Month: June 2023 Posts

Man jailed 10 years for stealing items worth K4.8m

Jun 21, 2023 Raphael Likaka 0 &

Lilongwe First Grade Magistrate's Court has sentenced a 53-year-old man, Brian Chisomo Banda, to 10 years imprisonment with hard labour for breaking into a house and stealing items valued at K4.8 million. Public Relations Officer… ...

Man jailed 7 years for assaulting wife

Jun 15, 2023 Malawi News Agency (MANA) 0 &

The Senior Resident Magistrate court in Nkhatabay has sentenced 24-year-old Ambokile Mwakalanga to seven years’ imprisonment with hard labour for injuring his wife at Chiyachang’ombe in the district. State prosecutor, Sub Inspector Andrew Singini told… ...

Chinese national Bin Liu appears before court over wildlife crimes

Jun 09, 2023 Martha Chikoti 0 &

Chinese national Bin Liu who was arrested for being found with pieces of Ivory and a rifle appeared before court on Thursday in Lilongwe, almost a year after the court found him with a case… ...

Man jailed 8 years for house breaking, theft

Jun 08, 2023 Andrew Salima 0 &

The Second Grade Magistrate's Court sitting at Namitambo in Chiradzulu has sentenced a 26-year-old man, Raphael Mpoto, to 8 years imprisonment with hard labour for breaking into a house and stealing a bag of maize… ...

Bushiri wants extradition case dismissed

May 30, 2023 Martha Chikoti 0 &

Lawyer Prophet Bushiri and wife, Mary Bushiri, has asked the Lilongwe Magistrate to dismiss the entire extradition case saying witness statements from South Africa have not been authenticated as required by the law. Magistrated Matilda… ...

Man gets 14 years in prison for raping girl, 6

May 20, 2023 Archangel Nzangaya 0 &

Chiradzulu First Grade Magistrate's Court has sentenced a 35-year-old man to 14 years imprisonment with hard labour for raping a six-year-old child. Chiradzulu police public relations officer Constable Cosmas Kagulo identified the convict as Vincent… ...

Woman fined K1 million for possessing 19.8kgs of Chamba

May 18, 2023 Archangel Nzangaya 0 &

The Principal Resident Magistrate Court in Blantyre has orseredd a 32-year-old woman to pay a fine of K1 million for being found in possession of Chamba without a permit. Blantyre police Deputy Public Relations Officer… ...