Month: April 2021 Posts

Mwaungulu hits back at the ‘venerable Judge’

Apr 14, 2021 Mwayi Mkandawire 1 &

Supreme Court of Appeal Judge  Dunstain Mwaungulu has hit back at a High Court Judge for gagging him from commenting on court cases on Facebook. Mwaungulu took to Facebook yesterday to bash Judge Mike Tembo’s… ...

Justice Twea retires after 40 years

Apr 09, 2021 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

Justice of the Supreme Court of Appeal, Justice Edward Twea, has retired after 40 years of service. Twea was one of the Supreme Court judges who upheld the Constitutional Court ruling that nullified the 2019… ...

Justice Healey Potani accused of assaulting police officer

Dec 29, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Justice Healey Potani of the Supreme Court of Appeal has been accused of beating up a police officer who was on duty at the judge's home. Reports show that the incident happened on Monday at… ...

Chief Justice Nyirenda accused of nepotism

Nov 26, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Employees at the Malawi Judiciary have accused Chief Justice Andrew Nyirenda of breaching recruitment procedures by hiring his son and nephew at the Judiciary. This is contained in a letter which the staff have written… ...

Chakwera urges Judges to reject corruption

Oct 29, 2020 Lindiwe Sambalikagwa 0 &

President Lazarus Chakwera has urged Judges to refrain from corruption and to resist forces that work to frustrate justice. He was speaking during the swearing in ceremony for four new Supreme Court Justices of Appeal… ...

Chakwera appoints four new Supreme Court Judges, 12 High court Judges

Oct 26, 2020 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

President Lazarus Chakwera has appointed four new Justices of Appeal in the Supreme Court of Malawi, promoting Justice Healy Potani and Justice Ivy Kamanga to the Supreme Court. The other new Supreme Court Judges are… ...

Lawyers want Justice Muhara fired

Sep 09, 2020 Russell Kondowe 0 &

Lawyers have demanded the dismissal of Lloyd Muhara as a Judge of the High Court. The lawyers and law academics have petitioned the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) to fire Muhara for his conduct while he… ...