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Chakwera appoints seven new High Court judges

Mar 21, 2022 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

President Lazarus Chakwera has appointed seven new High Court Judges. The seven include Patrick Chirwa (pictured) who currently serves as Chief Resident Magistrate in Lilongwe, Gladys Gondwe who is Registrar of High Court and Supreme… ...

Malawi Judiciary is rotten: lawyers accused of judge shopping

Mar 20, 2022 Malawi24 Reporter 1 &

Martha Chizuma is vindicated. The Malawi legal system is rotten to the core with lawyers accused of judge shopping. One of the senior lawyers in the 2019 Malawi Presidential Elections court case has made nerve… ...

Organization asks for speedy review of Ntcheu child assault case

Mar 20, 2022 Martha Chikoti 0 &

Centre for Youth and Children Affair has demanded authorities to swiftly review the child assault case in Ntcheu where Senior Resident Magistrate Joshua Nkhondo acquitted Vincent Dzimadzi, a man seen in a video clip assaulting… ...

Judges demand salaries in dollars

Mar 17, 2022 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

The Judiciary in Malawi has demanded that their salaries should be quoted in United States Dollars despite the Malawi Kwacha being the legal tender in Malawi which makes it illegal to quote the price of… ...

Man gets seven years in jail for raping child

Mar 17, 2022 Contributor* 0 &

By: Raphael Likaka The Senior Resident Magistrate's Court sitting in Lilongwe yesterday sentenced 25-year-old Chikaiko Laston Dunga to seven years in prison with hard labour for raping a 12-year-old girl. Public Relations Officer for Lingadzi… ...

Malawi Parliament served with injunction over seating plan

Mar 16, 2022 Russell Kondowe 0 &

Malawi Parliament has been served with an injunction which Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) Member of Parliament for Mangochi South West Shadreck Namalomba obtained after Leader of Opposition Kondwani Nankhumwa moved him from front to back… ...

Man fined for selling fake cooking oil in Dowa

Mar 15, 2022 Lameck Kamtoseni 0 &

A 21-year-old man in Dowa has been ordered to pay a fine of K50,000 or serve 9 months in prison for selling fake cooking oil. The Dowa First Grade Magistrate's Court through state prosecutor Sergeant… ...