Courts Archives

Three jailed for stealing goat in Dowa

Dec 06, 2021 Lameck Kamtoseni 0 &

Dowa First Grade Magistrate's Court sitting at Msongandeu Court on Friday sentenced three men to 18 months imprisonment with hard labour each for stealing a goat valued at K35,000. The court through state prosecutor Sergeant… ...

Three thieves sentenced to ten years in prison

Dec 04, 2021 Russell Kondowe 0 &

Three thieves who attacked a man with panga knives and stole K369,500 from him in Limbe have been sentenced to 10 years in prison each. The convicts are Steven Isaac, 21, Chimwemwe Chikwapula, 22, and… ...

Three Indians nabbed over work permits, Chinese national deported

Dec 02, 2021 Archangel Nzangaya 0 &

The Immigration authorities in Lilongwe have apprehended three Indian nationals for violating the country's work permit laws. This is according to Inspector Pasqually Zulu who is the publicist for central region Immigration office. He identified… ...

DPP slammed for ‘forum shopping’

Nov 27, 2021 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

The Constitutional Court has bashed the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) for deliberately avoiding the Lilongwe High Court and filing the elections case at Blantyre Court with hope of getting a favourable outcome in Blantyre. The… ...

Malawi Ombudsman files application against Kachaje injunction

Nov 23, 2021 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

The office of the Ombudsman has filed an application to vacate an injunction which currently restricts the Ombudsman from officially releasing a report that nullifies the appointment of Henry Kachaje as Malawi Energy Regulatory Authority… ...

Child sent to Reformatory Centre for breaking into radio station

Nov 18, 2021 Mike Lyson Zgambo 0 &

Mzuzu First Grade Magistrate Court on Wednesday sent a 16-year-old boy to Chirwa Reformatory Center for breaking into a radio station and stealing two computers. The Court heard through state child prosecutor, Sergeant Christina Shadreck,… ...

Sumbuleta’s indecent assault case transferred to Blantyre

Nov 12, 2021 Russell Kondowe 0 &

Former Malawi Broadcasting Corporation (MBC) Director General Aubrey Sumbuleta has registered a victory in his indecent assault case as the High Court in Lilongwe has agreed with his application to have the case transferred to… ...

Driver fined K700,000 for being found with charcoal, obstructing police

Nov 11, 2021 Daniel Sapuli 0 &

The First Grade Magistrate's court at Mponela in Dowa District has fined a 25-year-old truck driver 7500,000 Malawi Kwacha for being found in possession of 120 bags of Charcoal without license and for obstructing police… ...

Mphwiyo payout ruling set aside

Nov 10, 2021 Russell Kondowe 0 &

The Malawi Industrial Relations Court has set aside its ruling which ordered Malawi Government to pay former budget director Paul Mphwiyo all the money he was entitled to receive since he was removed from payroll… ...

Former MEC chairperson Kalaile dies

Oct 14, 2021 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Former chairperson of the Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) Justice James Kalaile (retired) has died. The commission has confirmed the death of Kalaile who has died this morning. MEC spokesperson Sangwani Mwafulirwa said the commission was… ...

Paralegals will increase access to justice – Law Professors

Sep 13, 2021 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

Law Professors are backing the motion for paralegals to represent clients in lower Malawi courts saying this would improve access to justice. There has been debate on the issue after the Legal Aid Bureau proposed… ...