Month: June 2023 Posts

Court rejects sex offender Ngomwa’s appeal for bail

Jun 21, 2023 Russell Kondowe 0 &

The Supreme Court of Appeal has rejected an application from convicted sex offender Andrew Ngomwa who wanted to be granted bail while awaiting conclusion of his appeal case. The High Court in March this year… ...

Supreme Court snubs State: Chisa Mbele’s case to go to Constitutional Court

Sep 16, 2022 Russell Kondowe 0 &

Supreme Court of Appeal Justice Ivy Kamanga has allowed social media activist Joshua Chisa Mbele's defamation case to go to the Constitutional Court, describing the application by the state to block the move as an… ...

Who judges Judges?

May 05, 2021 Russell Kondowe 0 &

Supreme Court Judge Dunstain Mwaungulu has ignited a discussion on the need for remedies in situations where judges cause injustice through a wrong decision. Mwaungulu who likes to post his legal opinions on Facebook this… ...

Death penalty abolition is an answer to prayers – activist

Apr 30, 2021 Archangel Nzangaya 0 &

A Social justice activist says the abolition of the death penalty is an answer to prayers of poor Malawians who were sentenced to death. Alexious Kamangila, an activist who volunteers for the Community of Sant’… ...

Supreme Court snubs MEC

May 28, 2020 Lindiwe Sambalikagwa 0 &

The Supreme Court of Appeal has rejected Malawi Electoral Commission’s application to stay a ruling that annulled the Mangochi West Parliamentary election. The High court last year nullified the constituency’s 2019 parliamentary election in which… ...

Court says ‘no new voters’ in 2020 elections

May 08, 2020 Russell Kondowe 0 &

The Supreme Court of Appeal has ordered Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) to use the 2019 election voters’ register in this year’s fresh presidential elections. In a ruling delivered today on the elections appeal case, the… ...

Nobody can stop reggae: Malawi Supreme Court maintains fresh election

May 08, 2020 Chikondi Magalasi 0 &

The Supreme Court of Appeal in Malawi has upheld the ruling made by Constitutional Court that President Peter Mutharika was not duly elected in the 2019 elections and that fresh presidential polls should be held.… ...