Month: January 2020 Posts

Malawians ask ACB to arrest midnight magistrate

Jan 23, 2020 Lindiwe Sambalikagwa 1 &

…HRDC demands Law Society to investigate conduct of lawyers Malawians have demanded the arrest of magistrate Ben Chitsakamile who released bribery suspect Thomson Mpinganjira just after midnight on Thursday. People on social media have argued… ...

Teargas again in Blantyre: Police, striking court workers in running battles

Jul 24, 2019 Russell Kondowe 0 &

Police have been forced to fire teargas after striking judiciary workers started rioting at the High Court in Blantyre. The members of the judiciary downed tools on Tuesday demanding improved terms of conditions and asking… ...

Malawi to host Top African Chief Justices meeting

Oct 28, 2018 Bright Malenga 0 &

Malawi will host Top African Chief Justices meeting from 28th to 30th October, 2018 at Bingu International Conventional Centre (BICC) in Malawi's capital, Lilongwe. According to a press statement issued by Southern African Chief Justices… ...

Judiciary staff sue govt

Dec 29, 2017 Luke Bisani 7 &

Support staff at Malawi Judiciary have dragged ministry of finance to court for failing to pay the employees house allowances they claim they are entitled to. According to reports, the legal action follows a meeting… ...

No end in sight for judiciary strike: government refuses to give in

Aug 05, 2017 Luke Bisani 24 &

Government has rejected demands by Malawi Judiciary support staff for the government to start giving them house allowances. The employees who downed tools on Monday this week, demanded government to be paying them house allowances… ...

No talks: judiciary workers vow to continue strike over pay hike

Dec 06, 2016 Luke Bisani 9 &

Support staff at the Judiciary have vowed to continue holding a strike in demand of a 27 percent pay hike. The workers were seen leaving their offices on Friday demanding a 27 percent increment on… ...