Malawi Police in Lilongwe on Saturday night shot dead four suspected armed carjackers after exchanging fire and recovered a vehicle belonging to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation. Central Region Police deputy spokesperson Ramsy Mushani said the law enforcers recovered a Mitsubishi Delica registration MG 102 AD that had been stolen at the […]
Security elapse stories continue as eight armed robbers masquerading as Malawi Police officers on Friday raided and stole K4 million from Standard Bank in Dedza, Police confirmed. Dedza police station spokesperson Sergeant Edward Kabango said the law enforcers have not managed to catch the criminals, who were dressed in full Malawi Police uniform. They have also not […]
Government has assured Malawians that it has put in place measures to ensure there is tight security in the country. The assurance comes at a time the country has experienced an increase in crime, including hijacks, armed robberies and house break-ins. Speaking at the Central Office Information (COI) after visiting the Publications and Civic Education […]
President Peter Mutharika’s government has been challenged to address the concerns on security breakdown as his rise to power after the May 20 Tripartite Elections, Malawi has witnessed a return of insecurity with many cases of armed robberies and theft reported. Spokesman of United Democratic Front (UDF), Ken Ndanga, whose leader Atupele Muluzi is serving in […]
Armed robbers have attacked and stolen K2.4 million from Catholic Secretariat in Lilongwe on the night of Tuesday, a move seen to be aimed at freezing preparation efforts of hosting the Association of Member Episcopal Conference of Eastern Africa (Amacea) in Lilongwe from July 16 to 26. The thugs tied Fr. Andrew Kaufa and Fr. Malamulo before proceeding […]
Malawi Police has pressed murder charges to a man arrested on Friday suspected to have shot dead a 69-year-old Portuguese businessperson, Serafim Fernando da Silva, outside his office entrance at Manja light industrial site in Blantyre. Spokesperson for Blantyre Police, Elizabeth Divala, identified the suspect as 28-year-old Ziwani Jassi of Chiwalo Village, T/A Kapeni in […]
A renowned business personality, Serafim Fernando Da Silva, was shot dead Saturday in Malawi’s commercial capital Blantyre, Police have confirmed. Da Silva, 69, a Portuguese national, was shot at the entrance of his office in Manja upon arrival from the bank where he had withdrawn about K2 million to pay for his workers’ wages. About five armed […]
Malawi Police in the central region tobacco growing district of Kasungu are keeping in custody two police officers and three civilians in connection to armed robbery involving K1.7 million. Kasungu police spokesperson Edwin Kaunda confirmed the development. The police spokesman identified the two police officers as Sub Inspector Peter Dickson Mkhutche and Constable Lameck Chilima. […]
Unknown thugs Wednesday morning broke into one of Malawi’s presidential hopefuls James Nyondo residence in the capital Lilongwe taking away with them several valuable electronic items, Nyasa Times can report. Nyondo is National Salvation Front (Nasaf) torchbearer, and is contesting 11 other candidates in next week Tuesday tripartite elections. According to Dominic Munyenyembe, Nyondo’s personal assistant, the robbers “must have jumped […]
A hardcore criminal, who was admitted to Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital after he violently robbed a driver of a Toyota Fortuner and got involved in a serious accident last weekend, has escaped from the hospital where he was handcuffed while bedridden. The criminal, identified as Duncan Daud and is on the wanted list in relation […]
Three suspected criminals raided a truck driver and poisoning him before hijacking 700 bags of maize in Kasungu district. Police have since arrested one of the three suspects identified as Redson Mzunga, 23, of Mponda Village, T/A Msamala in Balaka district and has been charged with an offence of robbery with violence. His two accomplices, […]
Police in Malawi’s capital Lilongwe have apprehended a Zimbabwean national for being suspected of masterminding a series of armed robberies that have hit the city between December 2013 and January this year. The Zimbabwean, identified as 34-year-old Dan Siyondo, from Chief Nyahunda in Masingo, was arrested alongside his six Malawian accomplices. They were all nabbed […]
Two armed robbers who stormed Daeyang Luke Hospital in March 2013 and stole items worth K3.5 million were on Friday sentenced to 12 years and 14 years Imprisonment with Hard Labour respectively. The two, Paul Thomson Chikoko, 31, of Khaziko Village T/A Mwambo, Zomba, and Madalo Dickson, 35, of Mlolezya Village T/A Ndindi, Salima, were […]
A gang of six robbers on Monday night allegedly stole all computers including brand new ones at Offices of the Malawi Council of Churches (MCC). The robbers, who tied up one guard and muffled his mouth with a handkerchief, cut open the burglar bars with hacksaws to gain entry. The other three guards were reportedly […]
Police in Blantyre have finally established true identities of three hardcore criminals apprehended last week in the city with an AK47 and sophisticated pistol together with 79 live ammunitions. The three unshakable thugs were arrested at an undisclosed lodge in Machinjiri Township where they had camped while scheming to terrorise the city and submitted wrong […]
Police in Blantyre have arrested three armed men described as hardcore criminals who were on the verge of terrorising with city. The police arrested Steve Malikebu John White 28, from Mphika village, T/A Chikumbu in Mulanje, Charles Kito James 37, Naisi village in Machinjiri and Mike Anthony 26 years-old from Chikwi village in Zomba at […]
What began as a beautiful Sunday ended fatefully for the family of Pastor Evans Majoni of Dzenza CCAP Church in Malawi’s capital, Lilongwe. After successfully preaching the word of God to the congregation earlier in the day, the darkest and unforgettable hour came at around midnight when four armed robbers broke into the church and […]
In the wake of a series of theft across the country, Catholic Church has become latest victim to the goons who broke into St Simon and Jude (Chileka) Outchurch, of the Parish of Lunzu in the Archdiocese of Blantyre and went away with a ciborium full of blessed Eucharist (Ukalisitia). The incident, according to Reverend […]