judiciary Archives

Chakwera assents to bill increasing Judges’ retirement age

Nov 14, 2022 Archangel Nzangaya 0 &

President Lazarus Chakwera has assented to the Courts Act (Amendment) Bill which raises the retirement age of judges from 65 to 70. Chakwera has also assented to the Criminal Procedure and Evidence Code Act (Amendment)… ...

Judges inspire students at St Michaels Girls school

Nov 13, 2022 Raphael Likaka 0 &

Women Judges Association of Malawi (WOJAM) held a career talk at St Michaels Girls Secondary School in Mangochi to encourage students to work hard in school and be ambitious to become Judges. Zomba High Court… ...

Four men jailed for total of 130 years for raping woman

Nov 12, 2022 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

The Blantyre Central Senior Resident Magistrate court on November 10, 2022 sent to jail four men for a total of 130 years for gang-raping a 22- year-old woman after they tied her fiance with ropes… ...

Man who allegedly hit traffic officers charged with two counts

Nov 11, 2022 Archangel Nzangaya 0 &

A 45-year-old man, Clifford Khomba, who is being accused of hitting four traffic police officers in Blantyre, has been charged with two counts of causing grievous harm and damaging property intentionally. In May this year,… ...

Man gets 7 years in jail for stealing motorcycle

Nov 04, 2022 Shorai Mopiwa 0 &

The Blantyre Central Senior Resident Magistrate's Court has sentenced Emmanuel Mvito to 7 years imprisonment with hard labour for attacking a Kabaza operator and robbing him of his motorcycle. Mvito attacked a motorcycle operator identified… ...

Judge Kenyatta Nyirenda snubs ACB

Oct 31, 2022 Russell Kondowe 0 &

High Court judge Kenyatta Nyirenda will continue hearing the corruption related case involving former Police chief George Kainja after the judge dismissed an application by the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB). The bureau wanted Nyirenda to recuse… ...

Namiwa’s bail revocation case fails to start

Oct 28, 2022 Martha Chikoti 0 &

Namiwa (L) and Kajoloweka The case in which the state wants human rights activist Sylvester Namiwa’s bail to be revoked failed to start today as the magistrate did not show up. The state has confirmed… ...