A three-day Malawi Police operation recovered property worth millions, including a stolen Toyota Fortuner and Double Cabin Hilux from South Africa.

Kanengo Police in Lilongwe have expressed gratitude to Limbe Leaf Tobacco Company for donating four motorcycles, which authorities say will alleviate mobility challenges at the station.

Lilongwe Police Station has arrested three men for being found in possession of two pistols and 12 rounds of live ammunition without a license at Airwing, Mbavi location.

The Inspector General of the Malawi Police Police Service, Mrs Merlyne Yolamu (PPM) says Victim Support Units need proper service centers which are child-friendly, gender-sensitive and victim-centered. She was speaking on Thursday, September 29, 2022 in Likoma after being handed over Likoma Victim Support Unit which has been rehabilitated with Support from the European Union (EU) under the Chilungamo Programme.

The Malawi Police Service (MPS), with support from the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), is conducting comprehensive training on electoral laws and management in preparation for the 2025 General Elections. The training sessions, held at Zomba Police College and Police Cottage in Mangochi, focus on equipping police officers with the necessary skills to manage public order and ensure a fair electoral process.

A special police detectives team that was formulated to investigate a spate of robbery cases targeting Filling Stations across the country and other targeted places have arrested five suspected criminals.

The Minister of Homeland Security, Hon. Jean Sendeza, MP, has cautioned police officers to refrain from corrupt practices perpetrated in line of their duties, saying the malpractice erodes public confidence.

Police in Nkhata Bay District are keeping in custody a 33-year-old woman, Leah Banda, for allegedly smuggling a cell-phone into Nkhata Bay prison meant for her husband who is remanded at the prison for theft by servant.

According to report from the prison officials, Kamanga who is the former head teacher of Mtazi Primary School in the district, was arrested for squandering money amounting to K11,000,000 (Eleven Million Malawi Kwacha) meant for developmental project at the school. Kamanga set the plan with his wife to bring the phone into the prison by hiding it inside a wireless radio.

The Inspector General of the Malawi Police Service, Mrs. Merlyn Yolamu, PPM, has hailed the Southern African Regional Police Chiefs Cooperation Organization (SARPCCO) games for fostering interactions among national police institutions in the fight against transnational crimes.

She cited human trafficking and illegal immigration as common transnational crimes that need cooperation among SADC police institutions.

Yolamu made the remarks when she hosted a reception for the returning Malawi Police teams that participated in the 11th SARPCCO Games, 2022, in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.

Merlyne Yolamu was appointed Inspector General of Police on 22nd July 2022. Until then she was the Deputy Inspector General responsible for administration since 15th January 2021. She has climbed up the ranks and held different key leadership positions in the Malawi Police Service.

Mrs. Yolamu was born on 18th August in 1963.