The blame game seems the latest fad in Malawi with everybody from the President to a common man in the street blaming everything on every one. And now it’s the Police who have never accepted any wrong doing for the killing of at least 19 people during a police crackdown on demonstrations against President Bingu […]
A 34-year-old man married to a police officer is expected to appear before the magistrate court in Kasungu to answer a charge of impersonating as Commissioner of Police. Steve Banda from Malango village, TA Chadza in Lilongwe was arrested last week by community policing members at Mphomwa Trading Centre in the district where he impersonated […]
The newly appointed Malawi Police Service national spokesperson Davie Chingwalu has been promoted to the rank of assistant commissioner from senior superintendent of police. Nyasa Times sources in the MPS have confirmed Chingwalu’s appointment. “Yes our colleague has been appointed. We have already congratulated him. He is happy with the appointment,” one officer said. When […]
The Head of Malawi Police Service, Inspector General Peter Mukhito, has conceded that there have been rampant corruption and human rights abuses by the cops during the year 2011. Mukhito conceded when he hosted a Christmas ball for officers at Area 30 police headquarters in Lilongwe. Brutal Police has been widely accused of killing about 19 people during […]
Malawi Police on Tuesday night shoot down four suspected armed robbers who were among a gang that wanted to break into an electronic shop in the commercial town of Limbe in Blantyre. Limbe Police Spokesperson Chifundo Chibwezo said a bunch of robbers wanted to rob the shop belonging to an Indian, a Mr Abdul, which […]
Business came to a standstill Monday afternoon in Malawi’s commercial town of Limbe when police clashed with Malawians of Indian origin resulting into the death of one of them. Limbe Police Spokesperson Chifundo Chibwezo confirmed the incident but refused to divulge any information saying they were still investigating the matter. According to eye witnesses who […]
Coldblooded Malawi Police Friday morning tear gassed and ruthlessly beat up scores of students from Bunda College of Agriculture who were protesting outside the Malawi Savings Bank (MSB) premises over the newly introduced loan forms. Over 200 students from the agriculture college invaded MSB’s Area 3 premises in the capital Lilongwe bringing business in the […]
Head of Finance at the Malawi Police, Elijah Kachikuwo has been released on bail by a Magistrate Court after the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) formally charged him with two counts. Kachikuwo was arrested on Thursday by ACB in connection with a massive K400 million fraud at the Accountant General’s department. ACB also arrested two officers, Garnet […]
A Blantyre based family has taken to task the police for allegedly killing their relation while in detention barely a day after his questionable arrest. Police arrested a Ndirande based stationary businessman Kingsley Khope in the wee hours of last Saturday for unexplained reasons but was mysteriously reported dead on Sunday. The deceased never complained […]
A multi million kwacha fraud investigation at the accounts department of Malawi Police has seen its head Elijah Kachikuwo interdicted and an employee of Malawi Switch Centre Limited (Malswitch) has also been suspended in connection with the same case, it has been reported. Kachikuwo is also chairman of Blue Eagles FC a police sponsored Super League […]
Malawi Police spokesman Davie Chingwalu has disclosed that there was a clash between the country’s police officers and those of Mozambique manning the border post at Tsangano in Ntcheu on Wednesday. Chingwalu, told Zodiak Broadcasting Station that the scuffle started when Mozambique police arrested a Malawi cop who had crossed into their territory. “It happened […]
Malawi police say they are still searching for two suspected robbers who sneaked into the ceiling of the Chichiri Shopping Mall that houses the South African chain-stores, Game Stores and Shoprite, 24 hours after the drama began. National police spokesman Dave Chingwalu, told PANA that the robbers are still holed up in the ceiling. “They […]
Malawi Police has ordered its secondary school in eastern city of Zomba to be indefinitely closed following rioting of students. The students went on rampage on Thursday in protests of the fellow students who were suspended from school. Police Secondary School authorities suspended the seven students following complaints from Masongola Secondary School that they had […]
Malawi’s capital city, Lilongwe on Wednesday was the scene of running battles between the police and streets vendors after the Lilongwe City Council launched a campaign to confiscate their merchandise. Trouble begun when city workers under police guard started to clean up the streets and then impounded goods from the vendors along the Malanganga roadside. […]
Malawi Police has replaced former spokesman Willie Mwaluka with Davie Chingwalu who was police public relations officer for the south. Mwaluka is now head of training according to senior police sources who spoke to Nyasa Times. Many journalists in the country have welcomed Chingwalu, saying he deserves the post as he is accessible. “I am […]
Robert Chasowa did not commit suicide – that is what pathologist Dr Charles Dzamalala said. The Police say he committed suicide. They say Dr Charles Dzamalala told them that the lad committed suicide. Dr Dzamalala says he never told the police this and that he never issued any report to that effect. Therefore it follows […]
New information has emerged that the death of university student activist Robert Chasowa may have been sanctioned by someone in the hierarchy of the ruling party’s southern region committee. A top tier member of the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) instructed some party cadres to deal with Chasowa for his writing in a newsletter that he […]
Malawi government has moved the security detail of the Vice President Joyce Banda to different police stations, Nyasa Times has learnt. The security staff who are members if Malawi Police Service have been deployed to different police stations country wide. “Only 8 have remained at the vice president’s office. The rest have been deployed to […]