Press Release

Malawi Police  Service arrests three suspects in the murder of Korean woman near Lilongwe Gold Club

Malawi Police Service (MPS) strongly condemns the politically motivated violence that took place near the Lilongwe City Mall on Saturday, February 24, 2024 where Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) members gathered for a blue parade.

Malawi Police Service (MPS) strongly warns and cautions members of the public against creating and circulating false information on social media pertaining to ongoing investigations of murder cases in the country.

Malawi Police Service (MPS) wishes to inform the public that it has arrested Lester Maganga, a key suspect in the murder of Allan Witika, a Coca-Cola Beverages Sales and Marketing Manager which happened in Area 15 in Lilongwe on September 20, 2023. 

Malawi Police Service (MPS) detectives have on Friday, September 15, 2023,arrested Mr. Bon Kalindo for his failure to honour bail conditions in a case of Publication of false news likely to cause fear and alarm to the public (Court Case Number 1447/21) which he stands accused.

Malawi Police Service (MPS), in conjunction with independent observers appointed by a court of law to oversee the ongoing exercise of force-opening and search of containers confiscated during the relocation of refugees back to Dzaleka Camp would like to update the nation on the following developments in relation to the exercise.

Malawi Police Service (MPS) wishes to remind the public that the government has set minimum farm-gate prices which must be strictly adhered to by all traders.

Applications are invited from suitably qualified Malawians to join the Malawi Police Service as Recruit Constables (Grade N).

The Malawi Police Service (MPS) wishes to inform the public that road accidents recorded during this year's Christmas period have decreased by 16 percent when compared to similar accidents recorded in 2021 during the same period.

However, an analysis of the data on these accidents shows that the total number of people killed from the accidents in 2020 has increased by 10 percent.

The Malawi Police Service (MPS) wishes to inform the general public that it has found four more bodies of suspected Ethiopian human trafficking victims in Mzimba.