Month: February 2021 Posts

Piracy: COSOMA cracking down on offenders

Feb 13, 2021 Thula Chisamba 0 &

Under Malawi's copyright laws enacted in 2016, possession of pirated materials is an offense that attracts a penalty of MK5 million and 2 years in prison with hard labour. In line with this legal directive,… ...

Two jailed for escaping lawful custody

Feb 12, 2021 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

By: Topson Banda. The Nsanje first grade magistrate court has handed prison sentences to two people who escaped from police station. Paul Fombe aged 21 was sentenced to 2 years imprisonment for escaping from Nsanje… ...

Siku van impounded for smuggling charcoal

Feb 11, 2021 Russell Kondowe 0 &

The Department of Forestry has impounded a Siku Van which was being used to smuggle charcoal in Kasungu. The Siku Van alongside another van had seventy bags full of charcoal which were being transported to… ...

Six people fined K1.5 million for damaging bank notes

Feb 09, 2021 Martha Chikoti 0 &

Mangochi Senior Resident Magistrate's Court on Monday ordered five women and one man to pay fines amounting to K1.5 million for damaging and soiling Malawi Kwacha banknotes at a kitchen top-up. During court proceedings, Eastern… ...

Police officer jailed 21 years for rape

Feb 05, 2021 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

A police officer has been sentenced to 21 years in jail for raping 14-year-old girl in a police cell. Lilongwe Senior Resident Magistrate Shyreen Yona Chirwa handed out the sentence to the police officer this… ...

Court jails eight over counterfeit currency in Kasungu

Feb 05, 2021 Archangel Nzangaya 0 &

The Kasungu Senior Resident Magistrate’s Court has sentenced David Shumba to 14 years imprisonment and seven others to 4 years in prison each over counterfeit currency. According to state prosecutor Assistant Superintendent Peter Njiragoma, the… ...

Drunk Police officer in viral clip to be punished

Feb 02, 2021 Russell Kondowe 0 &

Malawi Police Service (MPS) says it will discipline and make an example of the Police officer who got drunk while in uniform and was captured in a viral video clip. Police spokesperson James Kadadzera has… ...