Month: August 2023 Posts

Man arrested for raping 5-year-old child

Aug 15, 2023 Russell Kondowe 0 &

A 29-year-old man has been arrested in Rumphi for raping a 5-year-old child. Rumphi Police spokesperson Sergeant Tupeliwe Kabwilo has identified the suspect as Patrick Phiri. Kabwilo says on the material day, the victim was… ...

Teenager jailed 8 years for marrying 14-year-old girl

Aug 02, 2023 Russell Kondowe 0 &

A 19-year-old boy has been sentenced to eight years in prison for marrying a 14-year-old girl in Mulanje. The boy has been identified as Patrick Pachache. The two got married without the knowledge of the… ...

Girls in Mulanje urged to to report SGBV cases

Jul 24, 2023 Mike Kalumbi 0 &

As girls and young women continue being vulnerable to abuse during emergencies, Extra Mile Development Foundation together with Mulanje Youth Organisation have urged girls and young women to report cases of sexual and gender based… ...

Ntchisi council fires 10 teachers

Jul 13, 2023 Macmillan Mhone 0 &

Ntchisi District Council has fired 10 primary school teachers and interdicted three for excessive alcohol drinking and sexually abusing learners. The district’s Education Manager, Ronnex Banda, brought the development to light on Wednesday during a… ...

Man handed 14 years for raping 16-year-old girl

Jun 28, 2023 Macdonald Kaleso 0 &

The First Grade Magistrate Court in Balaka has sentenced a 31-year-old man identified as Isaac Manyozo to 14 years imprisonment with hard labour for being found guilty of raping a girl aged 16. State prosecutor,… ...

Two teenagers jailed for raping sex worker

Jun 28, 2023 Russell Kondowe 0 &

A court in Ntcheu in the Central Region of Malawi has sentenced two teenagers to six years in jail each for raping a sex worker. The two are Henry Davie aged 19 and Chimwemwe Maulidi… ...

Court rejects sex offender Ngomwa’s appeal for bail

Jun 21, 2023 Russell Kondowe 0 &

The Supreme Court of Appeal has rejected an application from convicted sex offender Andrew Ngomwa who wanted to be granted bail while awaiting conclusion of his appeal case. The High Court in March this year… ...