Month: February 2022 Posts

UN says wildlife crime in Malawi needs to be fully addressed

Feb 19, 2022 Martha Chikoti 0 &

United Nations (UN) Resident Coordinator Malawi Rudolf Schwenk says the increased trends in poaching of animals such as elephants and pangolins in Malawi is very worrying and if left unaddressed, wildlife trafficking will continue to… ...

At least five security guards killed in Malawi since January

Feb 19, 2022 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

At least five security guards have been killed in Malawi since January amid public concerns over security. In a recent case in Balaka, criminals have killed a security guard at a coffin workshop where the… ...

Court fines man for possessing Chamba

Feb 19, 2022 Mike Lyson Zgambo 0 &

Nkhatabay Principal Resident Magistrate Court has ordered Anderson Chikungu, 43, to pay K200,000 fine for being found in possession of Indian hemp locally known as chamba. The court heard through state prosecutor Senior Superintendent Moja… ...

Malawi Police Service says it is in control of security situation  

Feb 18, 2022 Malawi24 Reporter 1 &

By Mwayi Nsaliwa Malawi Police Service has been forced to release a statement addressing public concerns over security after incidents where the police were targeted by criminals. In a statement yesterday, Malawi Police Service Public… ...

In the Malawi Constitutional Court: Challenging the offence of “defilement” in instances of consensual adolescent intercourse

Feb 18, 2022 Kondwani Mkhalipi-Manyungwa 0 &

On Tuesday, 15 February 2022 the High Court of Malawi sitting as the Constitutional Court will hear the case of AJ & TS v State and Others which deals with a Constitutional challenge to the… ...

Three Malawi Police officers charged with negligence over stolen gun

Feb 16, 2022 Lindiwe Sambalikagwa 0 &

By Mercy Nsaliwa Three Malawi Police officers have been charged with negligence after a criminal broke into Zomba Police Station and stole a gun with ten rounds of ammunition. The officers are sub-Inspector Iness Kamwachale,… ...

Mother and two children strips woman naked

Feb 15, 2022 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Reported by Emmanuel Chilemba Police in Balaka have arrested a mother and her two children who were seen in a video clip assaulting and parading  a naked woman. The mother has been identified as Rosina… ...