Month: October 2020 Posts

Chisale fails to take plea in certificate case

Oct 16, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Former Presidential bodyguard Norman Chisale failed to take plea in the certificate case as his lawyers questioned why it has taken 24 years for the state to charge the suspect. Chisale has been charged with… ...

20 cases ready for prosecution – Malawi Police

Oct 15, 2020 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

The Malawi Police Service says it is ready to prosecute 20 high profile cases involving people arrested over the past three months. National Police spokesperson James Kadadzera said in a statement on Wednesday that the… ...

Chisale freed from ‘illegal detention’

Oct 02, 2020 Russell Kondowe 0 &

The Supreme Court of Appeal has ordered the Malawi Police to release former Presidential bodyguard Norman Chisale from “illegal detention”. According to a court order by Justice Lovemore Chikopa which Malawi24 has seen, Chisale was… ...

Court says Chisale should undergo mental checkup

Sep 21, 2020 Russell Kondowe 0 &

The High Court in Lilongwe has ordered that former presidential bodyguard Norman Chisale should undergo mental examination at Zomba Mental hospital. Judge Ivy Kamanga has issued the order in a ruling on Chisale’s bail application.… ...

Chisale hospitalised since August 31

Sep 15, 2020 Lindiwe Sambalikagwa 0 &

Former presidential bodyguard Norman Chisale, who is facing murder and other charges, has been at a private hospital in Lilongwe since August 31. Chisale was remanded to Maula Prison last month after being denied bail… ...

Activists want Police to stop consecutive arrests

Aug 29, 2020 Mwayi Mkandawire 1 &

The Centre for Democracy and Economic Development Initiatives (CDEDI) says the Attorney General should advise the Malawi Police to consolidate all cases against an individual suspect and to stop consecutive arrests. The organisation’s executive director… ...

Chisale denied bail

Aug 28, 2020 Lindiwe Sambalikagwa 0 &

The High Court has refused to grant bail to former presidential bodyguard Norman Chisale. Spokesperson for Ministry of Justice and Constitutional Affairs Pirirani Masanjala has confirmed the ruling which was delivered in chambers by Judge… ...

Chisale rearrested over fake certificate

Aug 28, 2020 Lindiwe Sambalikagwa 0 &

Malawi Police have rearrested personal bodyguard of former President Peter Mutharika, Mr Norman Chisale, over a fake certificate. Chisale has been arrested while in Police custody for allegedly using a fake certificate to join the… ...

Court rejects Chisale’s application against further arrests

Aug 20, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

The Supreme Court of Appeal has dismissed Norman Chisale’s application for an injunction to stop the Malawi Police from arresting him. Supreme Court Judge Lovemore Chikopa has rejected the application today. Justice Chikopa said such… ...

Mutharika’s bank accounts frozen

Aug 15, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Former Malawi President Peter Mutharika and wife Gertrude Mutharika’s bank accounts which contain “a lot of money” have been frozen as the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) investigates the K5 billion cement scandal. The bureau has also… ...

Chisale’s bail ruling set for August 28

Aug 14, 2020 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

Judge Ivy Kamanga has set 28 August, 2020 as the date for the ruling on the bail application by former presidential bodyguard Norman Chisale who is facing murder charge over the killing of Issa Njauju.… ...

Chisale wants court to stop Police from arresting him

Aug 12, 2020 Russell Kondowe 0 &

Former Presidential bodyguard Norman Chisale wants the Malawi Supreme Court of Appeal to stop the Malawi Police from further arresting him. Chisale on Sunday applied for a stay order and injunction aimed at ordering the… ...

Chisale says three of his luxury vehicles are gifts

Aug 07, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Former presidential bodyguard Norman Chisale told the Office of the Director of Public Officers’ Declarations that three of his luxury vehicles are gifts given to him by friends. Chisale who was former President Peter Mutharika’s… ...

A con man, the Eiffel Tower and lady Karma

Aug 02, 2020 Mapwiya Muulupale 0 &

History is littered with infamous con men. Gregor MacGregor and Victor Lustig are perhaps the most legendary. MacGregor, a Scot, is best known for a scam where he invented an entirely non-existent country and was… ...

The mystery behind the gruesome murder of Issa Njauju! A whistle-blower’s account

Aug 01, 2020 Wise One From the East 0 &

First published in 2016* Advisory: Wise One from the East, like you, has unanswered questions about the gruesome murder of Issa Njauju who at the time of his death was Malawi Anti–Corruption Bureau (ACB) Director… ...