A Malawian pastor will live to remember 15th February, 2013 after he narrowly escaped death alongside his family members when a 20-plus armed gang broke into his house. Pastor Masamba of Church of God at Matindi Trading Centre (Lunzu) in Malawi’s commercial city of Blantyre could not believe his eyes when the thugs raided his house […]
The Mzuzu Magistrate Court has sentenced an 18 year old an amateur boxer to eight years imprisonment with hard labor for robbery. The court heard that the convict Pachalo Chimaliro in the company of two friends, who are currently at large, robbed a Nigerian national, Matthews Chiku Emeka 84, of his mobile phone, a travelling […]
Lilongwe Magistrate Court on Monday, November 3, 2012 sentenced to 8 years imprisonment with hard labor (IHL) five men who were found guilty of daylight robbery using a Malawi Government vehicle. The government vehicle registration number MG 748 AF belonging to the Office of the President and Cabinet’s (OPC) E- Government Department was used in […]
Malawi Police failed to reposnd to an armed robbery at Chipiku Store at Ginnery Corner in commercial city of Blantyre Wednesday evening. A gang of about 10 men, brandishing guns and pangas, attacked the shop at around 7pm stealing money and injuring people in the process. An eye witness told Nyasa Times that one thug […]
Police in Lilongwe are keeping in custody five people including a civil servant who using a government vehicle, staged a day-light armed robbery at one of the residences in Malawi’s Capital City. Lilongwe Police spokesperson Ramsy Mushani confirmed the arrest of the four who he said used a government vehicle registration number MG 748 AF. […]
In what is being billed as major breakthrough so far in the fight against organized crime, Police in the Southern Region have arrested one of the most feared and notorious criminals Feston George Ali (32) also known as ‘Gadafi’ in an operation carried out earlier this week. Confirming the development southern region police spokesperson Nicholas Gondwa […]
After hearing all the circumstances that lead to the death of Spurs cash and carry employee Charles Mahedi who was robbed off MK1.2 Million Zomba Chief Resident Magistrate Court Monday sentenced the two accused persons for the offence of robbery to 10 years with Imprisonment With Hard Labour (IHL), while waiting for murder case. The […]
The Blantyre based man, Juma Mawindo has beensentenced to 72 months (six years) imprisonment with hard labour (IHL) by Blantyre Magistrates Court for stealing mobile phone airtime worth K900, 000. Mawindo 26 years old and hails from Mchilamwela village T/A Mchilamwela in Thyolo was arrested in May this year after he, together with his friend […]
A 24-year-old man in Thyolo was on Thursday convicted and sentenced to two and a half years in jail with hard labour for robbery and forcing two girls to strip naked in front of him. The man, John Finias, on May 24, 2012 robbed the girls of their Nokia phone and a sum of K17,000 […]
The crime wave rising in the country has not spared private schools as on Sunday night thugs attacked Cherub Private Schools in Lilongwe and killed a guard. One other guard was seriously injured. The attackers, which concentrated on the school’s director’s offices, left the office in a total wreck as drawers and other items were […]
Heavily armed criminals in the night of July 29th attacked Chichi Lodge in Nkhotakota district and went away with assorted items worth K1.4million. Nkhotakota Police Public Relations Officer (PRO) Kaitano Lubrino confirmed the development and added that they had arrested three people in connection with the incident. However, the spokesperson refused to disclose details of those […]
Malawi Police in the capita, Lilongwe recently arrested five “most wanted” suspects who were allegedly terrorizing and robbing houses in Chinsapo using violence. According to the Public Relations Officer Kingsley Dandaula, the five men’s files were opened as soon as a series of robbery cases from Chinsapo were reported though they proved tough to pin […]
United Democratic Front (UDF) acting president Friday Jumbe has blamed Minister of Home Affairs, Uladi Mussa and Inspector General (IG) of Police, Loti Dzonzi, for handling the country’s security issues with kid gloves. Jumbe speaking in an exclusive interview with Luntha Television on Monday blamed the Minister and IG for failing to wear brave faces […]
Malawi Police Service (MPS) spokesperson Davie Chingwalu has claimed that crime rate had decreased significantly but conceded that they an upward trend was observed in cases of murder and robberies after the shoot-to-kill police has been dropped. A comparison of data of crime rate in the months from January to June this year revealed that crime […]
Police in the country have urged Malawians to stop living in fear as they have intensified their campaign to arrest culprits. National police spokesperson, Dave Chingwalu told Malawi News Agency (Mana) that people should not live with fear because of recent killings across the country, saying they have started arresting some suspects in connection to […]
Three police officers from Blantyre are likely to spend a few years rotting in jail after their desire for quick and dishonest riches turned into a misfortune. The cops, together with their two civilian accomplices, are at Blantyre Police Station for allegedly conniving to rob Colony Club Casino located at Sunny Side in Blantyre. Identified […]
Lilongwe Senior Resident Magistrate has sentenced to four years imprisonment with hard labour (IHL) to three men after finding them guilty on the offence of robbery contrary to section 301 of the Penal code. The court heard that the accused, 34 year olds Mack Kanyoza, Tannex Mtalika and 23 year old, Moses Siwama, on the […]
We are concerned with the security breakdown in the country. No matter how hard certain ideological zealots aligning themselves with the government may try to water down this unfolding tragedy, the truth is, there is still security breakdown in Malawi. As we speak now, some prisoners have just escaped from Zomba Prison. But to get […]