Month: March 2020 Posts

Convict escapes from police custody on sentencing day

Mar 27, 2020 Chikondi Magalasi 0 &

A 19-year-old boy convicted of sexually abuse and impregnating a 14-year-old girl escaped from police custody in Phalombe on the day when a court was expected to deliver its sentence. Our investigations have revealed the… ...

Man sentenced to 12 years in prison for raping 6-year-old girl

Mar 26, 2020 Mike Lyson Zgambo 0 &

  A 21-year-old man in Rumphi has been sentenced to 12 years in prison for raping a six-year-old child after she had asked him to help her cross a river on her way home from… ...

NICE intervention ends sexual abuse of cash transfer beneficiaries

Mar 26, 2020 Daniel Sapuli 0 &

Cases where Village Development Committee (VDC) members demand sex from female beneficiaries of social cash transfer programs have ended at Pwemphwe in Thyolo following the intervention of National Initiative for Civic Education (NICE). The community… ...

Man gets 10 years in prison for raping sex worker

Mar 13, 2020 Martha Chikoti 0 &

The Mangochi Senior Resident Magistrate's Court on Thursday sentenced a 25-year-old man to 10 years in prison for raping a sex worker. Mangochi police spokesperson Sub Inspector Amina Tepani Daudi has identified the convict as… ...

Man arrested for raping own daughter

Mar 07, 2020 Daniel Sapuli 0 &

Police in Lilongwe are keeping in custody a 37-year-old-man for raping his own daughter aged 13. According to the Deputy Public Relations Officer for Lilongwe police station, Sergeant Foster Benjamin, the suspect identified as Dickson… ...

Man rapes three children

Mar 05, 2020 Lindiwe Sambalikagwa 0 &

A Chikwawa man identified as Chitoleni Njobvu is on the run after raping three children aged between 9 and 12. Police in Chikwawa have launched a manhunt for the suspect who raped the three girls… ...

Unilia student to speak out on sex for grades

Mar 05, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

During this year’s International Women’s Day which falls on March 7, University of Livingstonia (Unilia) students will speak out on the issue of sex for grades at the university. Unilia, Students Union Speaker, Tanaka Chirombo… ...

Man gets 10 years in prison for rape

Feb 29, 2020 Martha Chikoti 0 &

The Mangochi Senior Resident Magistrate court on Wednesday sentenced 41-year-old Lameck Nkhata to 10 years in prison for raping a woman aged 20. Mangochi Sub Inspector Amina Tepani Daudi said Nkhata raped the woman on… ...

Man repeatedly rapes two children, infects them with STD

Feb 28, 2020 Russell Kondowe 0 &

Police in Mwanza have arrested a 22-year-old man for raping two children on multiple occasions and infecting them with a sexually transmitted disease. According to Mwanza Police Station Public Relations Officer, Inspector Edwin Kaunda, the… ...

Teacher arrested for raping, impregnating STD 7 learner

Feb 27, 2020 Owen Ndalama 1 &

A 28-year-old primary school teacher is in police custody in Phalombe for raping and impregnating a 14-year-old Standard 7 learner from his school. The teacher has been identified as Dyson Chawawa who was working at… ...

Communities trained on gender based violence

Feb 22, 2020 Chikondi Magalasi 0 &

People from different Traditional Authorities in Phalombe have been taught on issues of Gender Based Violence (GBV) in order to curb cases of GBV in the district. These orientation programmes were organised by Phalombe Youth… ...

Concern over rise in sexual abuse cases in Thyolo

Feb 15, 2020 Daniel Sapuli 0 &

Police in Thyolo have expressed concern over the increase in sexual abuse cases in the district. According to Officer In-charge for Thyolo police station Inspector Davie Chingwalu, sexual abuse cases rose by 14 percent in… ...

HRDC demands justice in Msundwe rapes

Feb 11, 2020 Mike Kalumbi 0 &

The Human Rights Defenders Coalition (HRDC) has made a fresh demand for the Malawi Police to arrest officers suspected of raping women at Msundwe. Chairperson of the coalition Timothy Mtambo was speaking on Monday during… ...

Man jailed 14 years for raping one-year-old baby

Feb 08, 2020 Owen Ndalama 0 &

The Phalombe First Grade Magistrate's Court on Thursday sentenced a 23-year-old-man to 14 years imprisonment with hard labour for raping a one-year-old baby. The convict has been identified as Maxwell Galimoto from Mwaapa village of… ...

Women march against gender based violence

Feb 02, 2020 Martha Chikoti 1 &

…Want men to hold fellow men accountable Young Feminists Network together with PEPETA Network on Saturday marched against cases of sexual abuse and violence against women. The two organizations conducted the peaceful march on Saturday… ...