Some police officers in Malawi have accused national headquarters for selectively offering K60, 000 to some officers as ‘bonuses’ for ‘controlling’ the situation on July 20, 2011 when Malawians staged mass protests over the deteriorating social, economic, political and governance order. Two police officers in Blantyre confided in Nyasa Times that they were concerned and […]
By Jeden Chilikunzako, Nyasa Times Violence at soccer matches resurfaced at the Kamuzu stadium on Sunday afternoon to dent the image of the beautiful game as disgruntled Mighty Wanderers supporters started hurled stoned in the pitch after the referee in their game against Red Lions showed a red card to striker Antony Banda for an […]
By Green Muheya, Nyasa Times Malawi police fired bullets and teargas to break a vigil by students at University of Malawi’s Chancellor College (Chanco) in Zomba on Thursday when they were peacefully demonstrating that they have not been learning due to a stand-off over academic freedom. A female student Maliyoni Mwenifumbo, 27, was arrested but later […]
By Felie Mzumara, Nyasa Times Malawi Police on Monday night arrested 27 people suspected to have committed various crimes in central region district of Kasungu. The arrests come amid reports that residents there were geared for the cancelled August 17 national vigils organised by leaders of the civil society groups demanding President Bingu wa Mutharika […]
By Dennis Chirwa, Nyasa Times Preliminary findings by the Malawi Human Rights Commission (MHRC) have revealed that Malawi Police Service used live bullets on a largely peaceful July 20 demonstrations when 19 people were killed and many more suffered severe injuries. Malawians were protesting against the rising cost of fuel, increasing political repression and deteriorating […]
By Nyasa Times Reporter Malawi’s graft busting body, the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) on Thursday, made a lunch hour arrest of Mzuzu based Station CID Officer Brian Ngoto on allegations that he unlawfully solicited MK65, 000 from an Asian businessman to facilitate his application for a business permit. Ngoto is answering three counts, two bordering on […]
By Nyasa Times Reporter The Malawi government has paid all cops in the country different amounts with the lowest rank of Police Constable getting MK60,000 as a gift for doing good work, sources have confirmed. “We were surprised to receive a list of names and amounts to be paid in their accounts. These people were […]
By Peter Makossah, Nyasa Times Malawi Police officers are the highest hit professional workers in the country by the HIV and AIDS Pandemic, only trailing behind commercial sex workers. The prevalence rate of HIV among the country’s law enforcers rampantly continue to rise with the force losing its workforce to the pandemic with more police […]