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Man gets 15 years in jail for raping stepdaughter

Sep 29, 2020 Lameck Kamtoseni 0 &

The Senior Resident Magistrate Court in Ntcheu has sentenced a 42-year-old man to 15 years in jail with hard labor for raping his 12-year-old stepdaughter. The state prosecutor, Sub Inspector Brazio Kambalame, told the court… ...

Drug thief fined K1 million

Sep 28, 2020 Lameck Kamtoseni 0 &

The Ntcheu Senior Resident Magistrate’s court has ordered a 43-year-old man to pay a K1 million fine for stealing medical drugs. Senior Magistrate Yohane Munthali told the convict to pay one million kwacha fine or… ...

Man jailed for escaping from lawful custody

Sep 28, 2020 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

Written by Joseph Mbughi The Chitipa First Grade Magistrate Court on Friday sentenced a 30- year-old man to eight months Imprisonment with Hard Labour (IHL) for escaping from lawful custody. The court heard that on… ...

Woman jailed three years over Chamba

Sep 27, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

A 38-year-old woman has been sentenced to three years in prison for being found in possession of cannabis sativa (chamba). The woman has been identified as Mirriam Dickson. She was found in possession of 60… ...

Govt ordered to pay K251 million to stadium stampede victims

Sep 26, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

A court in Lilongwe has awarded K251 million in compensation to families and victims affected by the Bingu Stadium stampede. The High Court delivered its ruling on the issue on Monday this week. Lawyer for… ...

Court says Chisale should undergo mental checkup

Sep 21, 2020 Russell Kondowe 0 &

The High Court in Lilongwe has ordered that former presidential bodyguard Norman Chisale should undergo mental examination at Zomba Mental hospital. Judge Ivy Kamanga has issued the order in a ruling on Chisale’s bail application.… ...

Computer theft suspect Henry Mussa granted bail

Sep 21, 2020 Russell Kondowe 0 &

A court in Lilongwe has granted bail to former Minister of Information Henry Mussa who is being accused of stealing computers from the ministry. The Lilongwe Principal Magistrate Court has also freed on bail former… ...