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Three fined over charcoal, vehicle given to Malawi Govt

May 29, 2022 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

A court in Salima has ordered three people to pay fines totalling K900,000 for trafficking 85 bags of charcoal and the court has also ordered that the vehicle they were using should be given to… ...

Registrar of Political Parties dragged to court over failure to reveal financiers of parties

May 25, 2022 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

The Malawi Law Society (MLS) has dragged the Registrar of Political Parties to court over its failure to provide information on funding of major political parties. In July, 2021 and in September 2021 MLS asked… ...

Man gets 10 years in jail for illegal possession of ivory

May 24, 2022 Raphael Likaka 0 &

The Lilongwe Senior Resident Magistrate's Court yesterday sentenced 61-year-old Maliko Mndekano Mwale to 10 years imprisonment with hard labour for illegal possession of ivory. Mwale was found guilty of possession and dealing in government trophy… ...

Woman who stole friend’s baby sentenced to 5 years in prison

May 19, 2022 Martha Chikoti 0 &

The Mangochi Senior Resident Magistrate Court on Wednesday sentenced Lucia James to 5-years imprisonment with hard labour for stealing the one-month-old baby boy of her friend Laina Wisiki, 34, after she pretended to babysit the… ...

Malawi Supreme Court snubs Muluzi

May 17, 2022 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

The Supreme Court of Appeal has dismissed an application by former President Bakili Muluzi over the K1.7 billion corruption case which has dragged on for over 12 years. Muluzi appealed to the Supreme Court of… ...

Man who had sex with goat gets 4 years in prison

May 14, 2022 Russell Kondowe 0 &

The First Grade Magistrate's Court in Ntchisi on May 11 sentenced 20-year-old Thokozani Tchalesi to 4 years’ imprisonment with hard labour for having sex with a goat. The court heard through the state prosecutor, Sergeant… ...

Zion Pastor gets 30 years in prison for raping girl

May 13, 2022 Mike Lyson Zgambo 0 &

The high court sitting in Nkhata Bay District has sentenced a 35-year-old Zion Church Pastor to 30 years in prison for raping an 18-year-old church member. Justice Chimwemwe Kamowa has also sentenced two other men… ...