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Chakwera pardons Mussa John, former minister Uladi Mussa

Apr 10, 2023 Martha Chikoti 0 &

President Lazarus Chakwera has pardoned 200 prisoners including former Home Affairs minister Uladi Mussa and teenager Mussa John. Uladi Mussa who was sentenced to five years in prison for being found guilty of corruptly awarding… ...

Chakwera pardons 230 prisoners, removes three from death row

Dec 23, 2022 Macdonald Kaleso 0 &

President Lazarus Chakwera has pardoned 230 prisoners and has commuted death sentences of three prisoners to life imprisonment. According to a press release signed by secretary for Homeland Security Oliver Kumbambe which we have seen,… ...

20 murder suspects granted bail through camp court

Dec 19, 2022 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Twenty murder suspects, some of whom have been awaiting trial for five years, have been released on bail through a camp court that was set up by Legal Aid Bureau at Maula Prison in Lilongwe.… ...

Overcrowding in prisons fueling spread of HIV and TB

Dec 07, 2022 Martha Chikoti 0 &

Chiwayura Overcrowding in Malawi's prisons has been singled out as one of the factors contributing to the spread of HIV and Tuberculosis (TB). This statement has been made at a meeting on the presentation of… ...

Zomba Diocese donates drugs and clothes to inmates at Pyupyu Prison

Oct 25, 2022 Russell Kondowe 0 &

Zomba Diocese through Catholic Directorate for Prison Ministry has donated medical drugs and clothes to inmates at Pyupyu Prison also known as Makwapala in Zomba. Diocesan Director of Catholic Prison Ministry, Sister Priscilla Tembo, handed… ...

Zomba Malosa MP cheers 361 inmates at Domasi Prison

Sep 15, 2022 Raphael Likaka 0 &

Member of Parliament for Zomba Malosa, Grace Kwelepeta, cheered and provided lunch, body lotion and tablets of soap to 361 inmates at Domasi Prison.. Speaking to the inmates, Kwelepeta said she visited them and provided… ...

Malawi Prisons send five students to universities

Jul 07, 2022 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Five people who were studying in Prisons' reformatory schools have been selected to continue their studies at various public universities in the country. Malawi Prison Service Spokesperson Chimwemwe Shaba has confirmed, saying two of the… ...