Month: November 2021 Posts

Seven people jailed for operating initiation camp during school period

Nov 11, 2021 Martha Chikoti 0 &

Mangochi Senior Resident Magistrate's Court on Wednesday sentenced seven people (3 men and 4 women) to three years imprisonment with hard for operating initiation camp during school period. The offence contravenes section 80 as read… ...

Teacher jailed three years for touching student inappropriately

Nov 07, 2021 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

A 55-year-old secondary school in Dowa has been sentenced to three years in prison after being convicted of indecent assault for touching a student inappropriately. The teacher identified as McDonald Jubele Chikagwa, committed the crime… ...

Joshua Mbele apologises to Pastor Chakwera

Nov 01, 2021 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Social and political commentator Joshua Chisa Mbele has issued a public apology to  Pastor Nick Chakwera, who is President Lazarus Chakwera’s son. Mbele has apologised for claiming that Chakwera was a business partner of Pastor… ...

Woman sentenced to nine years in prison for stealing K98m from deceased’s estates

Nov 01, 2021 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

By Asimenye Sibale A 39-Year-old Chitipa District Council employee has been sentenced to nine years in prison for stealing K98 million from deceased’s estates. The woman identified as Lusubilo Mwenitete stole the money while working… ...

Reserve Bank heading to Supreme Court in ICT tender case

Nov 01, 2021 Andrew Cane Chilapondwa 0 &

Reserve Bank of Malawi (RBM) has applied for stay of application of judgment made by Judge Kenyatta Nyirenda who ordered the bank to restart procurement process for the 1.8 Billion Kwacha ICT contracts for procurement… ...

Young man released from Malawi prison after being selected to university

Oct 30, 2021 Russell Kondowe 2 &

A 22-year-old man, who was sentenced to nine years in prison, has been handed an early release from prison after being selected to Mzuzu University. The High Court sitting in Mzuzu has reduced the sentence… ...

Malawi’s defilement law under scrutiny

Oct 30, 2021 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

A three-judge panel of the Constitutional Court will examine Malawi’s law on defilement in relation to the way it criminalises consensual sexual relationships. The court will then determine constitutionality of law to the extent it… ...