Month: March 2022 Posts

Court frees Ntcheu man who was filmed assaulting boy

Mar 04, 2022 Russell Kondowe 0 &

Vincent Dzimadzi who was seen in a viral video clip assaulting a child last year has been acquitted on the charge of committing an act intended to cause grievous harm. Ntcheu Senior Resident Magistrate’s court… ...

FDH Bank suspected of financial crimes

Mar 04, 2022 Malawi24 Reporter 3 &

Malawi government intends to institute civil forfeiture proceedings against FDH Bank for financial crimes and pocketing proceeds of a crime. The forfeiture proceedings relate to over 10 billion Malawi Kwacha of what government argues to… ...

Anti-Corruption protesters march in Lilongwe

Mar 04, 2022 Russell Kondowe 0 &

Malawians led by a grouping called Citizens against Impunity and Corruption marched today  in Lilongwe where they expressed anger over high levels of corruption in Malawi. At Lilongwe District Council, Malawi Police fired teargas to… ...

Malawi and Tanzania Defense Forces bond through sports

Mar 04, 2022 Mike Lyson Zgambo 0 &

The Malawi Defence Force 101 Brigade in Mzuzu this week hosted its counterpart, the 401 Brigade from Mbeya City in Tanzania and the two sides competed in various sports disciplines. The visit follows the 101… ...

Man fined K70,000 for damaging mother in-law’s crops

Mar 04, 2022 Martha Chikoti 0 &

The Dowa Third Grade Magistrate's Court has ordered a 25-year-old man to pay a fine of K70,000 or in default serve 18 months in prison with hard labour for damaging maize crops belonging to his… ...

NGOs want Govt to reduce funding for AIP

Mar 04, 2022 Mike Kalumbi 0 &

Action Aid Malawi together with the National Smallholder Farmers Association of Malawi (NASFAM) have asked Government to reduce money allocated to Affordable Input Program (AIP), saying the program is taking much of the agriculture budget.… ...

70-year-old man jailed 5 years for raping 10-year-old girl

Mar 04, 2022 Malawi24 Reporter 1 &

A 70-year-old man identified as Jaziel Chimwala has been sentenced to five years imprisonment by the Mponela First Grade Magistrate for raping a 10-year-old child in Dowa District. Public Relations Officer for Mponela Police Station… ...