The High Court of Malawi, in Lilongwe, has postponed its decision regarding the constitutional challenge to the appointment of Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Fostino Maele, as the court has indicated that the judgment is not yet ready.
Diof Simaone, a 36-year-old soldier from Kamuzu Barracks, has been found guilty of engaging in sexual intercourse with a 15-year-old girl, resulting in her pregnancy.
Yeremia Chihana has been suspended from his position as Chief Executive Officer of the Blantyre Water Board (BWB) due to allegations of serious misconduct and abuse of authority.
The High Court has ordered that Blantyre International University (BIU) pay the National Council for Higher Education (NCHE) a sum of MK19.805 million within 14 days as legal costs, following the dismissal of BIU’s lawsuit against the higher education authority.
The Malawi Police Service (MPS) has arrested two officials from the National Oil Company of Malawi (NOCMA) in connection with the alleged fraudulent transfer of US$403,615 ( about k700 million).
The Balaka Magistrate’s Court has convicted seven people who pleaded guilty to charges of theft and malicious damage involving property belonging to businessman Hassan Safili Obeya.
The Malawi Prison Service (MPS) reports that it has seized more than 500 mobile phones, 1,000 SIM cards, 5 kilograms of Indian hemp, and various other prohibited items since the introduction of advanced scanning machines at Zomba Central Prison.
The Malawi Prison Service has recorded a decline in both Junior Certificate of Education (JCE) and Primary School Leaving Certificate (PSLC) examination results compared to last year. This year, 49 out of 70 inmates who sat for the JCE examinations passed, representing a 70 percent pass rate, down from 76 percent recorded last year. Meanwhile,…
An unidentified woman has lost her life, and 12 others have been injured after a minibus they were in overturned on the M1 Blantyre-Chikwawa road.
Police in Dowa have arrested a 49-year-old man, Rickson Maidaida from Jumbe village, Traditional Authority Chiwere, on charges of allegedly defiling his 5-year-old daughter in Chavu village within the district. According to the police, the arrest was made following a report from the victim’s mother, who disclosed that the suspect, her ex-husband whom she divorced…
