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17/08/2025

3 Suspects Arrested for Robbery in Chileka

Chileka police station is keeping in custody three suspects for allegedly robbing Mr. John Maseko, a 30-year-old Statistics Clerk who was in transit from Zalewa heading Blanytre.

This incident occurred on Saturday, August 15, 2025, at around 08:00 hours.

Police established that the reporter John Maseko was heading from the direction of Zalewa going towards Blanytre and he boarded the silver Toyota Vitz registration number CZ8239 at Zalewa Road Block, thinking he had found a convenient ride to Blantyre. Unbeknownst to him, the three passengers already on board with sinister intentions. When the driver stopped the vehicle between Lirangwe and Lunzu, the passengers pounced, grabbing John's laptop bag containing K800,000. With the doors child-locked, John was trapped. The passengers took the cash and dropped him off, fleeing the scene in the vehicle.

However he managed to call Lunzu police unit police officers and they immediately set up roadblock and manned all uncharted routes to Blantyre. The suspects attempted to bypass the roadblock and ended up being captured by the police. Who managed to arrest the suspects after a swift response. The stolen money was recovered, and the vehicle was impounded.

The suspects are identified as Kizito Chilemba, 35, Michael Kalemba, 39, and Cosmos Kassimu Mussah, 26.

The complainant positively identified the suspects, who will face charges in court soon.

The successful arrest highlights the effectiveness of the police force in responding and resolving crimes.

(FCM TV NEWSROOM)

16/08/2025

Police, Stakeholders denounce Political violence, calls for peace in Masintha Constituency

As dates are closing up for the country to hold tripartite elections on September 16, this year, the Officer-In-Charge for Kawale Police (OC), Mr Davie Chilalire Assistant Commissioner of Police ACP joined other Political stakeholders in denouncing political violence in Kawale.

Mr Chilalire underscored the need for party followers to uphold peace during campaign meetings.

OC Chilalire made the call on Tuesday, August 12 , 2025 during the parliamentary debate organized by National Initiative for Civic Education (N.I.C.E) trust at Kawale Primary School

The debate aims at bringing to light what is expected from their candidates once voted to power and also as an enlightenement to all voters of their obligations and fundamental rights.

During his speech, Mr Davie Chilalire ACP extended the message from the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Mrs Merlyne Yolamu against Panga knives pepetrated political violence that they risk possible arrest once involved.

In Masintha Constituency we don't want any form of political violence that undermines the peace and at the same time infringe rights of candidates and voters.

"Look at our shadow MPs, they are sitting together in front of you on same table in peace and harmony let this be reciprocated to you all party supporters" OC Chilalire stressed.

Mrs Harji Ali, District Program Officer from N.I.C.E trust said that the gathering was a success without a record of any form of violence, with the attendance of six candidates from different Political parties coming together with their supporters.

She further noted that voters were excited and eager to support their candidates in expression of their rights through voting.

During the debate session, aspirants from UTM , MCP, PDP and Independents were given equal opportunity to unpack their campaign promises for the area.

MCP Constituency Chair Person for Masintha, Mr James Dzonzi hailed N.I.C.E trust for organizing the debate that brought together voters from different Political parties and further promised to adhere the peace guidelines as shared by the Officer-In-Charge Mr Chilalire and other political stakeholders.

(FCM TV NEWSROOM)

16/08/2025

Duo jailed 10-years IHL each over breaking offences in Kawale

The Lilongwe First Grade Magistrate's ( FGM) Court has convicted and sentenced two men, Lenard Makowa,27 and Mahala Msomela 39 to spend 120 months in jail for Burglary offence the two committed in August 2024 within Area 38, Kaphiri.

The court heard through state prosecutor Sergeant Innocent Dzatopesa from Kawale Police Station that during the night of August 26-27 , last year the two convicts broke into three houses within the same compound.

According to investigations by Station's detectives, the two got arrested and further reverence was made that during the stated night they invaded into 3 houses in Area 38, Kaphiri and went away with assorted house hold items that includes 3 plasma screens, speakers and clothes.

Appearing in Court, the two pleaded not guilty to the charges leveled against them which prompted the state to parade 4 witnesses who testified against them. They however, prayed for court's leniency when passing judgement.

During submission, Sergeant Innocent Dzatopesa prayed for stiffer sentences of not less than 96 months in jail for the offence citing that the two organized case well, and the format brings fear to the community.

Passing Judgements, his worship Amran Phiri, quashed their mitigations and sentenced them to 10 years imprisonment with hard labor each.

Mahala Msomela hails from Chigumula Village, Traditional Authority Machinjiri in Blantyre District while Lenard Makowa comes from Mwili Village, Traditional Authority Chauma in Dedza

(FCM TV NEWSROOM)

16/08/2025

Man fined K500,000 for illegal possession of liquid petroleum

The Mangochi First Grade Magistrate’s Court has convicted and ordered Alfred Alli Malinga, 27, to pay a fine of K500,000 for being in possession of 550 litres of petrol without a valid permit.

The court, through Prosecutor Inspector Grace Mindozo, heard that Malinga was intercepted on the night of August 6, 2025, at Masuku Roadblock along the Bakili Muluzi Highway while driving a Toyota Sienta, registration number MHG 155, from Nselema towards Chiponde.

A search of the vehicle uncovered three drums and one jerrican containing liquid petroleum. Malinga was arrested on the spot after failing to produce documentation authorizing the possession or transportation of the fuel.

Investigations revealed that Malinga, an illegal fuel trader based at Chiponde Border, was transporting the fuel to Mozambique.

Appearing in court, Malinga pleaded guilty and asked for leniency, citing family obligations. However, Prosecutor Mindozo argued that illegal fuel possession hampers national development and poses serious risks to lives and property, urging the court to impose a stiff penalty.

Passing sentence First Grade Magistrate Roy Kakutu agreed with the prosecution, ordering Malinga to pay a fine of K500,000 or serve a 12-month prison term in default. The court further ordered that the confiscated fuel be forfeited to the Malawi Government.

Malinga has since paid the fine in full.

Malinga hails from Chiwuja village, Traditional Authority Kawinga in Machinga.

(FCM TV NEWSROOM)

15/08/2025

Bungwe lowona za fodya la To***co Commission (TC) lati pofika dzulo fodya okwana 196.1 kilograms ndiyemwe wagulitsidwa pa mtengo wa 497.9 million muma dollar aku America ndipo amagulitsidwa pa mtengo wapakatikati pa 2.54 dollar ya America pa kilograms imodzi

Bungweli lati chilinganizo chake chofuna kutseka msika wa Chinkhoma ndi Lilongwe chasitha ndi cholinga cholora alimi omwe ali ndi fodya kuti agulitse yense.

Poyamba msika wa Chinkhoma unali oti awutseka pa 15 August komano pano uzatsekedwa pa 22 August pamene msika wa Lilongwe unali oti utsekedwa pa 20 August koma pano uzatsekedwa pa 29 August.

Msika waku Limbe unasekedwa unasekedwa pa 8 August ndipo waku Mzuzu uzatsekedwa pa 29 August 2025.

(FCM TV Newsroom)

15/08/2025

Authorities in the ministry of Lands visited Dowa District to appreciate adjudication and demarcation of land parcels for communities in the district under the Sustainable Land Management for Landscapes (SAMALA) Project which is being implemented by Total Land Care with support from Irish Aid and the Government of Flanders.

The Ministry's Public Relations Officer, Mphatso Nkuonera said four Group Village areas in Dowa and Ntchisi are benefiting from the projects and over 6,300 land parcels have already been adjudicated and demarcated in both Districts since the exercise started on 27th June, 2025.

"We are now rolling out to 10 more GVHs in Ntchisi and Dowa, as we are targeting to register 17,000 land parcels."

"Currently we are working in TAs Msakambewa and Chiwere where GVHs Zamba and Kaluma have had 2893 and 2698 land parcels adjudicated and demarcated respectively," he said.

Nkuonera said the ministry is on a ground-truthing exercise to appreciate the work being done, note the challenges and provide guidance to improve implementation.

So far, according to Nkuonera, low turnout due to disinformation that the Government wants to take away the land from citizens was noted.

He said the adjudication and demarcation exercise is being carried out as part of implementing the land reform programme.

Vekelani Mapepa, a SAMALA Project beneficiary from TA Chiwere thanked Government for introducing customary land registration saying it has given the locals unquestionable and reliable ownership.

"No one can just wake up and claim ownership of my parcel of land because I have valid papers issued by the Ministry of Lands and recognised by the government system," he said.

GVH Kaluma said the project has halted all customary land disputes under his jurisdiction, adding that the process has allowed other family members to have a share of the ancestry land which earlier proved difficult before this project.

(FCM TV Newsroom)

14/08/2025

With only 33 days remainig to the voting day on 16 September generation election,the Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) has officially released the complete list of parliamentary candidates approved to contest in the upcoming elections.

The list which is dominated by Independent Candidates with 623 candidates, according to the data from the Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC),

The Malawi Congress Party (MCP) has the highest number of candidates among political parties, with 219 candidates, followed by the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) with 195 and the United Transformation Movement (UTM), which has 169 candidates.

Other notable parties include the United Democratic Front (UDF) with 70 candidates, People’s Party 55, Alliance for Democracy 46, and the People’s Development Party 34, A new party Odya Zake Alibe Mulandu has fielded 18 candidates,Freedom Party 8 , and New Democratic Party 6 candidates.

MEC has emphasized its commitment to ensured a credible electoral process and encourages the public to participate in all stages of the elections.

(FCM TV Newsroom)

12/08/2025

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12/08/2025

The Ministry of Lands has encouraged Malawians to take advantage of it's Hydrographic Survey Unit and hire for a reliable hydrographic survey services.

Public Relations Officer in the Ministry, Mphatso Nkuonera said the unit has a Research Vessel, Timba equipped with hydrographic equipment, which make their surveys and services reliable and can be hired at a reasonable price.

"If one wants to engage in scientific research, the unit is available and will perfectly serve them to understand aquatic ecosystems, water resources and their changes, informing conservation efforts and management decisions on blue economy," he said.

Surveyor General in the Department of Surveys, also responsible for the Unit, Masida Mbano also said the unit can also help in coastal zone management for developers, environmental protection, detection of minerals such as oil and gas on the bottom of the water and aid in offshore construction like oil and gas plants, wind farming, laying underwater pipelines and cables, as they will all be given accurate data prior to construction.

"The unit also gives valuable data for modelling coastal zones, shoreline changes, and assessing coastal erosion and silts to support disaster preparedness and response.

"It also helps in water body mapping to influence in decision making and support safety of navigation of passenger and military ships in lake Malawi," Mbano added.

Mbano further added that the unit also has smaller boats like Dingy that help to do coastal line and dam surveys and hydrographic surveys in major rivers like Shire. He further said that the ship was hired last year by the Syracuse University in the United States of America for Scientific Research in the Northern Part of Lake Malawi.

"The services of our Unit are recognised locally and internationally," Mbano added.

According to Mbano, Malawi started its hydrographic survey on Lake Malawi in the 1950s.

(FCM TV Newsroom)

08/08/2025

Ex-convict jailed 8-years IHL over robbery, awaits murder charge

The Lilongwe Senior Resident Magistrate's ( SRM) Court has convicted and sentenced a 20-year-old man, Marko Headboard to spend 96 months in jail for robbery contradicting section 301(2) of the Penal Code while still on the state's registers for murder and two other robbery charges.

The court heard through state prosecutor Inspector Annes Chimenya from Kawale Police Station that during the night of July 27- 28 ,this year, the convict and his accomplice had an ambush where they attacked unsuspected passers-by in Area 24 before robbing them their belongings.

According to investigations by Area 24 detectives it is on record that during this night they attacked 2 victims consecutively in a similar fashion, by hitting the victims on the back of the head and in the process killed one. Further reports indicate that he was recently released after serving a jail term for robbery.

Dumisani Kamanga, a robbery victim reported the case in which his belongings were robbed including his cell phone.

Area 24 Police Unit detectives conducted investigations and swiftly arrested Headboard during the wee hours of August 3, 2025 after committing another robbery case

Appearing in Court, he pleaded guilty to the charge leveled against him but prayed for court's leniency.

During submission, Inspector Annes Chimenya Prayed for a stiff custodial sentence citing that this was well organized case, a threat to the community, and that the convict benefited from the crime proceeds.

Passing Judgement his worship Shukrani Kumbani quashed him and sentenced him to 8 years imprisonment with hard labor.

Meanwhile, the convict is answering 2 other robbery charges and murder case all committed during the same night

Headboard hails from Mbiritengerenji, Village Traditional Authority Kwataine in Ntcheu District.

(FCM TV NEWSROOM)

08/08/2025

Kawale Police football bonanza targets Masintha Constituency voters

Police in Kawale continues to engage youthful electrol voters through sports initiative

This follows another of this kind that was organized by Station's Community Policing Branch in April , this year in Area 24 where police met youths under Tsetse ward, warning them against involvement in political violence.

The Officer In-Charge Mr Davie Chilalire Assistant Commissioner of Police ACP, on August 6,2025 was the guest of honor at Masintha ground during the launch of a 10 days football bonanza.

During these days police will be engaging the patronage who are prospective voters with a special emphasis to the youthful voters to exercise their right with responsibility and warn them from being used by politicians as weapons and agents of political violence during the campaign period and after announcement of results.

The station is posed to meet youths in all constituencies that falls within it's policing boundaries through out the campaign period grouped according to proximity.

During this bonanza 12 teams within Masintha will tussle for the championship while going home with message of peace, tolerance and responsibility with a common understanding that in every completion there is only one winner.

During the launch, Kawale Police Eagles set the pace as they fought with Kawale select football team.

(FCM TV NEWSROOM)

08/08/2025

Man arrested for illegal possession of liquid petroleum in Mangochi

Police in Masuku, Mangochi have arrested a 27-year-old, Alfred Alli Malinga, for illegal possession of 550 litres of petrol without a valid permit.

The suspect was intercepted during the night of August 6, 2025, at Masuku Roadblock along the Bakili Muluzi Highway. He was driving a Toyota Sienta, registration number MHG 155, from the direction of Nselema heading Chiponde.

Upon searching the vehicle, officers found three drums and one jerrican containing liquid petroleum. Malinga was immediately arrested after failing to produce documentation authorizing possession or transportation of the fuel.

Preliminary investigations have revealed that Malinga is an illegal fuel trader operating at the Chiponde Border and was transporting the fuel to Mozambique. The suspect remains in police custody awaiting court proceedings.

Police in the district are warning the public against the illegal transportation and storage of fuel, emphasizing the serious safety risks and legal consequences associated with such malpractice.

Malinga hails from Chiwuja village, Traditional Authority Kawinga in Machinga.

(FCM TV NEWSROOM)

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