Month: August 2022 Posts

MPs want Judge summoned to Parliament for questioning

Aug 05, 2022 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Members of Parliament (MPs) yesterday demanded that the House should summon for questioning the Judge whose judgement led to the  sale of a filling station in Lilongwe. MPs discussed the matter after a motion on… ...

Gwamba, Kell Kay sue Martse’s brother

Aug 04, 2022 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Prophet Shepherd Bushiri’s spokesperson Ephraim Nyondo as well as musicians Duncan 'Gwamba' Zgambo and  Kelvin 'Kell Kay' Kambwiri have sued Martse’s brother Jerome Nkhata and Prophet George Chikoko over allegations that the three were involved… ...

Questions over judgment ordering sale of filling station

Aug 04, 2022 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

Members of Parliament have raised concerns over the dubious sale of a filling station belonging to businessman Gelson Mkweza following a High Court ruling. Legislator for Mulanje Bale, Victor Musowa, said Parliament will discuss the… ...

Parliament passes bill increasing Judges’ retirement age

Aug 02, 2022 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Malawi Parliament has passed the Courts Act Amendment which increases the retirement age of judges from the current 65 to 70. Justice Minister Titus Mvalo argued that Judges have more experience and wisdom by the… ...

Zameer Karim charged with money laundering, theft

Aug 02, 2022 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Businessperson Zameer Karim and a police officer identified as Grant Kachingwe have been charged over the K2.7 billion food rations contract which Malawi Police awarded to Karim. The two appeared before the High Court in… ...

Man gets three years in jail for breaking into Parish in Dowa

Aug 02, 2022 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

The Dowa First Grade Magistrate's Court on Monday sentenced a 23-year-old man to 3 years imprisonment with hard labour for breaking into Nanthomba Catholic Parish and stealing maize worth K75,000. The court through state prosecutor… ...

Local councils now own bus terminals, says AG as Mulli Brothers lose case

Jul 29, 2022 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Attorney General Thabo Chakaka Nyirenda says local councils are now in control of former Shire Bus Lines depots following a High Court ruling dismissing an application by Mulli Brothers-owned National Bus Services. The reclaimed bus… ...