Month: June 2020 Posts

Mwaungulu says Chief Justice cannot be forced to retire

Jun 14, 2020 Lindiwe Sambalikagwa 0 &

Supreme Court of Appeal Judge, Justice Dunstain Mwaungulu, says Chief Justice Andrew Nyirenda cannot be forced to retire. Mwaungulu was reacting to a press release by Secretary to the Government Lloyd Muhara who claimed that… ...

Churches accuse Mutharika of attempting to undermine, capture Judiciary

Jun 14, 2020 Russell Kondowe 3 &

Churches under the Evangelical Association of Malawi (EAM) have accused President Peter Mutharika of attempting to undermine and capture the Judiciary by forcing the Chief Justice Andrew Nyirenda to retire. This is contained in a… ...

Chief Justice Nyirenda leaves Judiciary

Jun 13, 2020 Lindiwe Sambalikagwa 0 &

Chief Justice Andrew Nyirenda has left the Judiciary and a Supreme Court of Appeal judge will take over as Chief Justice in an acting capacity. According to a statement issued by the Chief Secretary to… ...

Public officer without integrity is threat to democracy – Chief Justice

Jun 10, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Chief Justice Andrew Nyirenda on Tuesday advised new commissioners of the Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) to be loyal to the Constitution and told them that a public officer without integrity is a threat to democracy.… ...

Chief Justice rejects South African lawyers

Apr 13, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 1 &

Chief Justice Andrew Nyirenda has rejected Malawi Electoral Commission’s (MEC) application for the admission of two South African lawyers who charged MEC K580 million to represent the commission in the presidential elections appeal case. Delivering… ...

Matemba tight-lipped on names of bribery suspects

Jan 14, 2020 Martha Chikoti 0 &

Anti-corruption Bureau (ACB) Director General Reyneck Matemba has kept a tight lid on the names of suspects who attempted to bribe Constitutional Court judges presiding over the presidential election case. On Tuesday Matemba held a… ...

Judiciary support staff strike resolved

Aug 23, 2017 Archangel Nzangaya 1 &

Courts across the country are set to reopen as Judiciary support staff have agreed to return to work. The employees who were striking to force government to start giving them house allowances say they will… ...