Month: September 2021 Posts

Mphwiyo set for massive payout

Sep 18, 2021 Russell Kondowe 0 &

Government must pay former budget director Paul Mphwiyo all the money he was entitled to receive since 2014 when he was removed from the Government payroll, a court has ruled. The Industrial Relations Court has… ...

K20 billion theft: Suspects granted bail

Sep 16, 2021 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

K20 billion theft: Suspects granted bail Four suspects accused of stealing K20 billion at Malawi Leaf Company have been granted bail in Lilongwe. The four appeared before Chief Resident Magistrate Patrick Chirwa of Lilongwe registry… ...

Woman gets 17 years in jail for scalding husband

Sep 16, 2021 Martha Chikoti 0 &

Mangochi Senior Resident Magistrate Court yesterday sentenced a 20-year-old woman to 17-years imprisonment with hard labour for splashing hot water on her husband over financial issues. The court heard through state Prosecutor Sub Inspector Blessings… ...

Man fined K400,000 over charcoal in Dowa

Sep 15, 2021 Martha Chikoti 0 &

The Dowa First Grade Magistrate's Court sitting at Msongandeu Court on Tuesday ordered a 38-year-old man to pay a fine of K400,000 after he was found transporting 275 bags of charcoal. The court through state… ...

AG Nyirenda wants DPP elections case dismissed

Sep 14, 2021 Macmillan Mhone 1 &

The Constitutional Court will on September 29 hear an application by Attorney General Thabo Chakaka Nyirenda who wants the Democratic Progressive Party’s presidential election case dismissed arguing that the DPP cannot be rewarded for its… ...

Talking Blues: But let justice flow like a river…

Sep 12, 2021 Mapwiya Muulupale 0 &

On Friday, 10 September 2021, the High Court found local magnate Dr Thomson Mpinganjira guilty of attempting to bribe Constitutional Court judges who were ruling on the disputed 2019 presidential election. Mpinganjira, the founder of… ...

Mpinganjira wants suspended sentence

Sep 10, 2021 Russell Kondowe 0 &

Businessperson Thom Mpinganjira has asked the High Court to hand him a suspended sentence which would see him being spared from going to jail. Mpinganjira made the request through his lawyer, Patrice Nkhono, who was… ...

Mpinganjira found guilty

Sep 10, 2021 Russell Kondowe 0 &

Malawian businessperson Thom Mpinganjira attempted to bribe Constitutional Court Judges in order to secure a judgement in favour of the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), the High Court has ruled. Judge Dorothy DeGabrielle has delivered the… ...

Woman charged for sharing video clip ‘to ridicule President Chakwera’

Sep 10, 2021 Russell Kondowe 2 &

A woman aged 20 appeared before a court in Lilongwe yesterday after she was arrested for sharing on a WhatsApp group a video clip which the state believes was aimed at ridiculing President Lazarus Chakwera.… ...

Boy child gets 14 years for defiling with another child

Sep 09, 2021 Russell Kondowe 0 &

A boy child who was defiling with another girl child has been sentenced to 14 years for their defilement. The girl child who defiled the jailed boy child has been left free. The boy has… ...

Mpinganjira bribery case: Judgement to be delivered Friday

Sep 08, 2021 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Businessperson Thom Mpinganjira will know his fate on Friday when High Court Judge Dorothy DeGabrielle is expected to deliver judgement in the case in which he is accused of attempting to bribe five Judges. Following… ...

Lorry given to Govt over charcoal trafficking

Sep 07, 2021 Russell Kondowe 0 &

A court in Lilongwe yesterday ordered forfeiture of a lorry to Malawi Government after a driver used the vehicle to transport 165 bags of charcoal. The Lilongwe Senior Residence Magistrate Court has ordered also ordered… ...

Mulli seeks K2.1 billion in damages from audit firm over RBM report

Sep 04, 2021 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Mulli Brothers Limited (MBL) is seeking K2.1 billion compensation from Deloitte & Touche Services Limited, saying the audit firm defamed the company in a forensic audit report for the Reserve Bank of Malawi (RBM). In… ...

MCP’s Gerald Kazembe takes election challenge to Supreme Court

Sep 02, 2021 Guest Writer 0 &

By Sitilitha Membenji Battle for Mangochi-Monkey-Bay constituency is not yet over as Malawi Congress Party (MCP) parliamentary candidate for the constituency in the May 21 2019 Tripartite Elections, Gerald Kazembe, has filed an appeal at… ...

Parents ordered to pay son K24 million for getting rid of porn collection

Aug 29, 2021 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

A court in the United States has ordered a couple to pay their 43-year-old son K24 million for destroying his collection of porn worth about K23 million. US district judge Paul Maloney delivered his ruling… ...