Month: February 2022 Posts

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… ...

Man locked over circumcision

Aug 08, 2018 Malawi24 Reporter 2 &

The Malawi police in Chikwawa have arrested a 23-year-old man for abducting and circumcising a standard 3 boy-child without the consent of his parents. The district's police public relations officer, Constable Foster Benjamin, identified the… ...

Police officers trained on child protection

Oct 10, 2017 Martha Chikoti 0 &

Police officers in Malawi have been trained on creating strategies for child protection. Deputy Inspector General of Malawi Police Service (MPS) responsible for operations, Rodney Jose, presided over the official opening of the child protection… ...

NGO calls for protection of protesting pupils

Jun 17, 2017 Victoria Milanzi 7 &

Media Advocates for the Advancement of Child Rights (MAACR) has asked the police and the courts to make sure that pupils arrested for protesting against suspension of classes due to the on-going teachers strike are… ...

Shocker! Man who raped 10 year old boy gets a 1 year-and-6-month jail sentence

Mar 31, 2016 Pearson Nkhoma 91 &

…Magistrate calls the sentence a stiff punishment Rodney Kamanga, the disgraceful man who brutally raped a 10 year old child is one happiest Malawi man while his innocent victim suffers from the abhorrent memories of the… ...

World Vision Malawi drills staff in child protection

Feb 12, 2016 Faith Mwandi & George Mhango 82 &

World Vision has challenged its staff to ensure that they champion child protection issues in various Area Programmes (AP) to ensure that the welfare of children is protected, promoted and taken to great heights. This… ...