Police in Chitipa are keeping in custody 20 Ethiopians for allegedly entering into the country illegally.
The police have also apprehended a Malawian national identified as Patrick Mshani, aged 36 of Ishalikira village from the area of Traditional Authority ( TA) Mwaulambia the district for aiding the foreigners.
The twenty were arrested at Lwaka hills in Kafola village in the district.
This follows the information police officers got from well-wishers.
It is said that after receiving the information, the police officers went to lwaka hills and searched the immigrants from the hills and managed to arrest 20 and one Malawian from where they were hiding.
The suspects will appear in court soon to answer case of illegal entry while the Malawian will answer case of aiding illegal immigrants.
Meanwhile, Police in district strongly warn people that anyone who will be found aiding or harbouring illegal immigrants will be brought to book as this interfere national security.
Former National Food Reserve Agency (NFRA) eputy Chief Executive Officer Gerald Viola and his co-accused Chrispin Chingola can now have all reasons to smile after court suspend their three year sentence in connection to the 3.3 billion maize deal at National Food Reserve Agency ( NFRA).
Principal Resident Magistrate Viva Nyimba handed the sentence suspension on Monday morning after convicting the two on Monday last week.
According to the presiding Magistrate, he took into consideration the fact that the convicts are first offenders and that they did not get any economic benefit from the crime.
He said the sentence suspension is strict on several conditions that include not to commit any offence of dishonesty within that period.
The court found Viola guilty on first charge of misuse of office while his co-convict, businessperson Chrispin Chingola, was found guilty on the count of influencing a public officer to misuse a public office.
The two were arrested by the ACB in October 2020 for unilaterally issuing to Missies Trading a Local Purchasing Order (LPO) number 6750 to supply 10 000 metric tonnes of maize to NFRA worth K3.3 billion for the business interest of Chingola of the said Missies Trading Company.
In Blantyre,Malawi Police have this morning exchanged gun shots with armed robbers at Chichiri Shopping Mall.
Blantyre police Deputy publicist, Sargent Aubrey Singanyama, who has has confirmed of the development with local media a short while ago saying the number of suspects officers managed to shoot and apprehend the suspects.
Singanyama says the suspects were driving a black Honda Freed with fake registration plates.
The police officer did not disclose the exact number they have apprehended.
According to some verified sources in the Criminal Investigations Department, six suspects were shot in the legs to disorient and disarm them.
Six Malawian passengers have died following the accident involving a South African bus that was traveling to Johannesburg, South Africa from Blantyre, Malawi on Sunday afternoon.
According to the confirmed reports, the accident happened around Tete Province in Mozambique.
Malawi Consul General for Tete Province Happy Saka also confirmed of the accident with local media saying the bus carried 125 passengers, and that out of the 125, six ( four women and two children) died on the spot while several others sustained various degrees of injuries.
“The consulate can confirm to you that it is true that the accident has happened an hour ago, and dead bodies have been taken to Mwanza district hospital,”said Saka.
He concluded that among those injured, 12 had been categorized as being seriously injured.
As a way of promoting menstrual hygiene among female students in the country, Girlsa Initiative on February 23, 2023 distributed free sanitary pads to over 300 female students at Malawi University of Business and Applied Sciences ( MUBAS).
Speaking in an interview, one of the initiative’s founders who is also MUBAS student representative council President Wyson Vinthenga said they did this after noticing that many female students do not afford buying sanitary pads due to financial problems hence miss classes during their menstrual period.
Said Vinthenga: “We noticed that sometimes many female students are missing classes as they are in menstrual period.
“That is why we thought it wise to freely distribute these sanitary pads to them so as they cannot miss classes during this period.”
Vinthenga said the initiative also distributed over 400 sanitary pads last year at the University and that their future plan is to reach out to as many students as possible in tertiary, secondary and primary schools.
”We have started this here at MUBAS and we will extend to secondary and primary schools when enough funding is available, he said.
He then called on government and well-wishers to consider and play their much needed role in relieving female menstrual problems by distributing sanitary pads to needy and deserving female students so as one way of encouraging them to remain in school and increase their performances.
One of the beneficiaries Sonia Kachale thanked Girlsa initiative for the timely intervention towards their menstrual challenges.
“Honestly speaking this is a very great move for us girls.Most of us do not t have anybody financing our school resources,so once the loan money is finished, finances become critical.
Sanitary is a basic need that is not talked about publicly but a very critial thing that every female needs to everymonth and receiving a free sanitary is a life saving solution for a female student,” Vanessa.
Girlsa initiative is basically an initiative spearheaded by three fifth year physical planning students.
The initiative’s target is to reach out to female needy students and relieve them from menstrual problems.
