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Lawyer Maxwell Tembo disbarred for embezzling clients’ money

Apr 27, 2022 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Lawyer Maxwell Tembo of Ballen and Associates has been banned from practising as a lawyer for embezzling K7 million meant for his clients. Tembo stole the money in 2015 and was found guilty by the… ...

Minister speaks tough on soft punishment for defilement convicts

Apr 27, 2022 Contributor* 0 &

By Raphael Likaka Minister of Gender, Community Development and Social Welfare Patricia Kaliati says defilement cases are on the rise because courts give soft punishments that fail to stop men from committing similar offences. Speaking… ...

Man jailed 7 years for possessing ivory worth K7.2 million in Blantyre

Apr 24, 2022 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

The Principal Resident Magistrate's Court in Blantyre on April 21, 2022 sentenced a 29-year-old man, Chifundo Gwazantini, to 7 years in prison with hard labour for being found in possession of four pieces raw Ivory… ...

Two jailed 11 years over ivory in Kasungu

Apr 23, 2022 Lameck Kamtoseni 0 &

The Senior Resident Magistrate's Court sitting in Kasungu has sentenced two men to 11 years imprisonment with hard labour each for possessing ivory. The two are Blessings Sibande, 42, and Divason Phiri, 53. The court… ...

Coroner orders exhumation of Mtekama’s body

Apr 17, 2022 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

The body of former Criminal Investigations Department (CID) director Bob Mtekama will be exhumed amid a probe into his death. Lilongwe Chief resident magistrate Patrick Chirwa, sitting as a coroner, last week ordered the exhumation… ...

Uphold rule of law, Chakwera tells new judges

Apr 09, 2022 Bright Malenga 0 &

Malawi President, Lazarus Chakwera, has told newly appointed and sworn-in judges of the High Court to uphold the values cast in the rule of law in fortifying democratic governance in the country. Chakwera made the… ...

Uladi Mussa’s application for bail rejected

Apr 07, 2022 Russell Kondowe 0 &

Malawi Supreme Court of Appeal has refused to release former Minister of Homeland Security Uladi Mussa on bail pending determination of his appeal case. Mussa who is serving a five-year sentence for abuse of office,… ...