Month: July 2021 Posts

Talking Blues: 53 billion reasons that got Chikosa Silungwe “fired”

Jul 25, 2021 Mapwiya Muulupale 1 &

Following President Lazarus Chakwera terminating Attorney General (AG) Chikosa Silungwe’s contract just a year into his three-year term, many theories are flying around as to the why. This speculation is fuelled by the fact that… ...

Talking Blues: President Chakwera no longer at ease

May 09, 2021 Mapwiya Muulupale 0 &

“Nobody should be above the law. The Constitution is the country’s supreme law, so we must respect it; thus, I will make sure we don’t abuse it. Nobody will be allowed to do that from… ...

I have never leaked work – Silungwe  

Apr 27, 2021 Lindiwe Sambalikagwa 0 &

Attorney General (AG) Chikosa SIlungwe says he has never dabbled in the idiocy of leaking professional work done for a client. The AG said this today on Facebook following revelations by State House that it… ...

MCP sues Chakwera, AG caught in crossfire

Apr 04, 2021 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

The ruling Malawi Congress Party (MCP) has dragged President Lazarus Chakwera to court over the appointment of commissioners of the Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC). The commissioners are Arthur Nanthulu, Steve Duwa, Linda Kunje and Jean… ...

Chakwera cannot fire Chikosa: The People’s Attorney General

Feb 13, 2021 Mwayi Mkandawire 1 &

The hands of Malawi President Lazarus Chakwera are tied as he cannot fire Chikosa Silungwe who has been dubbed the 'people's attorney general'. There have been calls for Chakwera to fire Silungwe as some Tonse… ...

Chikosa spits fire: I will not let Malawians down for politics

Feb 12, 2021 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

Enough is Enough! Malawi's Attorney General (AG) Chikosa Silungwe has told public officials "who have deluded and condescending attitudes" towards him over his legal opinion that their conduct is "silly and immature". In a statement… ...

Woman deposits K1.6 million into Attorney General’s account

Sep 25, 2020 Lindiwe Sambalikagwa 0 &

The Malawi Police have launched investigations to establish the identity of a woman who deposited K1.6 million into the account of Attorney General Chikosa Silungwe. A slip which was shared on social media shows that… ...

Illegal dismissals, transfers cost Malawi K29 billion

Sep 03, 2020 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

Attorney General Chikosa Silungwe says Malawi has lost K29 billion in two financial years due to illegal dismissals and re-deployment of government employees. Silungwe revealed this in a letter to Vice President Saulos Chilima, Secretary… ...

Attorney General obtains injunction against construction of Chief Malemia’s house

Aug 18, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

By Synd Kalimbuka Malawi Attorney General, Dr Chikosa Silungwe, has obtained an injunction against construction of Senior Chief Malemia’s official house in Zomba. The injunction which this publication has seen was obtained at Zomba High… ...

Malawi’s AG Chikosa Silungwe takes over the internet

Jul 12, 2020 Lyonike Mughogho 0 &

Malawi's Attorney General Chikosa Silungwe is trending having taken an oath of office on Friday in a different fashion. Silungwe took a nonreligious oath as he did not hold the Bible or Quran and omitted… ...

Africans ask Malawi new attorney general to retain his natural afro

Jul 01, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Africans have asked new Attorney General (AG) of Malawi Chikosa Silungwe not to cut his natural hair. Silungwe was appointed the new AG of Malawi on Tuesday following Lazarus Chakwera’s ascendancy to the high office… ...

AG Kaphale under probe over hiring of South African lawyers

May 21, 2020 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

The Office of the Ombudsman in Malawi has launched investigations into Attorney General (AG) Kalekeni Kaphale’s alleged maladministration and abuse of power in the procurement of two South African lawyers for the elections case. Ombudsman… ...

Supreme Court rejects Kaphale’s application to stop Anti-Ansah demos

Sep 20, 2019 Lindiwe Sambalikagwa 3 &

The Supreme Court of Appeal has today thrown out an application by the Attorney General to stop the Human Rights Defenders Coalition (HRDC) from conducting anti-Jane Ansah protests. Justice Lovemore Chikopa rejected AG Kalekeni Kaphale’s… ...

AG, HRDC to present resolutions on demos to Supreme Court

Sep 05, 2019 Martha Chikoti 0 &

The Office of the Attorney General and the Human Rights Defenders Coalition (HRDC) are expected to present resolutions guiding post-election demonstrations to the Supreme Court of Appeal. Last month, Justice Lovemore Chikopa of the Supreme… ...

Demos should not cripple govt operations, protesters should be unarmed – Govt

Sep 04, 2019 Martha Chikoti 0 &

Government has told the Human Rights Defenders Coalition (HRDC) to ensure that post-election protesters are unarmed and that demonstrations do not shut down government operations. The government said this when representatives from the Malawi Police… ...