child sexual abuse Archives

Teacher arrested for sexually abusing pupil

Oct 06, 2020 Lameck Kamtoseni 0 &

A 28-year-old primary school teacher at Mafuwa Primary school in Ntcheu is in police custody for sexually abusing a 15-year-old standard 7 pupil. Ntcheu police relations officer sub inspector Hastings Chigalu identified the suspect as… ...

Child sexual abuse cases on the rise in Mangochi

Oct 04, 2020 Daniel Sapuli 0 &

Police in Mangochi say child sexual abuse cases are on the rise in the district despite continuous efforts to curb the cases. The rise has been partly attributed to harmful cultural practices such as rituals… ...

Paramount Chief Kawinga geared to fight against early marriages

Oct 04, 2020 Martha Chikoti 0 &

Paramount Chief Kawinga of the Yao tribe has urged chiefs to end child marriages in their areas and has warned the chiefs against marrying underaged girls. He made the statement at the Chiwanja Cha Yao… ...

29 learners fail to sit for exams due to pregnancy, marriage

Sep 30, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Twenty-nine learners at Lozi centre in Nkhotakota have failed to sit for Primary School Leaving Certificate (PSLC) examinations because they are either pregnant or married. Supervisor of the centre Chiyembekezo Mwafulirwa revealed this when Deputy… ...

Man gets 15 years in jail for raping stepdaughter

Sep 29, 2020 Lameck Kamtoseni 0 &

The Senior Resident Magistrate Court in Ntcheu has sentenced a 42-year-old man to 15 years in jail with hard labor for raping his 12-year-old stepdaughter. The state prosecutor, Sub Inspector Brazio Kambalame, told the court… ...

Police officers empowered to protect vulnerable groups amid Covid-19

Sep 18, 2020 Daniel Sapuli 0 &

Department For International Development (DFID) Organization under Tithetse Nkhanza project has oriented Mangochi police officers on how to protect vulnerable groups and also guidelines on containing further spread of Covid-19 pandemic. The orientation was… ...

Teenage boy rapes two children

Sep 14, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Police in Dedza have arrested 18-year-old Jaiteni Nyumbu for raping two children aged five and seven. Dedza police station deputy publicist Sergeant Cassim Manda has confirmed saying the suspect was caught on 12 September and… ...