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Mangochi North-East election nullification ignites fresh hopes for candidates

Jun 10, 2020 Ayamba Kandodo - MEC Stringer 0 &

The nullification of the May 21 2019 parliamentary election results for Mangochi North-East has brought joy to the candidates who participated in the election, saying the re-run which Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) will organise gives… ...

Man gets 78 months in jail for burglary

Jun 10, 2020 Barbara Chimera 0 &

Mangochi First Grade Magistrate's court on Monday sentenced 22-year-old Samuel Kalumbu to six-and-a-half years in prison hard labour for burglary and theft. Mangochi Police Prosecutor, Sub Inspector Skeva Munyapa, told the court that on the… ...

Malawi Judiciary condemns Mutharika’s attacks on Judges

Jun 09, 2020 Martha Chikoti 0 &

The Magistrates and Judges Association of Malawi (MAJAM) has condemned President Peter Mutharika's continuous attacks on the Judiciary saying the attacks can spur the country into a state of lawlessness. In a statement released by… ...

Supreme Court Judge says fellow judges erred on poll date

Jun 08, 2020 Andrew Cane Chilapondwa 1 &

Supreme Court Judge, Justice Dunstan Mwaungulu, says his fellow Judges erred by telling Parliament to decide the polling date for the Fresh Presidential Elections following the nullification of May 2019 polls. The remarks come barely… ...

High Court nullifies Mangochi North East election

Jun 08, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

The High Court has nullified 2019 parliamentary elections for Mangochi North East and has ordered Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) to conduct a rerun. The court has delivered its ruling in the elections case today. In… ...

Mangochi man sentenced to nine years in jail for burglary

Jun 06, 2020 Daniel Sapuli 0 &

Mangochi Senior Resident Magistrate court has sentenced 25-year-old Thokozani Hassan to nine years in prison for breaking into houses and stealing items worth K3.5 million. The court heard from state prosecutor Sub Inspector Maxwell Mwaluka… ...

Parliament is above the courts – Mutharika

Jun 05, 2020 Mwayi Mkandawire 1 &

Malawi President, Professor Peter Mutharika, has claimed that Parliament is more supreme above the Courts and has advised members of the House that they should not agree with everything the courts say. Mutharika who is… ...