Month: January 2020 Posts

Mutharika condemns attempts to bribe judges

Jan 25, 2020 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

President Peter Mutharika has condemned attempts to bribe the five judges presiding over the presidential elections case. In a statement signed by Samuel Tembenu who is one of the president’s lawyers, Mutharika says he has… ...

NICE steps up efforts to promote peace

Jan 25, 2020 Martha Chikoti 0 &

National Initiative for Civic Education (NICE) has been conducting a series of peace building workshops throughout the country as one way of promoting peace and co-existence in the country. Speaking on Friday after a workshop… ...

Malawians ask ACB to arrest midnight magistrate

Jan 23, 2020 Lindiwe Sambalikagwa 0 &

…HRDC demands Law Society to investigate conduct of lawyers Malawians have demanded the arrest of magistrate Ben Chitsakamile who released bribery suspect Thomson Mpinganjira just after midnight on Thursday. People on social media have argued… ...

Matemba disgusted by Mpinganjira’s release

Jan 23, 2020 Richard Jimu 0 &

Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) Director General Reyneck Matemba has expressed disgust at bribery suspect Thom Mpinganjira’s midnight release from police custody. Mpinganjira who was arrested on Wednesday was expected to spend the night at Blantyre Police… ...

Mpinganjira released at midnight

Jan 23, 2020 Lindiwe Sambalikagwa 0 &

…ACB says Judiciary is rotten Bribery suspect Thomson Mpinganjira was released at around midnight after a magistrate in Zomba issued an order cancelling a warrant of arrest earlier obtained by the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB). The… ...

Mpinganjira to spend night in police custody

Jan 22, 2020 Russell Kondowe 1 &

FDH Bank Chief Executive Officer Dr. Thomson Mpinganjira will spend the night in police custody following his arrest earlier today on bribery allegations. According to the Anti-Corruption Bureau, Mpinganjira will be at Blantyre Police tonight… ...

FDH Bank boss Mpinganjira arrested over attempts to bribe judges

Jan 22, 2020 Mwayi Mkandawire 2 &

The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) has arrested FDH Bank Chief Executive Officer Dr. Thomson Mpinganjira following attempts to bribe five Constitutional Court judges presiding over the Presidential Elections Case. ACB spokesperson Egrita Ndala has confirmed the… ...

Malawi elections case ruling to be delivered between January 27 and February 3

Jan 22, 2020 Mwayi Mkandawire 1 &

The Constitutional Court will deliver its ruling in the presidential elections case between 27 January and 3 February, 2020. Registrar of the High Court Agnes Patemba has confirmed but has quashed reports that the exact… ...

Suspects in Kottana’s death remanded

Jan 21, 2020 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

A court in Lilongwe has ordered that three suspects in the death of 23-year-old Kottana Chidyaonga should continue to be kept in custody. The three, Timothy Mtilosanje (28), Gilbert Kamaliza (29) and Diana Bhagwanji (23),… ...

Evil chief gets 13 years for rape

Jan 21, 2020 Owen Ndalama 0 &

The Nkhotakota First Grade Magistrate Court on Monday sentenced Group Village Headman (GVH) Chioza of the district to 13 years in prison for raping a girl aged 8. Chief Chioza whose real names are Mussa… ...

Driver fined K280,000 after hitting six people

Jan 19, 2020 Owen Ndalama 1 &

The Mangochi First Grade Magistrate's Court on Friday ordered 32-year-old Henry Mukhuli to pay a K280,000 fine for hitting six people as a result of driving a car whilst drunk. Mukhuli was sentenced to pay… ...

Five jailed for looting during anti-Ansah demos

Jan 18, 2020 Daniel Sapuli 0 &

The first grade magistrate court in Lilongwe has sentenced five men to three years imprisonment with hard labour for stealing goods worth K23 million in October last year during anti-Jane Ansah demonstrations. According to the… ...

Government ordered to allow Rastafarian children in schools

Jan 14, 2020 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

The High Court in Zomba has ordered the Ministry of Education to allow children of Rastafarian religion enroll into public schools. The court has issued the order following an application sought by a pupil who… ...

Opposition politician Kabwila released on bail

Jan 14, 2020 Lindiwe Sambalikagwa 1 &

The Lilongwe Senior Resident Magistrate’s Court has granted bail to politician Jessie Kabwila who was arrested for intimidating Constitutional Court judges. Senior Resident Magistrate Shyreen Chirwa  told Kabwila to pay a cash bond of K20,000,… ...

Anti-corruption alliance wants foreigner to monitor bribery investigations

Jan 14, 2020 Mwayi Mkandawire 1 &

The Alliance Against Serious and Organised Corruption has called on the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) to appoint a monitor from outside Malawi to observe investigations into allegations that some people attempted to bribe Constitutional Court judges.… ...