Justin Mkweu, Author at Malawi24

Teen sentenced to 12 years imprisonment for raping teen

Jun 10, 2016 36

The magistrate court in Mzuzu on 09th June 2015 convicted and sentenced barman Symon Nyirenda, 18 years of age, to 12 years IHL for abducting and defiling 14 year standard 5 leaner. The sentence followed… ...

Rapist teacher slapped with 18 years for infecting student with STI

Jun 10, 2016 66

The Mzuzu Chief Resident Magistrate Court on 8th June 2016 sentenced a primary school Deputy Head teacher to 18 years imprisonment with Hard Labour for defiling his 14 year old pupil. According to Deputy Public… ...

10 months imprisonment for wrong driving licence

Jun 08, 2016 32

A 28-year old man has been convicted and sentenced to serve 10 months in Prison or buy his freedom for a price of K80,000 for using a wrong driving licence. According to Dowa Police Public… ...

Vile rapist pounces on his three ‘daughters’

Jun 08, 2016 5

….used K100 to 'attract' them The Mzuzu Senior Resident Magistrate Court on 06 June 2016 found a man who defiled three girls which he was living with in the same house with a case to… ...

Mzuzu man nabbed for offering bribe to police investigator

Jun 05, 2016 37

Police in Mzuzu city are keeping in custody a man for offering a bribe to a police officer in exchange for the release of his relative who was arrested for theft. According to Mzuzu Police… ...

Teenager hit by car while opening gate

Jun 04, 2016 102

A 17 year-old boy in Mzuzu city has died after being crushed between a steel gate and the wall of a fence. According to Martin Bwanali who is Mzuzu Police Public Relations Officer, the boy… ...

Man commits suicide due to family dispute

Jun 03, 2016 80

A 31 year-old man in Mzuzu has died after hanging himself to a tree due to a family dispute . Martin Bwanali, Mzuzu Police Public Relations Officer has confirmed to Malawi24 and said the incident… ...

Teenager rapes five year-old girl

Jun 02, 2016 74

Limbani Nyirenda, 18, is under Police custody for raping a 5 year-old girl at Zolozolo location within Mzuzu city. According to Martin Bwanali who is Public Relations Officer for Mzuzu Police, the rapist who has… ...

Deputy headmaster convicted of rape

Jun 02, 2016 76

The Mzuzu Chief Resident Magistrate on Monday convicted Albert Zunda a deputy headmaster of Chamalaza Primary School in Nkhatabay district of raping his standard 8 pupil. In his judgment, Chief Resident Magistrate Texas Masoamphambe said… ...

Armed robbers’ mission fails in Nkhatabay

Jun 01, 2016 48

Armed robbers who attacked Nkhatabay Puma filling station failed to accomplish their intended mission after police in the district intervened in time. According to information sourced from Miss Mickness Mkandawire who is the Manageress for… ...

Man kills his stepdaughter

May 31, 2016 57

Police in Rumphi district are keeping in custody a 32 year-old man who is suspected of murdering his stepdaughter Oliva Majawa. According to Vic Khamisi, who is Rumphi Police Public Relations Officer, the murder happened… ...

Mutharika donates cement to St Mark’s Anglican Church

May 30, 2016 35

Malawi President Peter Mutharika on Sunday attended a church service at St Mark’s Anglican in Mzuzu where he donated 100 bags of cement and 1 million Kwacha for the church construction project. In his words,… ...

Tanzanian boat sinking victims: First body found

May 28, 2016 26

Authorities in Karonga district have found the dead body of one of the passengers who died after a Tanzanian boat sank on Lake Malawi. The body was found floating on the lake on Thursday, six… ...

Kabaza operators fined for setting motorcycle on fire

May 26, 2016 34

The Mzuzu Senior Resident Magistrate Court on Tuesday handed out hefty fines to 14 bicycle taxi operators for burning a motorcycle. The Kabaza operators were ordered to pay a fine of K100, 000 each or… ...

Mutharika to renovate Mzuzu airport

May 25, 2016 232

President Peter Mutharika has promised northerners and Malawians at large that his government will renovate and maintain Mzuzu airport. Mutharika said this at the official opening of the Reserve Bank of Malawi Mzuzu branch at… ...