Month: January 2019 Posts

NGO bails out inmates at Chichiri

Jan 29, 2019 Luke Bisani 0 &

With overcrowding in prisons like Chichiri, inmates are prone to diseases such as tuberculosis. However, it becomes a challenge for prisoners to access medical care outside the walls as this demands extra resources to ferry… ...

Pardon sick and elderly prisoners, Mutharika told

Dec 22, 2018 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Malawi prisoners have asked President Peter Mutharika to prioritise sick and elderly inmates when pardoning prisoners. James Mpondabwino who is representative of inmates at Blantyre Prison – formerly Chichiri Prison – made the remarks when… ...

Prison evangelism complementing reformatory efforts

Aug 03, 2018 Luke Bisani 0 &

Songs of praise and preaching by various Pastors from different churches is the noise that people hear when passing by Chichiri Prison during weekends. Churches flock to the prison on Saturdays to give inmates the… ...

Piksy celebrates birthday in prison

Jun 11, 2018 Luke Bisani 3 &

Inmates might have seen him for the first time within the walls of Chichiri Prison as Evans Zangazanga popularly known as Piksy took his birthday celebration to prisoners on Saturday. Joined by Hyphen formerly Young… ...

Standing for the hopeless: St Egidio rescues Chichiri inmate

Apr 14, 2017 Luke Bisani 0 &

It was a time to celebrate Christmas, the birth of Jesus Christ, who poured his blood to liberate humankind from sins but for Blessings Gomani a visit by a community of Saint Egidio on Christmas… ...

Govt expects prisons to produce more food

Jan 11, 2017 Martha Chikoti 12 &

Minister of Home Affairs and Internal Security Grace Chiumia has projected a successful agricultural season for Malawi Prison Service (MPS) due to provision of farm inputs by government and well-wishers. Chiumia explained that in recent… ...

History made: Female prisoners to sit for MSCE

Dec 06, 2015 Chimwemwe Mugwa 13 &

Nine female inmates at Chichiri Prison have registered to sit for next year's Malawi Certificate of Education (MSCE) , prison officials have confirmed. The nine are the first female inmates to sit for the exams… ...