January 2021

Rapist gets 50 years in jail after appealing against 24-year sentence

Jan 08, 2021 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

High Court Judge Professor Redson Kapindu has sentenced child sex offender Zaeshan Jaral Raja to 50 years in jail after the convict appealed against a 24-year jail term handed to him by a lower court.… ...

Malawi Transport Minister tests positive for Covid-19

Jan 08, 2021 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

Minister of Transport and Public Works Sidik Mia is self-isolating after testing positive for Coronavirus. Mia announced in a statement today that he has Covid-19. “I wish to inform you that I have tested positive… ...

98 child sexual abuse cases recorded in Mangochi in 2020

Jan 08, 2021 Martha Chikoti 0 &

Mangochi Police Station recorded 98 child sexual abuse cases last year, 43 higher than the number of cases recorded in 2019. Deputy Public Relations Officer for Mangochi Police Station Amina Tepani Daudi said a 2020 crime… ...

Police-involved shooting victim dies

Jan 08, 2021 Russell Kondowe 0 &

Twenty-three-year-old Blessings Nyondo has died days after he was shot following a scuffle with a police officer and a security officer. His father has confirmed Nyondo’s death to the local media. Nyondo, a Polytechnic student,… ...

FAM’s first 2021 Exco meeting to be held on Saturday

Jan 08, 2021 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

The Football Association of Malawi Executive Committee will hold its first quarterly meeting of 2021 tomorrow at the Sunbird Nkopola in Mangochi. FAM General Secretary Alfred Gunda said this is one ot the Exco’s most… ...

Mob burns suspected motorcycle thief in Dedza

Jan 08, 2021 Russell Kondowe 0 &

A group of vigilantes yesterday evening burnt to death a suspected motorbike thief aged 19 at Kankhomba village in the area of Traditional Authority Kasumbu in the district. The deceased is identified as Chitanda… ...

10 suspects escape at Nsanje Police Station

Jan 08, 2021 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Ten suspects, including three arrested for child sexual abuse, have escaped from a cell at Nsanje Police Station. The inmates escaped through a window in the early hours of today after using hacksaw to cut… ...