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Chisale the billionaire: Owns K3 billion assets

Oct 12, 2021 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Former presidential bodyguard Norman Chisale has assets estimated at K3 billion. Attorney General Thabo Chakaka Nyirenda says Chisale’s assets are questionable considering that he was earning a salary of not more than K500 000. Chisale… ...

Two men jailed 18 years each for raping children

Oct 11, 2021 Daniel Sapuli 0 &

Thyolo Senior Resident Magistrate's Court on Friday sentenced two men to 18 years imprisonment with hard labour each for the offence of defilement contrary to Section 138 of the Penal Code. Thyolo police public relations… ...

Court snubs Malawi Law Society on paralegals

Oct 08, 2021 Archangel Nzangaya 0 &

The Lilongwe High court has dismissed an application by the Malawi Law Society (MLS) for judicial review on a proposal to allow paralegals to represent people in the country's magistrate courts. The development follows MLS's… ...

Court dismisses Chisale’s application in certificate case

Oct 08, 2021 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

The High Court has dismissed Norman Chisale’s application in the certificate case, paving the way for the case to proceed at the Lilongwe Senior Resident Magistrate's Court. Chisale, the ex-bodyguard of former President Peter Mutharika,… ...

Rapist gets 20 years IHL in Mangochi

Oct 08, 2021 Martha Chikoti 0 &

Mangochi Senior Resident Magistrate's Court has sentenced a 26-year-old man to 20 years imprisonment with hard labour for raping a five-year-old girl. The court handed the sentence to John James on Wednesday. The court through… ...

Chinese company ordered to pay K1.7bn fine

Oct 07, 2021 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

China State Construction Engineering Corporation Limited has been ordered to pay K1.7 billion to FISD Company Limited for breach of contract. The High Court of Malawi Commercial Division in Lilongwe has delivered the ruling in… ...

Teenagers awarded K51 million after being arrested for getting pregnant

Oct 07, 2021 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

Several learners who fell pregnant in 2016 in Nkhata Bay and the boys responsible for the pregnancies have been awarded K51 million after they were arrested in 2016 over the pregnancies. The High Court of… ...