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“Investigations are still underway.” Balaka Magistrates Court has sentenced Dickson Chipoya to two years in jail for attempted theft of an Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (ESCOM) Limited transformer stationed at Khwisa Trading Centre in the district on February 3 2021. Balaka Police spokesperson, Felix Misomali, said the court handed a 24 months sentence on Chipoya for malicious damage and 12 months for attempted theft last week. The sentences will run concurrently. Felix Misomali – pleased with outcome Chipoya hails originally from Chinamwali in Zomba. He said the court acquit...

Operation Kamal It’s usually unheard of in Bengaluru – because most infrastructure work happens in fits and starts – but after Kamal Pant took over as police commissioner, the city’s bottlenecks are being fixed with a very short turnaround time. In Whitefield, for instance, where water shortage abounds and water tankers even more so, residents had complained that traffic flow was being crippled as the tankers ply during critical hours. “We called a meeting with all the water tank owners and informed them that they cannot operate during the peak hours from 8 to 11 am and then from ...

March 17, 2021 Nyasa Times Reporter 4 Comments Former Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (Escom)  chief exevutive officer Alexon Chiwaya and the state power distrubution’s ex-human resource director Daphter Namandwa are back in court in Blantyre to answer fraud charges. Chiwaya: Several issues to sort out The Blantyre resident magistrates court wants to determine whether Chiwaya and Namandwa have a case to answer or not. The State has so far paraded one witness to prove their case before Senior Resident Magistrate Elijah Blackboard Dazilikwiza Sachalo Daniels. State lawyer Dzi...

March 17, 2021 Peter Kanjere 5 Comments Malawi Police in Balaka have arrested Madalitso Gama, the suspected mastermind of last month’s foiled attempted theft of an Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (ESCOM) transformer in the district. khwisa transformer theft car used Balaka Police Station spokesperson, Felix Misomali, confirmed the arrest of the 26-year-old ESCOM faults operator Gama, who allegedly fled from the scene at Khwisa Trading Centre. He said they arrested Gama, who hails from Mchiwa Village, T/A Mabuka in Mulanje District, on March 4 2021, while two more suspects ar...

100 days: DIY group has outdone civic agencies 100 days: DIY group has outdone civic agencies ByY Maheswara ReddyY Maheswara Reddy / Updated: Mar 16, 2021, 06:00 IST From making pavements pedestrian-friendly to spreading awareness on segregation of waste, this group of volunteers has been making Bengaluru more liveable every day The Community Task Force ( CTF) — a group of volunteers who aim to solve civic issues in the city — will celebrate 100 days of its success story on Tuesday. Since its inception, from removing black spots to getting rid of unused electric poles, the group has help...