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Man, 56, jailed 20 years for raping 13-year-old child

Jan 22, 2022 Martha Chikoti 0 &

The Mangochi Senior Resident Magistrate's Court yesterday sentenced 56-year-old lssah Mtenje to 20 years in prison for raping a 13-year-old child. The court heard through state prosecutor Sub Inspector Emmanuel Kambwiri that, the victim on… ...

Teenager jailed for vandalizing railway line

Jan 22, 2022 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

The Blantyre First Grade Magistrate's Court on Wednesday sentenced a 19-year-old man to 12 months in prison with hard labour for vandalising and stealing Pandrol clips belonging to Central East African Railways (CEAR). Ndirande Police… ...

Teacher slapped with 20-year jail-term for raping learner in Mzuzu

Jan 21, 2022 Mike Lyson Zgambo 0 &

The Senior Resident Magistrate Court sitting at Enukweni in Mzuzu City has sentenced a 50-year-old teacher, Petros Mwamondwe, to 20 years imprisonment with hard labour after he was found guilty of raping a 14-year-old standard… ...

Man sentenced to 14 years in prison for raping child

Jan 21, 2022 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

The Blantyre First Grade Magistrate's Court on Wednesday sentenced a 32-year-old man to 14 years imprisonment with hard labour for raping a nine-year-old child. Ndirande Police Station Public Relations Officer Sergeant Kelvin Nyirenda identified the… ...

Court adjourns Kalindo case over lawyer no-show

Jan 20, 2022 Contributor* 0 &

Zomba Chief Resident Magistrate, Austin Banda, has adjourned to a later date a case involving politician, Bon Kalindo, following the absence of his lawyer Gilbert Khonyongwa. Counsel Timothy Chirwa who represented Kalindo's lawyer, requested for… ...

Ex-convict gets 21 years in jail for raping nine-year-old child

Jan 20, 2022 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

By Sopani Ng'ambi A 30-year-old man, who was released from prison after serving two years of a nine-year sentence for raping a child, is going back to prison for raping another child. The Senior Resident… ...

Boy, 16, sent to reformatory centre over sex with girl aged 14

Jan 19, 2022 Mike Lyson Zgambo 0 &

The First Grade Magistrate's Court in Mzimba has ordered a 16-year-old boy child to go to Chirwa Reformatory Centre after his 14-year-old girlfriend revealed that she slept at his house and had sex with him.… ...

Court dismisses anti-mandatory Covid-19 vaccination case

Jan 14, 2022 Martha Chikoti 0 &

High Court Judge Kenyatta Nyirenda yesterday dismissed a case in which Centre for Democracy and Economic Development Initiatives (CDEDI) and freelance journalist Mundango Nyirenda wanted the court to stop the implementation of mandatory Covid-19 vaccination… ...

Aunt Tiwo goes to court

Jan 12, 2022 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Tiwonge Chimbalanga, also known as Aunt Tiwo, was at a court in South Africa yesterday to show support for a homeless man accused of setting fire to Parliament. Aunt Tiwo was among a group of… ...

High Court to deliver ruling on mandatory vaccine on Thursday

Jan 12, 2022 Martha Chikoti 0 &

The High Court will on Thursday make its ruling in a case where freelance journalist Mundango Nyirenda and the Centre for Democracy and Economic Development Initiatives want the court to stop government from implementing mandatory… ...

Lipipa reveals judges back UTM

Jan 08, 2022 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Opposition Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) Member of Parliament for Blantyre South, Noel Lipipa, has revealed that he has been getting pressure from members of the Malawi judiciary that he dumps DPP and join opposition UTM.… ...

Chakwera appoints Mzikamanda as Malawi Chief Justice

Jan 07, 2022 Baxter Mkumba 1 &

President Lazarus Chakwera has appointed Justice of Appeal Rizine Robert Mzikamanda, SC as the Chief justice of Malawi. The appointment follows the retirement of Andrew Nyirenda last month. According to a press release signed by… ...

MP Lipipa considering leaving DPP

Jan 07, 2022 Baxter Mkumba 0 &

Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) Member of Parliament for Blantyre City South Noel Lipipa is considering leaving the former ruling party to join UTM. Lipipa has said this in a Facebook post today. According to the… ...

Matindi owner Nserebo yet to pay back K15m to Mcheka Chilenje

Jan 07, 2022 Archangel Nzangaya 0 &

The former deputy speaker Esther Mcheka Chilenje has through the Blantyre High Court summoned Elvis Nserebo for failing to refund K15 million after a failed sale agreement of Matindi Academy premises which is already under… ...

Two men sentenced to 5 years in prison for motorcycle robbery

Jan 05, 2022 Russell Kondowe 0 &

The First Grade Magistrate's (FGM) Court in Blantyre yesterday sentenced Kelvin Swaibu, 26, and 20-year-old Amos Shaibu to 5 years imprisonment with hard labour (IHL) each for the offence of robbery with violence. According to… ...