Month: July 2020 Posts

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… ...

Man attempts to bomb activists’ vehicle

Aug 30, 2019 Martha Chikoti 0 &

An unknown person on Friday afternoon attempted to bomb a vehicle belonging to the Human Rights Defenders Coalition (HRDC) in Lilongwe. The man who was not caught was seen with a grenade going towards the… ...

Attorney General complains over murmuring

Aug 14, 2019 Martha Chikoti 0 &

… Election case hearing to resume Friday Attorney General Kalekeni Kaphale today complained over murmuring by the members of the public in court prompting the Constitutional Court to warn that it will kick out anyone… ...