Month: May 2022 Posts

Expert trashes call for referendum on death penalty

May 22, 2022 Archangel Nzangaya 0 &

As debate on whether to abolish death penalty or not continues, one of Malawi's legal expert has trashed a call by Malawi Law Society (MLS) for a referendum on death penalty. This comes following a… ...

Legal expert wants retrial of cases in which Dzamalala’s reports were used

May 17, 2022 Archangel Nzangaya 0 &

Days after the Medical Council of Malawi (MCM) found Pathologist, Dr Charles Dzamalala, guilty of medical negligence over Kottana Chidyaonga's postmortem report, a legal expert says there is need for retrial of all cases in… ...

Malawi Legislators in support of death penalty abolition

Apr 14, 2022 Archangel Nzangaya 0 &

Malawian members of parliament have come out in support of the calls to abolish death sentence and many of them have since opted for life imprisonment instead. This follows a report by parliamentary committee on… ...

Organization develops radio play to encourage conversations on death penalty

Nov 03, 2021 Archangel Nzangaya 0 &

A radio play focusing on how the death penalty affects the society’s pursuit for justice will be aired on MBC Radio 1 starting this Thursday at 6:30 PM. According to the play’s producer, Chisomo Liwimbi,… ...

Group trained on death penalty ruling

Jun 10, 2021 Archangel Nzangaya 0 &

Members of community of Sant’ Egidio, a catholic layman association in the country has been trained on the recent Malawi Supreme Court of Appeal's judgment on the death penalty. According to one of the organizers… ...

Camp court grants bail to murder suspects

Jun 10, 2021 Archangel Nzangaya 0 &

A camp court sitting at Mulanje Prison has granted bail to over ten remandees who are answering charges of murder. The camp court was last month set by the community of Sant' Egidio, a lay… ...

Death penalty abolition is an answer to prayers – activist

Apr 30, 2021 Archangel Nzangaya 0 &

A Social justice activist says the abolition of the death penalty is an answer to prayers of poor Malawians who were sentenced to death. Alexious Kamangila, an activist who volunteers for the Community of Sant’… ...