the Malawi Police Service (MPS) where he would take over as Inspector General. According to the sources, Mutharika is in the process […]
A recent report by the prominent Transparency International (TI) revealed that the Malawi Police is the second worst corrupt institution in among six countries surveyed in Southern Africa. The countries include Zimbabwe, Malawi, South Africa, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Zambia and Mozambique. The survey was done between 2010 and 2011 and over 6000 people […]
The Malawi Police Service in the northern has this year introduced Traffic check at every 50 Km stretch of the road as one way of ensuring that drivers are always alert on the road, NyasaTimes has leant. “We appeal to the public to continue adhering to road traffic rules and regulations. They must drive vehicles which […]
A female police officer in Malawi’s capital Lilongwe was on Saturday morning found hanging aloft her house’s sitting room at Chitedze. The officer, identified as Sergeant Irene Chikwakwa, was based at Chitedze Police Station and the cause of her suicide has not yet been established, according to police spokesperson. Central Region Police Spokesperson John Namalenga […]
Villagers in Malawi’s border district of Mchinji have killed in an uncannily manner a senior citizen and one of their own after they allegedly caught him stealing maize. Almost certainly, the deceased, 65-year-old Tasiyano Agripa, met his fate due to food deficit. The old man died the most heartrending way after he was stoned until he […]
A Mzuzu based senior Police officer who made headlines in Malawi by claiming that he was ‘seriously’ beaten during the last July nationwide demonstrations failed to tell his story to the July 20 Presidential Commission of Inquiry. The July 20 Commission of Inquiry has been sitting in Mzuzu to get testimonies from the public on […]
It is only God and Satan now left for the so called reformed Malawi Police Service to push the blame to for the fracas that ensued during the July 20 anti government protests in Mzuzu where nine people were killed and property was destroyed. In a quest to justify their behaviour which led to the […]
Police in Rumphi have arrested three hardcore criminals who have been behind a series of burglarly and robbery cases at Rumphi boma and the surrounding areas. Rumphi Police station spokeperson Victor Khamisi confirmed the development in an interview on Monday saying the criminals have been terrorising the Boma especially during the festive season. He said […]
Human Rights Activist Moses Mkandawire has asked government to equip the Malawi Police Service with hardware to professionally deal the future demonstrations. Malawi police came under fire on the ‘unprofessional’ handling of the July 20 protests that left about 19 people dead and scores injured. Police admitted the use of live ammunition against unarmed citizens citing […]
In what could be best described as an attempt to cover its face; the police say it has launched an investigation into the assault of Lilongwe City Council Chief Executive Kelvin Mmangisa to find out what really happened for him to be harassed. Mmangisa was roughed up by the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) roughnecks […]
Malawi’s top Cop Peter Mukhito has ordered all Police Officers in the not to conduct any operations without his nod. Meanwhile the country has since deployed 60 officier on a one-year peacekeeping mission in Sudan’s war-torn Darfur region. According to a message transmitted to all Police establishments in the country including Police Units, Cops are […]
Police top brass in the northern region on Monday shamelessly admitted ignorance about a group which they said made parallel planning to steal and loot during a police crackdown on demonstrations against President Bingu wa Mutharika’s government in July held in Mzuzu. “We overlooked that but as Police we were caught unawares,” Mzuzu Police Station […]