Month: October 2019 Posts

Police deny training cadets

Oct 23, 2019 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

The Malawi Police Service (MPS) has rejected claims that it has trained and recruited 60 ruling party cadets. MPS spokesperson James Kadadzera rejected the claims in a statement today released jointly with Registrar of the… ...

Man jailed for rape in Kasungu

Oct 18, 2019 Johans Mumba 1 &

A court in Kasungu has sentenced a man aged 19 to 10 years in jail for raping a 16-year-old girl. The convict Chifundo Chirwa committed the offence on June 27, 2019 around the area of… ...

High Court acquits two men held 12 years at Chichiri Prison without trial

Oct 04, 2019 Luke Bisani 0 &

Prisons in Malawi have been registering high numbers of inmates beyond the facilities’ capacity prompting the High Court in Blantyre to clear two men of murder charges following their prolonged stay on remand. The two,… ...

Man jailed for stealing national IDs

Oct 04, 2019 Bright Malenga 0 &

The Mangochi second grade magistrate court on Wednesday sentenced a man to three years in prison for stealing national identity cards. The man James Amosi was convicted of robbery with violence. According to Mangochi Police… ...

Two jailed in Kasungu for killing elephant

Oct 03, 2019 Johans Mumba 0 &

The Kasungu Senior Resident Magistrate Court sitting at Kasungu has handed prison sentences to two people who killed an elephant inside Kasungu National Park. The two are Nickson Nthukwa Banda aged 45 and Assani Phiri.… ...

Chakwera says elections in his constituency were credible

Sep 30, 2019 Russell Kondowe 5 &

Malawi Congress Party (MCP) president Lazarus Chakwera says he took oath of office as Member of Parliament (MP) because he believes Parliamentary results for his constituency were correct. He said this in court today when… ...

Court removes ban on phone-in programmes  

Sep 26, 2019 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

The High Court in Lilongwe has lifted a ban on phone-in programmes saying the action taken by Malawi Communications Regulatory Authority (MACRA) infringed on press freedom. The court granted MISA Malawi an order stopping the… ...