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Lawyers in Msundwe rape case pocket K255 million

Aug 07, 2021 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

After securing K121 million compensation for Msundwe women, lawyers who represented the women have been paid K255 million. This is according to an order on costs made by the High Court in Lilongwe on 6… ...

NOCMA given go-ahead to award fuel supply contracts

Aug 06, 2021 Russell Kondowe 0 &

The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) has given National Oil Company of Malawi Limited (NOCMA) a go-ahead to award fuel supply contracts to successful bidders. In a notice dated 6 August, ACB Director General Martha Chizuma has… ...

Mother jailed 5 yrs for aiding the rape of her daughter

Aug 06, 2021 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

By Michael Chiotcha A woman aged 33 in Mangochi has been sentenced to five years in prison for aiding her husband to rape the woman's 14-year-old daughter. A Court in Mangochi yesterday handed the prison… ...

Minibus tout gets 10 years in prison for stealing from prison officer

Aug 06, 2021 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

By Michael Chiotcha A court in Mangochi yesterday sentenced a 21-year-old minibus tout to 10 years in prison for stealing K480,000 from a prison officer. The convict has been identified as Sungeni Kusweje commonly known… ...

Court orders social commentator to apologize to Chakwera’s son

Aug 05, 2021 Archangel Nzangaya 0 &

The Lilongwe High Court on Wednesday ordered social and political commentator Joshua Chisa Mbele to issue a public apology to President Lazarus Chakwera's son, Nick Chakwera. In April this year, Mbele alleged that Martin Mainja,… ...

Man sentenced to 120 years in prison for raping three children

Aug 04, 2021 Malawi24 Reporter 1 &

A 39-year-old man who raped three children in Mzimba has been sentenced to 120 years in prison. High Court Judge Chimwemwe Kamowa has handed Stanford Phiri a 40-year sentence for each rape case but the… ...

Man jailed two years for stealing K2.7m from friend

Aug 02, 2021 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

A court in Lilongwe has sentenced a 43-year-old man to two years in jail for stealing his friend’s K2.7 million. The sentence has been handed by the Mapuyu Second Grade Magistrate's Court to Chikondi Chakweza.… ...