Month: November 2019 Posts

Court plans to conclude elections case hearing by Dec 6

Nov 14, 2019 Mwayi Mkandawire 1 &

The Constitutional Court says it plans to conclude hearing of the presidential elections case by 6 December. One of the five judges hearing the case, Justice Healey Potani, said this in court at the end… ...

MEC IT director given green light to demonstrate evidence

Nov 12, 2019 Lindiwe Sambalikagwa 0 &

The Constitutional Court has allowed Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) Director of Information and Communication Technology Muhabi Chisi to demonstrate technical evidence in court. The court has made the ruling following Chisi’s application last week requesting… ...

4,846 tally sheets were approved by ghost users, witness tells court

Nov 11, 2019 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

The sixth witness for Dr. Lazarus Chakwera in the presidential election case, Daud Suleman, has claimed that 4,846 out of 5002 tally sheets in the May 21 elections were approved by ghost users. Suleman told… ...

MCP witness claims Malawi Elections were manipulated

Nov 08, 2019 Lindiwe Sambalikagwa 1 &

Malawi Congress Party (MCP) witness Daud Suleman has claimed that the data which Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) used to determine the outcome of the May 21 Presidential polls was manipulated. Presenting his evidence in the… ...

Two women jailed over drugs

Nov 08, 2019 Lindiwe Sambalikagwa 1 &

A Malawian woman has been sentenced to three-and-a-half years in prison while a Ghanaian woman has been handed a two-year prison sentence for being found with dangerous drugs. The two were found with the drugs… ...

Suleman’s testimony delayed due to technical issues

Nov 06, 2019 Mwayi Mkandawire 1 &

Malawi Congress Party (MCP) witness Daud Suleman failed to present his evidence in the elections case today because of technical glitches. Suleman is now expected to testify in in court tomorrow. On Tuesday, the court… ...

Constitutional Court snubs MEC

Nov 05, 2019 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

The Constitutional Court has thrown out an application by Attorney General Kalekeni Kaphale who wanted the court to bar Malawi Congress Party (MCP) witness Daud Suleman from using electronic gadgets when presenting his evidence. Kaphale… ...