Malawi Police probes officer for giving false information: Chasowa murder case

Malawi Police Service has reportedly instituted criminal investigations into allegations that some of the witnesses that testified in Robert Chasowa commission of enquiry gave incoherent and false information, Nyasa Times can reveal. Among the witnesses being investigated include one of its own officers detective sergeant Hannah Senduwa, who according to Nyasa Times sources, may have doctored some […]

Black Moses trashes Masangwi car 'donation' reports

Slain Malawi Polytechnic fourth year engineering student Robert Chasowa’s close ally, Black Moses, has denied accusations that he received a vehicle donated to him by one of the murder suspects Noel Masangwi , southern regional governor  for the opposition Democratic Progressive Party (DPP). Speaking exclusively to Nyasa Times Moses said he in fact bought the Toyota […]

Police probe Black Moses over car ‘donated’ by Masangwi

Black Moses, a closest friend of the Polytechnic, Robert Chasowa, who was mysteriously killed at the campus in September last year, is now driving a car allegedly given to him by one of the prime suspects, Noel Masangwi. According to close sources, Masangwi, who was arrested in connection with the murder and is now on […]

Malawi Police arrest KAMU Security guard over Chasowa Murder

Malawi Police Service on Thursday night arrested KAMU security guard, Harry Makina, in connection to connection with the murder of Polytechnic student Robert Chasowa last year.. Southern Region Police public Relations Officer Nicholas Gondwa confirmed the arrest of the guard who has been at large since the murder took place. “Police arrested Harry Makina, a guard at […]

‘Mtopwa One’, Chitenje freed on bail: Chasowa murder trial Malawi

The High Court in Blantyre has finally released on bail the remaining suspects in the Polytechnic student, Robert Chasowa’s murder case just hours it freed six others connected to the same case. The High Court judge, Sylvester Kalembera, freed on bail boxing promoter, Mike “Bangwe One’ Chitenje, Police constable, Stanford Horea, Stoni John and Isaac […]

Masangwi, others granted bail: Chasowa murder trial Malawi

The High Court in Blantyre has granted bail to DPP Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) regional governor for the South Noel Masangwi and five others  on their connection with the murder of Polytechnic student Robert Chasowa last year. The High Court judge, Sylvester Kalembera, apart from Masangwi, has granted bail to DPP youth director Lewis Ngalande, Frank Julius, Sam Chulu, […]

Bail ruling for ‘Ntopwa 1’, ‘Bangwe 1’ slated for Sunday: Chasowa murder trial Malawi

After hearing the first episode of the murder trial where suspects that included opposition Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) heavyweights Noel Masangwi and director of youth Lewis Ngalande and two others applied for bail, the High Court reconvened in the afternoon where it also heard bail submissions from the remaining four suspects on their connection with […]

Masangwi, others bail ruling Friday: Chasowa murder case Malawi

The High Court in Blantyre has set Friday this week as to when it will decide on whether to grant bail or not to Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) regional governor for the South Noel Masangwi and five others on their connection with the murder of Polytechnic student Robert Chasowa last year. The High Judge Sylvester Kalembela […]

Masangwi, others charged with ‘murder’: Bail hearing Monday

Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) regional governor for the South Noel Masangwi and other suspects have been charged with an offence of murder  in connection with the killing of University of Malawi’s Polytechnic student, Robert Chasowa. Lawyer representing Masangwi and  others, Kalekeni Kaphale, confirmed that his clients were on Thursday formally charged at Blantyre Magistrate Court with […]

DPP supporters chant for Masangwi’s release: Family say arrest ‘political’

Business almost came to a stand still in the commercial capital Blantyre as opposition DPP youths cadets and women drove around town, chanting songs demanding immediate release of their regional Governor for the south, Noel Masangwi. Masangwi, who surrendered himself to police on Wednesday morning spent a night at Chilomoni police station after his lawyer, […]

‘Ntopwa one’ arrested as Chasowa’s father loses trust in Malawi Police

Malawi Police Service on Thursday arrested two more suspects in connection with the murder of Polytechnic student Robert Chasowa last year. National Police deputy spokesperson Kelvin Maigwa confirmed the arrest of the two, Frank Julius and Isaac Osman. Osman is popularly known as ‘Mtopwa One’. His comrade-in-arms boxing promoter Mike Chitenje, also known as ‘Bangwe […]

DPP says Masangwi, Ngalande are ‘innocent’

Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) say they believe their two senior officials including some youth cadets who have been arrested  in connection with the murder of fourth-year Polytechnic student Robert Chasowa are innocent. Police arrested Noel Masangwi (DPP southern regional governor) and DPP youth director Louis Ngalande, Others were   Cadets, the youth wing of DPP which […]

Masangwi hands himself in to Malawi police: Chasowa murder case

Noel Masangwi, the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP)  regional chair for the south, who is one of the people wanted in relation to the mysterious murder of  Polytechnic student Robert Chasowa  has handed himself in to police. Police rounded up suspect early in the morning of Wednesday but Masangwi was not at home at the time of the […]

Malawi Police arrest Chasowa murder suspects

Malawi Police Service during dawn of Wednesaday rounded up suspects  named in the mysterious murder of Polytechnic student Robert Chasowa and arrested most of them at their homes. National Police deputy spokesperson Kelvin Maigwa confirmed the operation. He said most of the names fingered in the  Justice Andrew Nyirenda’s inquiry report  inquiry set up by the […]

Malawi Law Society wants police officers ‘shamed’ in Chasowa report to resign: Liars to be prosecuted

The Malawi Law Society (MLS) has implored on  police officers involved in the events leading to and after tthe murder of University of Malawi’s Polytechnic student Robert Chasowa to resign and pave way for the  ongoing criminal investigation. Chasowa, an engineering student who was president of a youth rights group at the Polytechnic in Blantyre, […]

Malawi’s Chasowa report: More revelations in it

The Citizen Committee on Good Governance is calling on government to act swiftly against the names of all those that have been mentioned in the commission of inquiry report on the death of Polytechnic student Robert Chasowa. The Committee together with most Malawians were shocked to learn that several individuals including former ruling Democratic Progressive Party […]

Masangwi, police officers implicated in Chasowa murder – report

Findings from a commission of inquiry report on the death of Polytechnic student Robert Chasowa have named the former ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) Regional Governor for  the South, Noel Masangwi and the party’s director of youths Lewis Ngalande as some of prime suspects in the murder of Chasowa. A commission of inquiry which was chaired by […]