Eric Aniva, a man from Nsanje who was convicted and served a two-year jail term for sleeping with over 100 women in a cultural sex scandal, says he will sue the government for jailing him over a normal cultural practice. Aniva, known as a “hyena”, told a local radio station that the conviction was erroneous, […]
Eric Aniva, an HIV-positive, self-professed “hyena man” who had sex with over 100 women and girls in Malawi as part of a “sexual cleansing” ritual, is out of jail after serving his sentence. The Blantyre Magistrate’s court in November 2016 sentenced Aniva to two years imprisonment on charges of indulging in harmful cultural practices and an attempt to […]
The hearing of an appeal case of an HIV-positive Eric Aniva who was sentenced to 24 two years in jail with hard labour for having unprotected sex with newly bereaved widows and has already served his half sentence in prison, failed to kick off on Tuesday after High Court judge Sylvester Kalembera disqualified himself from hearing the […]
An HIV-positive Malawian man Eric Aniva who was b sentenced to 24 two years in jail with hard labour for having unprotected sex with newly bereaved widows and has already served his half sentence in prison, will have his conviction and sentence reviewed by High Court judge in an appeal set to start on October […]
The sentencing to two years in jail for an HIV-positive Malawian man who said he had sex with at least 100 girls and women in traditional cleansing rituals has attracted mixed reactions with gender activisits expressing dissatisfaction that it is manifestly inadequate while some people from Nsanje have vowed to continue with “harmful” cultural practices. […]
Nsanje principal magistrate court has slapped two years jail sentence to Eric Aniva popularly known as ‘ Hyena man” for having sex with at least 100 girls and women in traditional cleansing rituals which the court said was“harmful practices” as he was also HIV-positive. Principal Magistrate Innocent Nebi before delivering the sentence, said Aniva 45, […]
Nsanje Magistrates’ Court on Friday convicted an HIV-positive man accused of having sex with more than 100 girls and women in a series of traditional cleansing rituals after being found guilty for having unprotected sex and convicted of “engaging in harmful practices”. Principal Resident Magistrate Innocent Nebi found Aniva, 45, guilty on two counts, saying he had concluded […]
Nsanje ‘hyena’ Eric Aniva, the man who confessed to defiling young girls and sleeping with widows in a sexual cleansing ritual when he was HIV positive has a case to answer on charges of harmful cultural practices and an attempt to commit the same offence contrary to Section 5 sub-sections 1 and 2 of the Gender Equality […]
Blntyre magistrates court faied to hear the case of Eric Aniva on Wednesday because the magistrate Innocent Nebi was engaged in other official duties in Lilongwe. The court was supposed to hear witnesses from journalists; Capital Radio’s Chinsinsi Moyo and former MBC journalist Eldson Chagara who is also photojournalist for Associated Press. The two are key […]
Erica Aniva, a man who openly boasted to have slept with over 100 widows and under age girls, will now be tried in a magistrate court in Blantyre. On Wednesday, he will know whether he will be on bail or not after his lawyer, Michael Goba Chipeta applied for the temporary freedom when the case […]
A Nsanje man accused of sleeping with 100 girls and women in a series of ritual cleansing will wait a bit longer for bail determination after the Nsanje principal court adjourned the case to September 29,2016. The defence counsels applied for bail for Eric Aniva Aniva, who comes from Chiphwembe Village in Traditional Authority(T/A) Malemia, […]
Eric Aniva, the Nsanje man who confessed to defiling young girls and sleeping with widows in a sexual cleansing ritual when he was HIV positive on Friday walked out of Nsanje principal magistrate court after two state witnesses took to the dock. Principal resident magistrate Innocent Nedi adjourned the case to September 16 when the […]
Blantyre Chief Resident Magistrate Thom Ligowe who was assigned to take over Eric Aniva “Hyena” case from Nsanje First Grade Magistrate Anderson Masanjala, on Wednesday failed to turn up so as to preside over the trial as he is reportedly outside the country for other official duties. Instead Judge Masanjala who recused himself from further […]
Blantyre Chief Resident Magistrate Thom Ligowe has taken over the case of Nsanje ‘hyena’ man Eric Aniva charged along side his accomplice-Vito Nkhalamba on sexual offences after First Grade Magistrate Anderson Masanjala recused himself. .Judiciary Spokesperson Mlenga Mvula confirmed the appointment of Judge Ligowe to proceed with the case once it resumes on August 25, […]
Erica Aniva, who has hit local and international headlines for sleeping with over 100 widows and young girls in an outdated cultural cleansing ritual came out of the court in Nsanje puffing but his case still looks smoky. Judiciary spokesperson Mlenga Mvula has said the court is yet to identify another magistrate after First Grade […]
Nsanje First Grade Magistrate Anderson Masanjala has dramatically recused himself from further presiding over a case in which Eric Aniva, popularly known as the Nsanje hyena and Vito Nkhalamba are answering sexual offences. Aniva and Nkhalamba might remain on remand for much longer as the magistrate has asked to step down from the case, saying he […]
Malawi Police arrested a second man in lower shire district of Nsanje who was plying his trade as a ‘hyena’ having sex with underage girls to initiate them into womanhood. Vito Nkhambala, in his early 40’s was arrested after Eric Aniva, 45 sparked social media outrage when he told local and international media that families […]
Nsanje Magistrate’s Court on Friday denied bail to Eric Aniva, the Nsanje man who confessed to defiling more than 100 adolescent girls as part of initiation rites into womanhood and sleeping with widows in a sexual cleansing ritual when he was HIV positive. Aniva, 45, was nabbed last month, when President Peter Mutharika ordered his […]