Month: July 2022 Posts

Man gets 21 years in jail for raping child in Kasungu

Jul 26, 2022 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

The Kasungu Senior Resident Magistrate's Court on Monday sentenced 31-year-old Hamman lsaac Lemon to 21 years imprisonment with hard labour for raping and impregnating his 15-year- old step-daughter. The same court  also sentenced 61-year-old Chuma… ...

Teen prostitution in Balaka worries stakeholders

Jul 24, 2022 Macdonald Kaleso 0 &

During a spot-check in various bars and lodges around Balaka township,  children aged below 18 years were seen patronising bars and lodges, smoking Indian hemp, gambling and selling their bodies. One teenage sex worker who… ...

Man in cooler for raping step-granddaughter

Jul 24, 2022 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

A 38-year-old man identified as Billy Hema is in Blantyre Police custody for sexually abusing his step-granddaughter. Reports indicate that during the month of May 2022 the victim's mother ordered the child to stay at… ...

Man gets 14 years for raping 12 year-old girl

Jul 08, 2022 Martha Chikoti 0 &

The Dowa First Grade Magistrate's Court on Thursday sentenced a 38-year-old man to 14 years imprisonment with hard labour for raping a 12-year-old child. The court through state prosecutor Sergeant Regina Namakhwa heard that the… ...

Man sentenced to 18 years in prison for raping step-daughter

Jul 05, 2022 Russell Kondowe 0 &

A 24-year-old man identified as Sinodeni Likalawe has been sentenced to 18 years imprisonment with hard labour in Chiradzulu for raping and impregnating his 14-year-old step-daughter. The Chiradzulu Senior Resident Magistrate's Court convicted and sentenced… ...

Man sentenced to 21 years in prison for raping 5 year old stepdaughter

Jul 02, 2022 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

The Zomba Senior Resident Magistrate Court has sentenced 45-year-old Tiyesi Makala to 21 years imprisonment with hard labour for raping his five-year-old stepdaughter. Zomba Police Station Publicist, Patricia Sipiliano, said Makala raped the child on… ...

Kaliati tells Zomba Council to formulate by -laws to protect children from abuse

Jul 02, 2022 Raphael Likaka 0 &

Minister of Gender Commmunity Development and Social Welfare, Patricia Kaliati, has called on Zomba District Council to formulate by-laws that should protect children from all forms of abuse. The Minister made the call at Nsondole… ...