Month: March 2021 Posts

Midnight magistrate Chitsakamile fired

Mar 12, 2021 Russell Kondowe 0 &

Zomba midnight magistrate Ben Chitsakamile has been fired over the court order which led to the release of bribery suspect Thom Mpinganjira from police custody last year. Gladys Gondwe, Registrar of the High Court of… ...

Mpinganjira bribery case: Court fails to deliver ruling

Mar 09, 2021 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

The  High Court in Blantyre today failed to deliver its ruling in the Thom Mpinganjira bribery case as the suspect is reportedly ill. The former FDH Holdings Limited chairperson Mpinganjira did not appear before the… ...

Mpinganjira told ACB he wanted to discuss important national issues with judges

Nov 27, 2020 Lindiwe Sambalikagwa 0 &

An investigator for the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) says suspect Thom Mpinganjira told the bureau that he called judges in order to discuss 'issues of national importance' with the judges. Dan Mponda, ACB's Director of Investigations,… ...

Judges continue testifying against Mpinganjira

Nov 23, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Two more judges on Monday testified against Thom Mpinganjira who is being accused of attempting to bribe the election case judges. Following the testimony of Judge Michael Tembo earlier this month, Justice Dingiswayo Madise and… ...

Mpinganjira claimed to have been lending money to MCP, DPP

Nov 12, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

State witness in the Thom Mpinganjira bribery case Justice Michael Tembo says the suspect told him that he had been lending money to various political parties in the country including Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) and… ...

Mpinganjira’s bribery case adjourned to November 12

Oct 30, 2020 Lindiwe Sambalikagwa 0 &

The High Court in Blantyre has adjourned the bribery case to November 12 and has restored bail for suspect Thom Mpinganjira. Judge Dorothy DeGabrielle restored the bail on Friday afternoon but warned the suspect that… ...

Mpinganjira tried to bribe judges through lawyer Frank Mbeta, says witness

Oct 30, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Judge Michael Tembo, a witness in the Thomson Mpinganjira bribery case, says Mpinganjira claimed to have given money for the judges to elections case lawyer Frank Mbeta but the money never reached the judges. Tembo… ...