News In Brief (894)
Two Locked-up Over Fake Currency
Two men are in police custody in Mwanza district on suspicion they had in their possession fake Malawi Kwacha notes to the value of 66 thousand Kwacha.
Msundwe Police-Rape Victims Claim Harassment
Women who say were raped and defiled by police officers at Msundwe and other areas in Lilongwe say police officers conducting fresh criminal investigations into the matter are harassing them.
Mining Firm Withdraws Case Against Community
A Chinese mining firm which sued a community in which it is operating on obstruction to its right to economic activity has withdrawn the matter in court opting for mutual settlement.
UTM Claims Witness Attacks
Opposition UTM party has condemned what it calls attacks and intimidation leveled against two of its members who were witnesses in the historic presidential election case.
Extended Legal Aid Access Delayed
The desire to open more legal aid offices in the country to increase access to justice for the citizenry has been choked with challenges that have now delayed role out of the program.
SDA Head in Malawi February
Seventh Day Adventist Church world leader, Pastor Ted Wilson, is expected in the country a month from now on 7th February 2020 and the news has sparked excitement among SDA faithful.
Police Cant Police - Sibande
Right activist, Chrispine Sibande, says public trust in the Malawi Police Service is at an all-time low such that it cannot be trusted to investigate wrong doing of its own officers.
Bishop Mtumbuka on Mob Justice
Head of the Catholic diocese of Karonga, Bishop Martin Mtumbuka, has demanded of government redoubled efforts on improving literacy and eradicating poverty in the country.
Teenage ‘Hubby’ Sent to Jail
A teenager boy who eloped with 13-year-old girl for a wife in Kasungu will go to jail until he is 30.
Army Worms' Outbreak Rages
Crops fields for an estimated 262 thousand smallholder farmers have been attacked by either fall army worm or the African army worm which have now reached outbreak proportions.