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Malawi24Oct 24, 2026

Four arrested over K2.1bn macadamia blaze

Police in Nkhata Bay have arrested four people suspected of setting fire to a macadamia field, destroying trees worth more than K2.1 billion. The fire broke out on October 18, 2026, at Kawalazi Tea Estate Company’s Lichenga macadamia field, destroying more than 19 hectares of trees. Nkhata Bay Police Public Relations Officer Sub-Inspector Devoter Mithi...

CrimePolice

Malawi24Oct 24, 2026

Witchcraft claims leave teacher homeless

A bloodied fork and a coffin allegedly seen rolling around inside a school pit latrine have left a deputy headmistress homeless after parents turned against her over claims of witchcraft. The bizarre incident at Mpamba Primary School in Nkhata Bay reportedly started when some pupils claimed to have witnessed the strange objects, before accusing second...

CrimeEducation

Cory DransfeldtOct 23, 2026

The Cycle

You can't bury the past forever. A daughter unravels her father's dark past after his body, missing for 36 years, is found at a horrific crime scene.

crimehorror

Malawi24Oct 23, 2026

Students destroy K10 million property ain Dowa

Students at Chamkango Community Day Secondary School in Dowa District have damaged property worth about K10 million following the dismissal of a Form Four female student. The students went on the rampage on Thursday night, damaging teachers’ houses, classroom blocks and a laptop. Head teacher Timothy Ndolo told local media that he had summoned the...

CrimeDowa Community Secondary School

Malawi24Oct 22, 2026

Namiwa treason case adjourned to November 17

The High Court in Lilongwe has adjourned the hearing of a case involving Centre for Democracy and Economic Development Initiatives (CDEDI) Executive Director Sylvester Namiwa to November 17, 2026. Namiwa is facing treason and publishing false news charges, with the State expected to begin presenting its witnesses when the hearing resumes. Defence lawyer Gladwell Majekete...

CrimeNamiwa Treason Case

Malawi24Oct 22, 2026

Police warn miners after fatal collapse

Police have warned artisanal miners against unsafe mining practices following a mine wall collapse that killed two people at Makwenje mining site in Kasungu. Central East Region Deputy Commissioner of Police Monica Katemba Msongole issued the warning on Wednesday when she visited the site to assess the situation following the fatal incident. During the visit,...

Crimeillegal mining Malawi

Malawi24Oct 22, 2026

Winners Chapel church demolished in Karonga

A long-standing land dispute involving Winners Chapel and the Lulindo Primary School has escalated into the alleged demolition of a church structure in Karonga. Karonga Police Public Relations Officer Inspector Rose Chipyola says the incident occurred at around 6am on Wednesday, October 21, 2026, in the area of Traditional Authority Kyungu. The dispute dates back...

CrimeKaronga Winners Chapel

Malawi24Oct 21, 2026

28 years in court, no justice, then death

For 28 years, he fought for his unpaid salary, pension and benefits. But before the courts could deliver a final ruling, death ended his long battle, leaving him without the money he had spent nearly three decades seekingRo Rodwell Zimba, who spent 28 years pursuing a court case against the government over unpaid salary and...

CrimePension

Malawi24Oct 21, 2026

Driver pays K750,000 for killing pedestrian

A reckless driver whose actions cost a pedestrian his life has been fined K750,000, with just K300,000 of the money ordered to go to the bereaved family as compensation. The First Grade Magistrate’s Court in Mponela fined 41-year-old Frank Kaoza on Tuesday, October 20, 2026, after he pleaded guilty to causing death by reckless driving....

AccidentCrime

Malawi24Oct 21, 2026

Three Abahambe returnees arrested

Police in Mangochi have nabbed three men who reportedly returned from South Africa three months ago for breaking into a blanket shop in Mangochi Township and stealing goods worth K2.7 million. According to Mangochi Police Spokesperson Amina Tepani Daudi the suspects are Kaisi Jalasi, 34, Watson Mtuwa, 40, and Muhammad James, 24. Police say the...

CrimeMangochi

Malawi24Oct 19, 2026

Kenyan pastor faces judgement over 191 deaths

A Kenyan preacher accused of ordering parents to starve their children so they could meet Jesus in heaven is facing judgement in a case involving the deaths of 191 people, most of them children. Paul Mackenzie, founder of Good News International Ministries, and 29 co-accused are facing murder charges linked to the deaths of 190...

CrimeKenyan Pastor

Malawi24Oct 19, 2026

Four girls drown in Machinga

Four girls aged between five and 10 have died after drowning in a dam in Machinga District. The girls, who were pupils at Mawuwa Primary School, came from Mbanila Village under Traditional Authority Mizinga. Machinga Police spokesperson Western Kansire told Local media that the incident occurred when the girls went to the dam, which they...

CrimePolice

Malawi24Oct 19, 2026

Husband kills wife, dies after pesticide ingestion

A woman’s life ended in a devastating house fire allegedly set by her own husband, who later also died after ingesting pesticides in a heartbreaking tragedy at Dzaleka Refugee Camp in Dowa. The deceased have been identified as Hekizimana Coilinie and her husband, Minanie Batazare. According to Dowa Police spokesperson Alice Sitima, Batazare informed his...

CrimeDzaleka refugee camp

Malawi24Oct 19, 2026

Fuel vendor dies in police chase

A young fuel vendor has died in a fire after his motorcycle burst into flames during a police chase in Kanengo, Lilongwe, leaving his friend with serious burns. Yamikani Jefinala was carrying four 20-litre containers of fuel when the incident occurred, with the fire also triggering unrest that saw angry people block the M1 Road....

CrimeKanengo

Malawi24Oct 16, 2026

Four in trouble over diesel theft

With fuel shortages biting and black-market diesel fetching a premium, four people are in trouble over nearly 70 litres allegedly stolen from a mine in Balaka.Three of the suspects are workers at Kangamkunde Mining Site, while the fourth is a fuel vendor suspected of buying the stolen diesel.The suspects are security guard Austin Josam, 35,...

BalakaCrime

Malawi24Oct 16, 2026

Ndirande sets example in protecting women

Ndirande, previously associated with rampant cases of violence, is now setting a positive example, with domestic violence cases against women dropping.Ndirande Police Station has recorded a 92.3 percent reduction in domestic violence cases against women.Assistant Commissioner of Police Franz Zex Dzimbiri made the remarks as the station joined the country in celebrating Mother’s Day, reaffirming...

Assistant Commissioner of Police Franz Zex DzimbiriCrime

Malawi24Oct 16, 2026

Eight arrested over railway theft

Police have arrested eight people suspected of stealing old railway lines near Nyachipere Bridge in Nsanje District.The suspects were arrested after police intercepted a 10-tonne lorry allegedly carrying the railway steel pieces during the night of October 13 to 14, 2026.Malawi Police Service public relations officer Senior Superintendent Gladys Chiwaula said police acted on a...

CrimePolice

Malawi24Oct 16, 2026

Prisoners could serve sentences at home

Families could retain the support of relatives convicted of certain offences under Malawi’s non-custodial sentencing system, which allows eligible offenders to serve their sentences in their communities rather than in prison.The approach could help families avoid some of the economic difficulties that arise when a breadwinner is imprisoned, particularly where children and other dependants rely...

CrimeInmates

Malawi24Oct 15, 2026

The unbroken eulogy

The soil of Malawi does not swallow its dead; it hoards them. For sixty years, the state-sponsored architectures of silence have built monuments over shallow graves, rewriting executions as accidents, and massacres as administrative necessities. From the absolute twilight of the Kamuzu era to the modern, mist-shrouded corridors of contemporary power, the geography of dissent...

Bingu wa MutharikaCrime

Malawi24Oct 15, 2026

Woman arrested over sex with boy, 15

Police in Machinga have arrested a 22-year-old woman for allegedly having sexual intercourse with a 15-year-old boy at Ntaja Trading Centre.The incident allegedly happened during the night of October 12 to 13, 2026, after the suspect reportedly took the boy, who is a street child, to her rented house.Machinga Police Station public relations officer Sergeant...

CrimeMachinga

Malawi24Oct 14, 2026

ACB arrests magistrate, auctioneer

The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) has arrested a senior resident magistrate and an auctioneer over the alleged illegal sale of a motor vehicle seized by the Office of the Sheriff in Mzuzu.ACB arrested Godfrey K. Nyirenda, who serves at Mchinji Magistrate’s Court, and Praise Chimbilima Gondwe of Chimbilima Auctioneers and Estate Agents on Wednesday, October 14,...

Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB)corruption

Malawi24Oct 13, 2026

HRDC questions fresh arrest reports

The Human Rights Defenders Coalition (HRDC) has warned that reporvted plans to arrest three prominent human rights defenders over 2020 electoral justice demonstrations could threaten Malawi’s democratic space.The coalition has called on police to clarify reports that former HRDC chairperson Timothy Mtambo, Gift Trapence and Macdonald Sembeleka are being sought in connection with the demonstrations.In...

CrimeGift Trapence

Malawi24Oct 12, 2026

MERA, police target illegal fuel dealers

Black-market fuel dealers risk arrest as MERA and police launch a nationwide crackdown on illegal petroleum trading, warning that offenders will face prosecution.In a joint statement that Malawi24 has seen , the two institutions warned individuals and businesses involved in the illegal storage, transportation, distribution and sale of petroleum products that they would face the...

CrimeMalawi Police Service

Malawi24Oct 12, 2026

Toddler dies under father’s car

A family outing has turned into tragedy in Mangochi after a father accidentally ran over his one-year-old son while reversing a vehicle at their home.The boy, identified as Tonny Robert, died on Sunday, October 11, 2026, after sustaining severe head injuries in the incident at Mgundaphiri Village under Traditional Authority Mponda.Mangochi Police Station spokesperson Amina...

Amina Tepani DaudiCrime