Courts Archives

Man jailed for attempting to sell uncle for K150,000

Jan 27, 2023 Russell Kondowe 0 &

A 24-year-old man has been sentenced to a year in prison for attempting to sell his uncle for 150,000 Malawi Kwacha. The convict has been identified as Sekerani Brighton. State Prosecutor, Sub Inspector Thokozani Juziwell,… ...

Zomba man jailed 7 years for breaking into house and stealing items

Jan 21, 2023 Martha Chikoti 0 &

The Chief resident Magistrate's Court in Zomba has sentenced a 19-year-old man, Charles William, to 7 years imprisonment with hard labour for breaking into a house and stealing several items. The court through state prosecutor… ...

Man gets 10 years in prison for throwing baby to the ground

Jan 19, 2023 Mike Lyson Zgambo 0 &

The First Grade Magistrate Court in Nkhata Bay District has ordered 40-year-old Lyman Salima Kamanga to spend next 10 years of his life behind bars for injuring his own 4-month-old baby girl by throwing the… ...

54-year-old man jailed 8 years for raping 13-year-old child

Jan 07, 2023 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

A man aged 54 has been sentenced to eight years in prison in Dowa for raping a 13-year-old child. The man identified as Bwerezani Samison raped the child on 12 August 2022 at Bowe Trading… ...

Woman jailed five years for stealing child in 2019

Dec 26, 2022 Malawi News Agency (MANA) 0 &

Mzimba Second Grade Magistrate Court has sentenced Ester Gumbo, 35, to five years’ Imprisonment with Hard Labour (IHL) for stealing an eight-month-old girl at Emfeni Market in the district in 2019. The Court heard that… ...

Malawi Judicial Service Commission is too damaged to discipline corrupt judges — Law Professor

Aug 06, 2022 Danwood M Chirwa 0 &

Fellow Malawians, do not underestimate the depth of corruption and unprofessional conduct within the Malawian judiciary that was being talked about earlier this week. It goes really deep. This is a problem practising lawyers have… ...

Man fined for cultivating Indian Hemp

Mar 14, 2022 Lameck Kamtoseni 0 &

The Dowa First Grade Magistrate's Court has ordered a 25-year-old man to pay K80, 000 fine for cultivating Indian Hemp without a licence. The court through state prosecutor Sub Inspector Ezara Bakili heard that the… ...