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Man fined K1.6 million for causing death of four teenagers

Jan 27, 2021 Martha Chikoti 0 &

A 30-year-old driver who caused death of four teenagers due to speeding in Mangochi has been ordered to pay a K1.6 million fine. The Mangochi Senior Resident Magistrate's Court ordered the driver Nathan Nyirenda to… ...

32 fined for not wearing masks in Mulanje

Jan 23, 2021 Owen Ndalama 0 &

The Senior Resident Magistrate's Court in Mulanje on Thursday ordered 32 people to pay a fine of K10, 000 each each for contravening the Malawi Public Health (Covid-19) regulations. The state through Sub Inspectors Lawrence… ...

Taxi drivers fined for holding demos

Jan 23, 2021 Mike Lyson Zgambo 0 &

The Senior Resident Magistrate Court in Mzuzu on Thursday fined 13 taxi drivers for staging demonstrations. The Court sitting before Senior Resident Magistrate Godfrey Nyirenda, heard through police prosecutor Sub-Inspector Lloyd Banda that the drivers… ...

Malawi Govt not ready with Fisd directors’ fraud case

Jan 20, 2021 Martha Chikoti 0 &

Malawi Government is failing to commence the fraud case against four Foundation for Irrigation and Sustainable Development (FISD) Limited directors two months after the four suspects were released on bail. Since FISD directors namely… ...

Malawi Govt pays lawyers for Chakwera, Chilima

Jan 14, 2021 Lindiwe Sambalikagwa 0 &

Lawyers who represented President Lazarus Chakwera and Vice President Saulos Chilima in the elections case have been paid their legal fees by the government. The court ruled last year that Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) should… ...

5 Pakistanis, 3 Bangladeshis jailed for illegal entry

Jan 13, 2021 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

By Topson Banda. The Karonga Senior Resident Magistrate Court on Monday sentenced five Pakistanis and three Bangladeshis to six months imprisonment with hard labour for illegal entry. The convicts have been identified as: Raheer Naem,… ...

Two filling station workers jailed for allowing robbers to steal K6m

Jan 09, 2021 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

By Topson Banda The First Grade Magistrate Court in Kasungu has sentenced two filling station workers to over two years in prison each for enabling robbers to steal K6 million at Kapalankhwazi Mount Meru Filling… ...