This branch is responsible for enforcement of road traffic rules and regulations (Road safety management). Its officers conduct road traffic checks to ensure compliance to these regulations. Errant road users are penalized with spot-fines while aggravated cases are taken to court for prosecution.
This is a specialized branch of the Malawi Police Service that is responsible for public order management, patrols, escorts, guard and VVIP security. PMS Officers put on camouflage uniform and are ordinarily deployed to quell riots and public disorders.
Malawi Police Service (MPS) strongly warns politicians and those in authority to desist from making insensitive statements that promote violence, especially now that the country's political landscape is polarized with the upcoming 2025 General Elections
Police at Kamuzu International Airport- KIA has promised maximum usage of the newly installed X- ray machine at Cargo.
Police in Kasungu have arrested Isaac Yona 36, Shadrick Kampira, 48, Francis Daniel, 31, Mike Maulidi, 24, Haji Umali, 18 and Chikondi Dawa, 31, for allegedly being found in possession of 50 cellphones and two power banks suspected to have been stolen.
The six suspects were arrested on August 19, 2024 at Gogode turn off along Kasungu - Mzimba M1 road by Central East Regional Traffic officers who were on traffic check.
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.
The President of the Republic of Malawi, His Excellency Dr. Lazarus McCarthy Chakwera, has hailed police officers in the country for the commendable job they are doing in making the country safe.
Chakwera made the sentiments on Friday, April 12, 2024 at Limbe Police Training School in Blantyre when he presided over a passing out parade of 1367 recruit constables.
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.
Three Chinese nationals in Lilongwe have been sentenced to six years in prison for trafficking two Malawian women on the pretext of marriage.
The convicts, Zhang Yan Qing, Zhou Yan Hu, and Mian Mian Chen(a lady), were sentenced on Tuesday February 20, 2024 before Principal Resident Magistrate’s Court.
According to State Prosecutor Senior Superintendent Louis Makiyi, the first two convicts illegally married the victims, who are aged 20 and 22, last year in March.