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  A 40-year-old lady named Thoko Mabaso said that it was time for her to find a right man for her life, a man that won’t demand sexual satisfaction. She decided to marry a nine year old boy who is still young, and Thoko hopes that her marriage will last. The family of the boy were speechless when they heard that their son is getting married, especially at age nine, the parents of the boy are the ones who said yes on his behalf because he is not yet 18 years of age to make his own decisions. The attendance of the marriage was the whole village because everyone in the village wanted to know if it is true that a nine year old boy is marrying a 40-year-old woman. In another story the age of the lady was mistaken to be 59-years-old but her real age is 40. The village didn’t believe their eyes when they got to the venue and it was true that there was a very special marriage taking place in the village. Okay let’s be realistic now, how will a nine year old boy be able to handle a 40-year-old

  Police officers in the wildlife and enviromental crime investigation unit received a tip-off that a man identified as Zakeyu Lingison Pitala, 35, a business man at Lobi trading centre was offering the animal for sale at the said market.   After following up on the information provided, police officers then succeeded in apprehending the suspect and confiscating the pangolin.   The suspect is expected to appear in Dedza Senior Resident Magistrate’s court to answer a charge of possession of a listed species contrary to section 86 subsection (1) as read with section 110 B of National Parks and Wildlife Act of 2017. The scaled mammal is listed under protected species, as numbers have dwindled due to poaching.   A charge of possession of a listed species attracts the maximum sentence of 30 years imprisonment with hard labour.   The suspect hails from Mtengowagwa village in traditional authority Kachere in Dedza.   According to the National Geographic, Pangolin scales, like rhino horn, have

  Estranged Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) Secretary General Grezelder Jeffrey has responded to her recent dismissal by the party president Peter Mutharika, saying she joined the party at free will. Jeffrey said the remarks yesterday at Bangwe Desert ground in the commercial city of Blantyre where the party’s vice president for the South Kondwani Nankhumwa held a rally. According to Jeffrey, she joined the party in 2005 when the founding president late Bingu Wa Mutharika formed the party. She further said that they are not in bad terms with the party’s president who is also the former head of state of Malawi, but she said the future of the party matters hence the call for Mutharika to step down as the party leader. According to Jeffrey, Mutharika will never stand again in 2025 and a convention is the only solution to give ample time to the party to thoroughly campaign for another candidate. Jeffrey added that she has not picked any side, adding that she is attending the rally as th

  Balaka First Grade Magistrate’s Court on Monday sentenced an 18-year-old boy, Wonderful Master, also identified as Miracle Kwenyani, to eight years Imprisonment with Hard Labour for robbery and theft of a goat contrary to Sections 301 and 281 of the Penal Code respectively. Balaka Police Publicist, Felix Misomali confirmed the development. He said the state through prosecutor, Sub Inspector Winily Chikhobiri told the court that on June 1 at Ziwoya Village, Master and his accomplice, who is at large, severely assaulted 80-year-old Peter Mpulula in the head before robbing him K34,000 cash, eight bags of maize weighing about 70 Kg and other items, all worth about K241,500. He said: “The accused further on August 5 broke into the kraal of Graciano Anderson, 45, and stole a goat worth about K30,000. He was apprehended by the community as he was trying to escape.” According to Misomali, Master, however, pleaded not guilty to both counts of robbery and theft of a goat before First Grade Mag

  A 36-year-old man is Salima is reported to have killed his two kids before killing himself after he found his wife enjoying another man in his matrimonial bedroom. The man is said to have been coming from a field work when he unexpectedly found his wife enjoying another man’s manhood in his own bedroom. The heartbroken man couldn’t take it hence he decided to end his two male children’s lives before killing himself. Salima police public relations officer ,sub inspector Wycliffe Pongolani has confirmed the sad development. The three are expected to be buried on Wednesday in Mtakataka in the area of Traditional Authority Kachindamoto in Dedza.

  A-35-year old man has been found dead in the forest of Mbula hill in the area of Traditional Authority Mwaulambia in Chitipa district. The man has been identified as Anest Banda. ”This occurred on September 9, 2020 at Chafunila village in the same area. It is reported that the deceased went missing from home in June this year.” Sub Insp.Gladwell Simwaka narrated ”On September 9 at about 11:00 a.m, hunters from the area found his body on the hill in a decomposed state.” Simwaka added. Postmortem results showed that death was due to starvation. It is believed that he went there for prayers and fasting. Therefore, police the district are advising people to always inform their relation or accompany other members when going out for prayers to avoid similar incidents. Banda hailed from Asayile village in Traditional Authority Mwaulambia in Chitipa district. Sub Insp.Gladwell Simwaka,PRO, Chitipa Police station.  

  DEDZA – Astray hyena has attacked a 33-year-old man in Dedza, leaving him seriously injured. The beast has since been killed by villagers. The victim, Henry Bazilio, met his fate Thursday at Kanyama village. “He is said to have gone to his irish potato farm for harvesting then the hyena emerged, prompting Henry to alert some women washing clothes in a nearby stream.” S ergeant   Beatrice Jefita Assistant Public relations officer narrated. “The women rushed to Henry and, in a sudden twist, the monster started running after Henry, leaving the women. While running, he fell down and the hyena pounced on him. A certain villager came to Henry’s rescue but the vicious beast turned on the rescuer.” She Added A band of villagers gathered and hunted the beast down until it fell into a pit. It was quickly speared to death before its victim (Henry) was rushed to Dedza District Hospital for treatment.