Man walks free in sexual abuse case
The Senior Resident Magistrate’s Court in Liwonde has acquitted Jafali Jawadu after ruling the prosecution failed to establish a case of sexual intercourse with a child under section 138(1) of the Penal Code.
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Ireen not Thandi to represent Malawi at Miss World
Controversy is brewing in the pageant community after Miss Malawi organizers announced that 21-year-old Ireen Navicha will represent Malawi at Miss World, bypassing reigning Miss Malawi Thandi Chisi. According to Miss Malawi official Godfrey Kambewa, the decision was based on precedent. The organization has historically sent contestants aged between 18 and 25, and after a…
Elephant kills man in Ntcheu
A 43 year old man, identified as Chiunguza Henderson, has died following an attack and trampling by an elephant in Zalengela 1 Village, located in the area of Traditional Authority Ganya of Ntcheu District.
MPs sent out from Malawi Parliament for wearing jeans
Today, Esther Jolobala, the Second Deputy Speaker of Parliament, expelled two Members of Parliament for breaching the dress code.
Fallen wall kills three, others injured in Limbe
Three people have died, and 21 others have suffered varying degrees of injuries following the collapse of a warehouse wall they were constructing at GM Plastics Industries in Maone, Limbe Township, Blantyre.
Malawi Prison Service hopes for reduced need for food
The Malawi Prisons Service says it anticipates a decrease in the strain on food and housing resources following President Peter Mutharika’s announcement of a 12-month general amnesty for all inmates, excluding those serving life sentences, in celebration of this year’s independence.
Korean teenager dies in Lake Malawi
Eugene Enoch Kwon, a 17-year-old from South Korea, has died after drowning in Lake Malawi at Cape Maclear in Monkey Bay.
Woman cries for jailed abusive husband
There was drama at Balaka Second Grade Magistrate’s Court after a woman walked from the public gallery to beg for mercy for her husband moments after he was sentenced.
University students want fees reduced
A group of students from public universities have submitted a petition to Parliament requesting a halt to the recently announced tuition fee increase, claiming that this rise will render higher education unaffordable for numerous Malawians.
Men fined for missing manhood stories
The Nsanje Second Grade Magistrate Court has found seven people guilty of disseminating false information likely to incite panic regarding purported manhood disappearances and ordered them to pay fines ranging from K400,000 to K600,000.