Month: August 2019 Posts

Supreme Court dismisses Mutharika’s appeal

Aug 15, 2019 Martha Chikoti 4 &

The Supreme Court of appeal has dismissed an appeal by President Peter Mutharika and Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) to scrap off electoral case. On Thursday, lawyers representing Mutharika and MEC argued the court should throw… ...

Three sentenced to death for killing person with albinism

Aug 13, 2019 Lindiwe Sambalikagwa 1 &

The High Court in Mchinji on Tuesday sentenced to death three people who were convicted of killing a person with albinism. The three are Douglas Mwale, Sophie Jere, and Fontino Folosani. Earlier this year, the… ...

Chilima cross-examined in Malawi election case

Aug 08, 2019 Martha Chikoti 2 &

Former Vice President Saulos Chilima was Thursday afternoon cross-examined in the presidential election case. Chilima who leads the UTM and Malawi Congress Party president Lazarus Chakwera are challenging the outcome of the May 21 elections… ...

AG wants Malawi election case adjourned

Aug 08, 2019 Martha Chikoti 0 &

The Constitutional Court is this afternoon expected to make a ruling on an application by the Attorney General who wants the election case adjourned for six days. AG Kalekeni Kaphale who is one of the… ...

Malawi Attorney General appeals ruling on demos

Aug 07, 2019 Archangel Nzangaya 2 &

Malawi's Attorney General Kalekeni Kaphale has appealed to the Supreme Court against a lower court ruling on his application to have the post-election demonstrations banned. Kaphale recently applied to the High Court for the ban… ...

Court snubs AG on demos

Aug 06, 2019 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

The High Court in Lilongwe has dismissed an application by Attorney General Kalekeni Kaphale who wanted post-election demonstrations banned due to violence. The AG asked the court to stop protests organised by Human Rights Defenders… ...

Police officer offered to free burglar in exchange for K26,000

Jul 30, 2019 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

A suspect who is answering charges of house breaking and theft in Rumphi told the court last week that one of the police officers asked for K26, 000 to have the suspect’s case closed. The… ...