Wednesday 30 August 2017
Malawi Police Cramps Down Criminals Terrorising Mzuzu City.
Efforts to curb criminal activities in Mzuzu by police have yielded positive results for the third time in a fortnight after recovering items worth millions and arresting two suspects.
Mzuzu Police public relations officer Martin Tul Bwanali said a 24 year old man, Frank Mkandawire of Chimutu Village under Traditional Authority Mtwalo in Mzimba district and Amaka Mwakasungula 30, of Mwakasungula Village in the area of Traditional Authority Kyungu in Karonga have been arrested on suspicion that they are connected to the theft of these items in different locations in the City.
“This time around the following household items pegged at over 10 million kwacha have been recovered: 3 LG plasma tv sets, 2 samsung plasma tv sets,1ecco plasma tv set and 1 hinsense plasma tv set”, said Martin.
He added, 1 samsung radio, 2 samsung subwoofers, 1 telefunken subwoofer, 2 speakers, 2 amplifiers ,1 men’s suit and one generator have also been recovered”.
The Publist said so far, four plasma tv sets have been positively identified by their respective legal owners.
The two who are expected to appear in court soon to answer house breaking and theft charges were nabbed following a tip by members of the public about the items the two were offering for sale.
Meanwhile police are urging residents who had their houses broken into and items stolen to check with Mzuzu Police Station.
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Friday 25 August 2017
Tonga People To Launch Nkhata Bay Heritage Ethinic Group On Saturday.
The much awaited launch of Tonga Heritage festival which is aimed at preserving and promoting Tonga cultural beliefs and language among its people across the country has arrived.
The Nkhata Bay –Tonga Heritage Organizing Committee is pleased to announce the official launch of the Heritage on Saturday, August 26, 2017 at Chintheche Old Aerodrome, from 8.00 am.
According to national pubicity secretary Dr Levi Zeleza Manda, the Guest of Honour who will grace the launch will be the Minister of Civic Education, Culture and Community Development, Honourable Cecilia Chazama, M.P. and she will launch the Heritage.
Manda said Honourable Cecilia Chazama will be accompanied by senior government officials from the Ministry and Nkhata Bay District.
He further said the launch is expected to attract Chiefs from within and surrounding Districts, representatives of other cultural groupings in Malawi and abroad, cultural anthropologists, historians and retired civil servants.
On the day of the launch, various cultural activities including music, dance and plays such as mangolongondu, kuguza wato, kubevuka, vithuru and kukowera and performances by Zabweka Tembo and the iconic Park Town Band will take place.
Dr. Manda as they expect a unique festival, he has since urged the general public to dress smartly und use Heritage cloth which is now on sale in Blantyre, Zomba, Lilongwe, Nkhota Kota, Nkhata Bay and Mzuzu. Those in Heritage cloth, T-shirts and Golf Shirts will add colour to the event.
All Malawians are invited to have a glimpse of what the Tonga culture has. The audience will enjoy some Tonga cuisines like nsima ya kondowole (cassava meal) with mayani (cooked cassava leaves), nkhungu, etc.
The Tonga people, whose language is called “Chitonga” is an ethnic group which is largely found in the Northern part of Malawi, along the the shores of Lake Malawi, in Nkhata Bay District.
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Tuesday 22 August 2017
A Libidious Teacher Sentenced To 12 Years For Defiling His 9 Year Old School Girl.
A 22 year old young horny teacher has been sentenced to 12 years imprisonment with hard labour for defiling his 9 year old school girl.
The libidious teacher appeared before Rumphi First Grade Magistrate court to answer charges levelled against him.
Rumphi Police public relations officer Victor Khamisi said Christopher Mwansambo who hails from Mkandapachuma village in the area of Traditional Authority Mwalwen in Rumphi defiled the girl on her way back from a football match between her school and Mahilu.
“Christopher told the girl that her parents have called him to escort her home therefore they had to pass through his office where he ended up having carnal knowledge with the girl.”, said Khamisi.
He added, “upon reaching her home she refused to take any meal which promoted her mother to ask her why she refused to eat, thus when she told her that she has been defiled by her school teacher”.
The matter was reported to Livingstonia police who issued a medical report where it revealed that she has been defiled and Christopher Mwansambo was arrested and charged with defilement contrary to section 138 (1) of the penal code.
When he appeared before First Grade Magistrate Cuthbert Phiri he pleaded guilty to the charge and in his submissions Prosecutor Inspector Michael Paulino prayed before court to impose a stiffer sentence on the accused as he was a custodian of children and that he planned to commit the offence. The prosecutor said a stiffer punishment would be a good lesson to other would be offenders .
Mwansambo ha since been slapped with 12 years imprisonment with hard labour effective the date of his arrest on August 17, 2017.
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A Newly Born Baby Girl Dumped At A Grave Yard In Ekwendeni.
Law enforcers at Ekwendeni have launched a search party to trace the whereabouts of a woman who dumped a newly born baby girl at the grave yard in Ekwendeni, the northern region of Malawi.
Mzuzu Police publist, Martin Tul Bwanali told this publication that the baby was discovered on Monday, August 21, 2017 by some children who were playing near the Ekwendeni Mission graveyard.
“In the course of playing they heard the baby crying in the said graveyard. When they went closer they saw a newly born baby abandoned”, said Martin.
The matter was reported to police who took the baby to Ekwendeni Mission Hospital where she is being taken care of and she is in good condition.
Police are therefore appealing to members of the public to assist in tracing the woman. Anyone with information should inform either Ekwendeni Police or nearest police station.
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A 28 Year Old Man From Chimaliro Goes Missing.
A 28 year old man well known as Wisdom Chiunjira has been missing since Friday, August 18, 2017 at Chimaliro location in Mzuzu.
Mzuzu Police public relations officer Martin Bwanali said relatives to the missing man are asking the general public to inform them if they have spotted him somewhere in the city.
“According to the information at hand, Wisdom is mentally depressed. He was last seen on Friday and his relatives have been trying to locate him but it has proved futile”, said Martin.
He added that Wisdom is tall and medium built.
The spokesperson is urging the public if they have spotted him somewhere they should report to the nearest police station or use the following numbers 0999360576, 0882809676.
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Monday 21 August 2017
Malawian Woman Sentenced To Six Months In Jail For Possessing Indian Hemp.
A 32yr old woman Rute Makuluni has been slapped with a six month jail term by the Nkhata Bay First Grade Magistrate court after she was found guilty for possessing indian hemp.
“Makuluni was on August 1, 2017 found with indian hemp weighing 28kgs at Mukwiya roadblock and when she appeared before court on August 15, 2017, she pleaded guilty to the charge”, said Nkhata Bay police publist Ignatius Esau.
During mitigations, Makuluni claimed that she looks after seven children, she has no husband and also that she was deceived by her friends that indian hemp has been legalised by the government and that there is much profit in indian hemp business.
But First Grade Magistrate Anthony Banda told the convict that indian hemp still remains an illicit and illegal drug in Malawi.
Though the convict would have been handed a ten year jail term, the magistrate showed some leniency bearing in mind the fact that Makuluni was a first offender and that she has a huge responsibility of looking after seven children.
He later handed Rute Makuluni who hails from Bula vge TA Kwataine in Ntcheu district a six month jail sentence.
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Ronny Van Geneugden Names His Flames Squad.
The Flames coach, Ronny Van Geneugden
has released names of 24 players for the pre-season camp ahead of friendly matches against Togo and Mauritania next month
The camp will be held at the Mpira Village in Blantyre from Monday, August 21, 2017.
This is another chance for the Flames to redeem themselves from the recent poor performance in various tournaments.
Since Ronny Van Geneugden took over the reigns at the national team, there has never been any improvement in the team which failed to perform well during the Cosafa cup which was hosted in South Africa.
The full squad below;
GOALKEEPERS.
• Thole William – Azam Tigers
• Kakhobwe Ernest – Nyasa Big Bullets
• Munthali Brighton- Silver Strikers
• Chipuwa Richard -Beforward Wanderers
DEFENDERS.
• Denis Chembezi – Wizards FC
• Sanudi Stanley – Beforward Wanderers
• Cholopi Peter – Azam Tigers
• Chirwa Gomezgani -Civo
• Zonda Pilirani -Nyasa Big Bullets
• Fodya Yamikani -Nyasa Big Bullets
• Sumani Ted – Beforward Wanderers
• Fodya Mark – Silver Strikers
MIDFIELDERS AND STRIKERS.
• Singa Simeon -Wizards FC
• Chirwa Chikoti- Red Lions
• Phillimon Mphatso- Blue Eagles
• Linje Jabulani – Beforward Wanderers
• Mhone Micium – Blue Eagles
• Chester Yamikani- Beforward Wanderers
• Tanganyika Innocent – Civo
• Banda Righteous – Civo
• Botomani Misheck – Wizards FC
• Sibale Mathews – Silver Strikers.
• Bandawe Fletcher – Civo
• Chima Luke – Azam Tigers
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A 30 Year Old Man Dies After Being Hit By A Speeding Minibus.
A 30 year old man identified by Mzuzu police as Leonard Zembo Nyirongo died on Sunday in a road accident in Mzuzu, the northern city of Malawi.
Confirming the ordeal to News Watch Reviews, Mzuzu police deputy publist Cecilia Mfune said the deceased mate his fate when he was knocked down by a motor vehicle with registration number KA 8824 Toyota Hiace minibus.
“The motor vehicle was driven by Safari Mwafulirwa ,30 years of Kenani Village under Traditional Authority Kilipula in Karonga district and it was coming from Mzimba heading towards Mzuzu City with passengers on board”, said Cecilia.
She said upon reaching Geisha area he hit the deceased who was crossing the road from right to left.
“Following the impact he sustained severe head injuries and died upon arrival at Mzuzu Central Hospital while the driver and passengers escaped with no injuries”, she concluded.
The driver is currently in police custody and he is expected to appear before court to answer charges of causing death by reckless driving.
Meanwhile police is advising drivers to reduce speed and again pedestrians are advised to look at both sides before crossing the road in order to avoid such road accidents.
The deceased hailed from Kapopo Mhlanga Village under Traditional Authority Mbelwa in Mzimba district.
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Mentally Challenged Man Commits Suicide In Mangochi.
Police in Mangochi have confirmed that Umali Sabiti, a 60 year old mentally challenged man committed suicide in Mangochi district.
It is teported that Sabiti was a mentally challenged person which developed after he was shot by robbers in South Africa. When he went back home, his mental state remained a problem and he oftenly told his relatives of his intention to commit suicide.
According to Mangochi police deputy public relations officer sergeant Amina Tepani Daudi said on August 15, 2017 his wife left him at home alone as she went for other activities in the village. As she came back she was surprised not to find him at home and she alerted his relatives who started searching for him.
“The deceased was found dead while hanging in a tree using a twine rope in the nearby bush”, said Daud.
The matter was reported to Maleta Police Unit who visited the scene of incident along with medical personnel and postmortem conducted at Katuli Health Centre confirmed that death was due to strangulation.
Umali hailed from Nkasanjira village in the area of Traditional Authority Katuli in Mangochi district.
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Mentally Challenged Man Commits Suicide In Mangochi.
Police in Mangochi have confirmed that Umali Sabiti, a 60 year old mentally challenged man committed suicide in Mangochi district.
It is teported that Sabiti was a mentally challenged person which developed after he was shot by robbers in South Africa. When he went back home, his mental state remained a problem and he oftenly told his relatives of his intention to commit suicide.
According to Mangochi police deputy public relations officer sergeant Amina Tepani Daudi said on August 15, 2017 his wife left him at home alone as she went for other activities in the village. As she came back she was surprised not to find him at home and she alerted his relatives who started searching for him.
“The deceased was found dead while hanging in a tree using a twine rope in the nearby bush”, said Daud.
The matter was reported to Maleta Police Unit who visited the scene of incident along with medical personnel and postmortem conducted at Katuli Health Centre confirmed that death was due to strangulation.
Umali hailed from Nkasanjira village in the area of Traditional Authority Katuli in Mangochi district.
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Thursday 17 August 2017
Six Boys Aged Between 12 And 15 Behind Bars For Theft And House Breaking.
Six young children identified by the police as Blessings Mataka 12, Steve Ngulube 12, Ephraim Kasalu 12, Arnold Moyo 13, Zondiwe Theu 15, and Nelson Phiri 15, all of Chanthomba Location in the area of Traditional Authority Mmbelwa in Mzimba district are behind bars after committing various criminal activities in the district.
Mzimba Police relations officer Peter Botha told News Watch Reviews that the six young boys are in custody for offences of Theft, House breacking, Barglary and Receiving Stolen Property.
“They were arrested on Wednesday, August 16, 2017 after police detectives conducted an intelligence raid which led to the arrests and recoveries of the items. It started with the arrest two who after interrogation revealed their colleagues”, said Peter.
Peter further said these children have been terrorizing the locations of Chimkusa Chathomba, Engalaweni MBC S.S. Corner and at Mzimba boma.
“They confessed that they have been in this business of house breacking, burglary and theft of cash and variable items from different shops and dwelling houses since 2015”, he concluded.
Investigations are still under way as more items are being recovered. So far Police have recovered nine sophisticated cell phones and a laptop all valued close to a million kwacha.
The six suspects will appear before court soon after investigatios are over.
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Wednesday 16 August 2017
Two Watchmen Sentenced To Five Years For Stealing Crates Of Beer At Makuzi Beach.
The court sitting in Nkhata Bay has convicted and sentenced two men who were working for Makuzi beach as watchmen to five years imprisonment with hard labour for breaking into the beach’s bar where they stole beer amounting to MK202,400.00.
The court through Sergeant Keston Chiona heard that the two, Daton Chirwa 30 and Weedman Chipilara 43 on 22, 26 and 28 July, 2017 were seen via the CCTV cameras commiting the aforementioned offence and were later arrested.
“On August, 15 when the two appeared before Nkhatabay First Grade Magistrate court, both pleaded guilty to the charge of breaking into a building and committing a felony therein contrary to section 311(1) of the penal code and in their mitigations, they claimed to have only drunk five beers each. The two also sought court’s forgiveness saying they have families that they look after hence if sent to prison, their families will suffer much”, said Nkhata Bay police Publist Ignatius Esau.
When passing sentence the First Grade Magistrate Anthony Banda concurred with the state’s submission that the two deserved custodial sentence saying as watchmen, they were supposed to be custodians of the said stolen stuff but instead they did the opposite.
Daton Chirwa who hails from Chagowo village and Weedman Chipilara from Chimbano village both from Traditional Authority Malengamzoma in Nkhata Bay district were later slapped with a five year jail term.
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Five Criminals From Lilongwe Arrested In Mzuzu; Stolen Property Recovered.
Police in Mzuzu have arrested five people and seized property worth millions during the intelligence driven raid conducted on Tuesday, August 15 this year.
The arrest can be attributed to the partnership and collaboration between police and the community.
Mzuzu Police public relations officer Martin Bwanali told this publication that the five people have been arrested on suspicion that they were involved in the spate of burglary and theft of valuable items from vehicles and dwelling houses in Mzuzu City for the last few months.
“Charles Banda, 28 and Patrick Monjeza, 31 are suspected that between May and July, 2017 the suspects stole ten laptops and two plasma televisions separately all valued at over 4 million kwacha”, said Martin.
“He added, “upon been quizzed the two suspects who were commuting from Lilongwe to steal in Mzuzu led police detectives to Lilongwe to places where they sold the stolen property. The property was recovered and the receivers were arrested right away”.
The arrested people will appear in court as soon as full court operations resume to answer charges ranging from burglary, theft and receiving stolen property under the country’s Penal Code Act.
Police would like to thank the community’s continued support and involvement in the fight against crimes. Its through such collaborative efforts that the level of crime can be reduced.
People who fell victims to theft of such kind at Shoprite and PTC shops in Mzuzu are advised to check with Mzuzu Police to identify their property.
The principal offenders hail from Kanyezi Village, under Traditional Authority Chilikumwendo in Dedza and Mussa Village in the area of Traditional Authority Nsabwe in Thyolo district respectively.
The buyers are 33 year old Mathews Banda of Bimphi Village under Tradtional Authority Chiwere in Dowa, Jack Nkosi, 34 of Mziza Village in the area of Traditional Authority Maliri in Lilongwe and a 33 year old Fradwick Nyamule of Chumbu Village under Traditional Authority Machinjiri in Blantyre.
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Tuesday 15 August 2017
Pretoria CAP Choir To Release A New Gospel Album Entitled “Ndabwelera”.
“Gospel Music acts as a network in conveying the word of God to different people in various nations”, said the director of Capital CAP choir Collins Yolamu Banda.
Based in Pretoria, South Africa, the Church of African Presbetyrian (CAP) Choir will be launching their second CD album on August 27 this year in South Africa.
The Malawian choir group led by Collings Banda is aiming high in spreading the word of God through music in the rainbow nation.
Collins said the tittle of the album talks about a Christian who went away from the presence of the Lord after accepting Christ and decides to return to Him and leave the earthly things to commit himself to the Saviour.
Speaking to News Watch Reviews, Collings Yolamu Banda who is the director of the Choir said gospel music anchors the intergral part in the morden world in spreading the word of God.
“We are geared to spread the word of God through music. We have seen that people love gospel melodies and this has prompted us to release another album so that God should be praised world wide through our God given talent.”, said Collins.
The album consists of ten songs and they will be recorded by the most experienced producer Joe Mangisa at Joshua Records in South Africa. Some of the songs which are in the album are; Ndabwelera, Adzathera pa dziko and Yesu ali pa khomo.
Collins said people should expect the best hits in this new album entitled “Ndabwelera” (I have returned) after a successful first album which was entitled “Ndikutamandani” (I praise you”) which was released three years ago.
The launch which will take place at St Peters hall which is opposite HD hall in Germiston, Johannesburg is expected to be extra-ordinary and a blessing to those who will attend it.
The director is urging all the people around and outside Johannesburg to come in numbers and support the launch. He has also promised all gospel song lovers thst are going to enjoy the best gospel songs composed by the most talented choir from Malawi.
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Monday 14 August 2017
Malawians Be warned; Scammers And Fraudisters Swindling Malawians Money In The Name Of Promotions.
Some unsuspecting Malawians have recently been caught up in different scam scandles which have seen them losing money after receiving anonymous calls from scammers.
Infromation sourced by this publication indicates that these fraudisters call Malawians that they have won prizes from different promotions conducted in the country.
These fraudisters have been calling these unsuspecting Malawians that they have won building equipments such as iron sheets, nails, paints and cement. After receiving these calls they are told to call back and get details of how to collect the specified stuff. But it has come to lime light that before the collection these people do order the victims to deposit some money to make transport arrangements and after doing that they disappear.
Alot of warning messages have been circulated by welwishers to the would be victims so that they should be aware of the situation when it comes their way.
In a recent development, it looks like they have changed the tune after some Malawians have discovered their tricks and now they have started using another trick to which will enable them to swindle money from Malawians.
This publication understands that now they have started making phone calls claiming that they are from mobile Service provider and they ask the mobile user to shutdown the phone for 2 hours for 3G update to take place.
According to our sources, after switching off your phone, they call your relatives and tell them to deposit some amount of money into their accounts so that they should release you. This system works as if the mobile user has been kidnapped hence putting the family members under pressure to deposit the money quickly before the the two hour mark has elapsed.
During this so called 3G update time, relatives will try to call the victim and possibly they will not find them since the phone is off and this will give them an approval that their child has been kidnapped and inturn they will go and deposit the agreed amount to release their relative.
This is an eye opener to those would be victims of these fraudulent actions that when they receive such calls they should not adhere but refrain from any of their tricks to avoid losing their hard work earned money.
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Tuesday 8 August 2017
A 20 Year Old Woman Arrested For Burying Her Baby Soon After Delivery.
Police in the northern district of Malawi, Mzimba are keeping in custody a 20 year old woman identified as Suzuka Mkhala for causing death to her baby soon after delivery.
Mzimba Police public relations officer Peter Botha told News Watch Reviews that a mother to the suspect Mrs. Chriss Tembo 41 years, of Sangazinje village under Traditional Authority Chindi in the district reported to the Police about the development.
“It was reported that the suspect was pregnant and delivered a baby on August 4, 2017 without knowledge of her parents. She then took the baby and burried it 50 meters away from her home”, said Peter.
The following day people were surprised seeing her without a baby yet she looked to have delivered, other people revealed that they saw her with the baby going to the nearby bush.
“The search was conducted by the community and found the baby who by then was dead. Police accompanied by the Health personnel visited the scene and confirmed that the suspect was pregnant and that has really delivered”, added Peter.
Suzuka Mkhala who is now in the hands of police and is expected to appear before court to answer charges of Concealing birth and Infanticide.
This is the second case of the same issue reported to police within a period of two months as a similar case involving Flora Chisambi 24 of Chilabi village in the area of Traditional Authority Chindi delivered a baby boy and dumped him in a pit latrine.
Meanwhile Police in the district is appealing to parents and guardians that they should keep an eye on their children especially girls who get pregnant then after they deliver they kill the baby.
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President Zuma Still The Last Man Standing; Survives Another No Confidence Motion.
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Monday 7 August 2017
A Car Kills A 3 Year Old Girl In Nkhata Bay; Driver Arrested.
A dark cloud fell on the family of Mr. and Mrs. Mhango after the demise of their three year old girl identified as Lucy in a road accident which occured at Mazembe, along the Chintheche-Dwangwa road on Friday, August 4, 2017.
Speaking to News Watch Reviews, Nkhata Bay Police Publist Ignatius Esau said on the material day, the car which was involved in this fatal accident was being driven by Mrs. Witness Tembo of Ministry of water in Mzuzu.
“She was driving a Toyota hilux double cabin registration number BR 920 from Chintheche heading towards Dwangwa. Upon reaching a place called Mazembe, which is a busy area where scores of people walk up and down, Lucy dashed into the road from right to left and the driver ended up hitting her”, said Esau.
News Watch Reviews understands that following the impact, Lucy died on the spot due to head injuries while the motor vehicle had its front grill cracked.
Esau said the driver is currently on police bail and once paper work is over, she will stand trial for causing death by reckless or negligent driving contrary to section 126 of Road Traffic Act.
The deceased, Lucy Mhango hailed from Chikunda village under Traditonal Authority Fukamapiri in Nkhata Bay district.
Meanwhile Police in the district is calling upon drivers to reduce speed whenever they are approaching busy trading centers so that deaths of this nature may be avoided.
They have also urged parents not leave their young children alone in places like these so that lives can also be spared.
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Friday 4 August 2017
Malawian Man Commits Suicide After His Wife Denies Him Sex.
A 33 year old man identified by the Police as Genesis Simkhoza has taken his own life by hanging himself to the roof of his house after his wife denied him of his conjugal right.
According to a Police report made available to this publication by Mchinji Police Publist Kaitano Lubrino stipulates that on August 2, Simkhoza arrived home late at around 1900 hours whilst drunk, a thing which displeased his wife Blandina Kajawa, 29.
“Blandina said that her husband requested to sleep with her as a husband and wife of which she was not pleased. After denying a quarrel broke out between the two, a situation that prompted his wife to leave the house and slept at her parent’s home same night”, said Kaitano.
Inspector Kaitano said because of alcoholic influence, he followed his wife and whilst there he continued using obscene language a thing which increased tension between them.
“Reacting to this, the wife thought it wise to inform the relatives of the deceased over the behaviour her husband had demonstrated”.
“While the wife was still consulting her relatives, Simkhoza went back to his house where it is believed that he willfully damaged and destroyed both windows and doors of his house before hanging himself to the roof”, added Kaitano.
It was too late for Blandina to rescue her husband as by the time the wife came back home she found that Simkhoza had already taken his last breath.
Postmortem conducted by Mchinji District Hospital officials revealed that he died due to strangulation.
The deceased Genesis Simkhoza, 33 hailed from Malindima village in the area of Traditional Authority Simphasi in Mchinji district.
Meanwhile the police is advising the general public to avoid resorting in taking own lives as a remedy for problem solving when one is confronted with tough situations instead share all your grievances with reliable personnel for a proper help.
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Thursday 3 August 2017
A 33 Year Old Malawian National Goes Missing In South Africa.
Friends and families of a 33 year old Malawian man identified as Kamata Manda are appealing to the general public to inform them about the whereabouts of their beloved son who went missing last Thursday, July 27, 2017.
Confirming the sad development to News Watch Reviews, his sister Thandi Manda said Kamata went missing after his daily endevours in South Africa.
“On the material day my brother went to work but he never returned home until this day. This develpomet prompted us and some of his friends to start searching for him and yet it proved futile”, said Thandi.
Thandi further said it sad that no one has come forward to report to them or even at any police post, a situation which has brought sorrow in their family.
“We have even engaged the police to assist us in this matter so that may be we can find our beloved brother. We are worried because alot of things do happen in South Africa and so many Malawians have been suddenly missing”, she added.
Meanwhile, his relatives are calling upon the general public who may have seen or have information that will lead them to find him to come forward and call them on the following numbers; +27844 378 499 or call his brother Peter Manda at 0787 555 575.
Kamata Manda hails from Inkosana Agripa Jere village, in the area of Traditional Authority Chindi in Mzimba district and he was residing at Fourways, Johannesburgn, South Africa.
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A 33 Year Old Malawian National Goes Missing In South Africa.
Friends and families of a 33 year old Malawian man identified as Kamata Manda are appealing to the general public to inform them about the whereabouts of their beloved son who went missing last Thursday, July 27, 2017.
Confirming the sad development to News Watch Reviews, his sister Thandi Manda said Kamata went missing after his daily endevours in South Africa.
“On the material day my brother went to work but he never returned home until this day. This develpomet prompted us and some of his friends to start searching for him and yet it proved futile”, said Thandi.
Thandi further said it sad that no one has come forward to report to them or even at any police post, a situation which has brought sorrow in their family.
“We have even engaged the police to assist us in this matter so that may be we can find our beloved brother. We are worried because alot of things do happen in South Africa and so many Malawians have been suddenly missing”, she added.
Meanwhile, his relatives are calling upon the general public who may have seen or have information that will lead them to find him to come forward and call them on the following numbers; +27844 378 499 or call his brother Peter Manda at 0787 555 575.
Kamata Manda hails from Inkosana Agripa Jere village, in the area of Traditional Authority Chindi in Mzimba district and he was residing at Fourways, Johannesburgn, South Africa.
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Salima Police Recovers 35 Stolen Cattle; Three People Arrested.
Salima police public relations officer Gift Chitowe confirmed to News Watch Reviews that they are keeping in custody three suspects who stole 35 cattle from three kraals in the area of Bibi Kuluunda in the district.
Chitowe identified the suspects as Richard Chikuni, 35 of Mtengo Village, Mugabe Stefano, 38, of Peniyasi Village and Kennedy Thomas 28, of Ngwangwa Village, all from Traditional Authority Kalonga in Salima district.
“On August 1, 2017, we received information that the three had hidden the said herds of cattle in the bush at Scheme 2 location while sending the third suspect to look for a market at Salima boma”, said Chitowe.
He further expounded that upon following the tip, police managed to arrest the three and recovered the 35 cattle.
“Out of the 35 stolen cattle, 19 belongs to the Traditional Authority Kuluunda, while the remaining 16 are from her 2 surbodinates”, concluded Chitowe.
The three will appear in court soon to answer charges levelled against them.
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Aford Calls Joyce Banda’s Warrant Of Arrest Another Political Gimmick Aimed At Fooling Malawians.
The Revamp Aford Movement have openly critised the Malawi government for failing to take to account those leaders who have been involved in miscelleneous criminal activities in the country.
In their statement RAMO said it is worried that this warrant of arrest issued against the former Malawi president Joyce Banda is just another gimmick that will lead Malawi nowhere but aimed at fooling Malawians.
“RAMO has noted that Malawi police service has obtained the warrant of arrest for former President Joyce Banda, as RAMO we are delighted to a certain extent knowing that all Presidents have done the same in the past but without the accused being convicted”, read part of their statement.
RAMO further said the ruling government is playing games aimed at making them believe that the government is doing all it can to curb the parasite which has been secretly eating Malawi known as “corruption” but their history is opposite.
“For example, former state President Dr Bakili Muluzi is still a free man after being the accused for more than a decade. We hold the popular belief that the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) led government is using this case to gain political mileage and persecute the competition”.
The revamped party further said that they want the DPP led government to feed Malawians with a big humble pie by prosecuting all the those who have broken the law including the famous former Agriculture Minister George Chaponda who has been involved in a recent maize-gate saga.
“RAMO will be very happy to see those who are involved in CORRUPTION behind bars and pay back the money which was meant to help the less priviledged. We have welcomed the warrant to arrest Dr Joyce Banda but we are treading carefully knowing that all former presidents have gone through the same thing but none has been prosecuted”.
The Malawi Police Service (MPS) on Monday , July 31, 2017 obtained a warrant of arrest against former President Joyce Banda in connection with the cashgate scandal.
Joyce Banda was a Malawi leader from 2012 to 2014 and went into self-imposed exile after losing 2014 tripartite elections to the current ruling party, the DPP. An independent audit analysis funded by the German government established that over K550 billion was unaccounted for during the period that Joyce Banda was president.
Malawi Police Services National Spokesperson James Kadadzera said in a statement that the warrant of arrest has been issued against the former president over cashgate cases in which huge sums of money were looted.
According to a statement signed by James Kadadzera stipulates that the law enforcers through its Fiscal and Fraud Section conducted investigations on the suspected involvement of the Peoples Party president Joyce Banda in cashgate cases and unearthed credible evidence.
The statement says the evidence gathered raises reasonable suspicion that the former president committed offences relating to abuse of office and money laundering.
“Since there is a need for investigations to question the former president on the suspected offences, a warrant of arrest was issued against her. This warrant of arrest is in force and necessary legal formalities are being pursued”, read part of the statement.
James Kadadzera said the warrant has been made public because the issue of cashgate is in the public interest therefore he wants Malawians to know how far they have gone with their investigations.
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Murder Cases Increases In The Northern Region As Police Releases Crime Statistics
Good anti-crime strategies being pursued by the police in the northern region are paying off as crime has dropped by 15 percent in the first six months of 2017, compared to the same period last year.
According to the Northern Region Police Public Relations Officer, Peter Kalaya, said statistics show that a total of 2386 cases have been reported in the said period this year as compared to 2792 cases which were reported in 2016 representing a 15 percent drop.
Superintendent Kalaya said while rape and defilement cases have decreased by 92 percent and 35 percent respectively, murder cases have increased by 23.7 percent.
A total of 13 rape cases were reported in the first half of 2016 while only one has been reported this year. 153 cases of defilement were recorded in the region in the first six months of 2016 while 105 cases have been reported in the same period this year.
“The region has recorded a total of 47 muder cases this year as compared to 38 cases reported during the same period in 2016”, said Kalaya.
The statistics also reveal a 11 percent decrease in road accidents though fatal road accidents have jumped by almost 23 percent with 17 more people being killed this year than in the same period last year.
The spokesperson further said in total, 59 people lost their lives in road accidents in the region in the first six months of 2016 as compared to 79 people this year.
While 152 road accidents were recorded in the first six months of 2016 in the region, only 135 accidents have been reported this year representing a 11.2 percent decrease.
The decrease in in the crime rate and road accidents in the region is attributed to officers adherence to an anti-crime strategy which was set at the onset of the year by the regional top management spearheaded by the outgoing Commissioner of Police, Madame Martha Suwedi PPM.
In the strategy, the region set itself an ambitious target to reduce crime and road accidents by at least 40 percent.
In the strategy, each station has been mandated to revamp and activate its Community Policing Forums (CPFs) and the regional community policing and public relations departments have been involved in awareness meeting with the public through roadshows, school outreach programs and engaging both print and electronic members of the media.
Out of the seven police stations in the region, Mzuzu Police has out performed the rest by reducing its crime by 21 percent.
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Murder Cases Increases In The Northern Region As Police Releases Crime Statistics.
Good anti-crime strategies being pursued by the police in the northern region are paying off as crime has dropped by 15 percent in the first six months of 2017, compared to the same period last year.
According to the Northern Region Police Public Relations Officer, Peter Kalaya, said statistics show that a total of 2386 cases have been reported in the said period this year as compared to 2792 cases which were reported in 2016 representing a 15 percent drop.
Superintendent Kalaya said while rape and defilement cases have decreased by 92 percent and 35 percent respectively, murder cases have increased by 23.7 percent.
A total of 13 rape cases were reported in the first half of 2016 while only one has been reported this year. 153 cases of defilement were recorded in the region in the first six months of 2016 while 105 cases have been reported in the same period this year.
“The region has recorded a total of 47 muder cases this year as compared to 38 cases reported during the same period in 2016”, said Kalaya.
The statistics also reveal a 11 percent decrease in road accidents though fatal road accidents have jumped by almost 23 percent with 17 more people being killed this year than in the same period last year.
The spokesperson further said in total, 59 people lost their lives in road accidents in the region in the first six months of 2016 as compared to 79 people this year.
While 152 road accidents were recorded in the first six months of 2016 in the region, only 135 accidents have been reported this year representing a 11.2 percent decrease.
The decrease in in the crime rate and road accidents in the region is attributed to officers adherence to an anti-crime strategy which was set at the onset of the year by the regional top management spearheaded by the outgoing Commissioner of Police, Madame Martha Suwedi PPM.
In the strategy, the region set itself an ambitious target to reduce crime and road accidents by at least 40 percent.
In the strategy, each station has been mandated to revamp and activate its Community Policing Forums (CPFs) and the regional community policing and public relations departments have been involved in awareness meeting with the public through roadshows, school outreach programs and engaging both print and electronic members of the media.
Out of the seven police stations in the region, Mzuzu Police has out performed the rest by reducing its crime by 21 percent.
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