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Police in Blantyre has arrested two suspects in connection to the murder of Shanaz Yusuf, a Chirimba Township woman whose death on June 29, 2025 sparked public condemnation and social media debate. 

The suspects, Charles Petrol 25, and Alex Mangwaya 27, have since confessed to have murdered the woman and have demonstrated to the police how they tricked and killed her before dumping her body in Chipironi River within the township.

The Malawi Police Service (MPS) has launched the revised Public Order Management Policy and Operational Guidelines (3rd Edition) to ensure peace and safety during public gatherings and large-scale events, particularly ahead of the 2025 General Elections. The announcement was made during a meeting of senior police officers at Crossroads Hotel in Lilongwe on 14th April 2025.

The Malawi Police Service (MPS) is developing a Gender Policy to promote fairness, safety, and equal treatment for both men and women in the service expected to be launched before the upcoming 2025 general elections.

The move was announced during a consultation meeting held in Lilongwe at the National Police Headquarters, where police officers, partners, and gender experts came together to shape the final draft.

April 4, 2025, will go down in history as female cops and officers’ wives from the National Police Headquarters in Lilongwe celebrated the Women's World Day of Prayer as a tool to end Gender-Based Violence (GBV).

The Ministry of Gender, Community Development and Social Welfare has described radio as a crucial tool in combating Sexual Gender Based Violence (SGBV) in the country. 

Principal Gender and Social Welfare Officer in the Ministry, Goodson Jumbe, has said this today, 15 February 2025 during the close of a four-day workshop for Police Public Relations Officers (PROs) and reporters for Police FM Radio held at Police College in Zomba. 

Jumbe says radio teaches a lot of people about evils of GBV and ways of dealing with it; saying this is why the Ministry values this medium.

The Inspector General of Police, Mrs. Merlyne Yolamu, has expressed confidence that the Malawi Police Service (MPS) is prepared to ensure security during and after the September 16, 2025, general elections.