Month: September 2019 Posts

Third UTM witness cross-examined

Sep 06, 2019 Martha Chikoti 0 &

Lawyers for Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) and President Peter Mutharika today cross-examined third UTM witness Darlington Ndasauka. Ndasauka was UTM team leader for monitors at the main tally centre at COMESA Hall in Blantyre during… ...

MEC lawyers should not cross-examine other UTM witnesses – UTM lawyer tells court

Sep 06, 2019 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

Lawyer for UTM president Saulos Chilima in the presidential elections case, Chikosa Silungwe, yesterday told the court that Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) lawyers should not cross-examine other UTM witnesses because they did not express intention… ...

Parliament demands chairs from court

Sep 06, 2019 Luke Bisani 0 &

Malawi Parliament has demanded the Constitutional Court to return borrowed chairs that are being used in the 2019 election case. According to Malawi Parliament spokesperson Lenard Mengezi, the development follows a need to have the… ...

I stole two computers to support my pregnant girlfriend – College of Medicine student

Sep 04, 2019 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

A third year College of Medicine (COM) student told a court in Blantyre on Tuesday that he stole two computers to support his pregnant girlfriend who is also a student at the college. The student,… ...

Mutharika’s lawyer Mbeta questions UTM witness on alterations in her notes

Sep 04, 2019 Martha Chikoti 1 &

Franks Mbeta who is representing President Peter Mutharika in the presidential election case today asked UTM witness Mirriam Gwalidi about alterations in her handwritten notes before suggesting that they could be normal just as corrections made on… ...

Constitutional court resumes hearing of election case

Sep 03, 2019 Martha Chikoti 0 &

The Constitutional Court has today resumed hearing the election case in which UTM leader Saulos Chilima and Malawi Congress Party (MCP) president Lazarus Chakwera are challenging results of the May 21 elections results. Malawi Electoral… ...

Demos not banned, only HRDC stopped from organising protests

Aug 28, 2019 Lindiwe Sambalikagwa 0 &

A legal expert says the Supreme Court of Appeal moratorium issued on Tuesday has only stopped the Human Rights Defenders Coalition (HRDC) from organising demonstrations but citizens are free to conduct protests. The legal expert,… ...