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Rights activist says Malawi Police making progress on inclusion

Mar 15, 2022 Baxter Mkumba 0 &

Rights activist Ian Desmond Simbota says Malawi Police Service is making progress on inclusion following the recruitment of two people with albinism. Simbota over the weekend shared pictures of two Malawi Police officers who are… ...

Malawi Gender Minister Kaliati condemns stripping of women

Mar 09, 2022 Contributor* 0 &

Minister of Gender, Community Development and Social Welfare Patricia Kaliati on Tuesday described the act of stripping women naked as illegal and barbaric. Kaliati expressed her sentiments in Lilongwe during the 2022 commemoration of the… ...

A housewife is entitled share of matrimonial property – Court tells Dausi

Feb 28, 2022 Lindiwe Sambalikagwa 0 &

A court in Mzuzu has ruled that a housewife is entitled to matrimonial property since she contributes to the family through cooking, washing, cleaning the house, looking after the husband and children. The Principal Resident… ...

12 men arrested over sexual abuse of children

Feb 21, 2022 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Twelve men have been arrested at Bvumbwe Trading Centre in Thyolo during a police raid conducted following reports that businessmen at the market sexually abuse children aged between 13 and 16 years. The Malawi Police… ...

In the Malawi Constitutional Court: Challenging the offence of “defilement” in instances of consensual adolescent intercourse

Feb 18, 2022 Kondwani Mkhalipi-Manyungwa 0 &

On Tuesday, 15 February 2022 the High Court of Malawi sitting as the Constitutional Court will hear the case of AJ & TS v State and Others which deals with a Constitutional challenge to the… ...

Four foreign nationals in custody over illegal stay

Dec 09, 2021 Archangel Nzangaya 0 &

Malawi Immigration authorities in Lilongwe are keeping in custody a Tanzanian national, two Zimbabweans and a Nigerian national for illegal stay in the country. Confirming the development was Central Region immigration office publicist Inspector Pasqually… ...

Man, 57, arrested for raping 18-year-old maid in Chikwawa

Nov 29, 2021 Russell Kondowe 0 &

Police in Chikwawa have arrested a 57-year-old man for raping his 18-year-old maid. The man identified as Andsen Tembo allegedly raped the teenager on 24 November this year. According to Chikwawa Police Public Relations Officer,… ...

Genet trains girls on gender, life skills and HIV/AIDS

Nov 27, 2021 Contributor* 0 &

Girls Empowerment Network (Genet) has trained 150 girls in Mulanje on HIV and Aids prevention, various life skills and gender issues, including gender-based violence (GBV) to improve the well-being of girls in the country. The… ...

High cost of living worries Malawi Human Rights Commission

Nov 23, 2021 Contributor* 0 &

The Malawi Human Rights Commission has challenged Malawi Government to fast track processes of finding solutions to the economic hardships Malawians are facing, arguing that the situation is negatively affecting peoples’ enjoyment of economic, social… ...