Month: June 2019 Posts

Malawi election case adjourned to Friday

Jun 19, 2019 Martha Chikoti 0 &

The Constitutional Court has adjourned the Malawi election case to Friday. Lawyers who attended the scheduling conference for the case have confirmed saying the court will make a ruling on preliminary applications. Speaking with reporters,… ...

DPP cadets plan to storm court, attack MCP supporters

Jun 16, 2019 Malawi24 Reporter 1 &

Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) have threatened to attack Malawi Congress Party (MCP) when the Malawi election case resumes at the Lilongwe District Registry on Wednesday. The cadets say they will unleash terror on opposition party… ...

Court to deliver ruling on Mutharika’s application next week

Jun 14, 2019 Malawi24 Reporter 4 &

The Constitutional Court has adjourned the scheduling conference for the Malawi elections case to Wednesday when it will also will deliver a ruling on President Peter Mutharika’s application. Malawi Congress Party (MCP) president Lazarus Chakwera… ...

Man jailed for injuring co-worker over m’memo

Jun 12, 2019 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

A 22-year old man was on Monday sentenced to seven years in prison for hitting another man on the eye over a meal. The convict  identified as Chikondi Lester is to spend the next 7… ...

Malawi election case: Legal teams to meet judges on Friday

Jun 11, 2019 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Lawyers from both sides in the Malawi election case will Friday meet the five-judge panel of the constitutional court in Lilongwe. The meeting called a scheduling conference will look into the case before trial starts.… ...

Court sentences rapist to six years

Mar 27, 2019 Chikondi Magalasi 0 &

Phalombe First Grade Magistrate court has sentenced a 45 year old man, David Dangwe, to six years imprisonment with hard labour (IHL) for raping a 12-year-old girl. According to Phalombe Police spokesperson, Innocent Moses, the… ...

Mattress thief gets five years

Aug 11, 2018 Mike Lyson Zgambo 8 &

NkhataBay First Grade Magistrate Court on Friday sentenced a 26-year-old man to five years in jail for stealing mattresses from a tourist. The man Esau Banda was found guilty of breaking into a building and… ...