Month: April 2021 Posts

DPP Kayuni apologizes in Court for constant personal attacks against Bushiri lawyer, Kita

Apr 29, 2021 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Magistrate Patrick Chirwa on Wednesday warned Director of Public Prosecution (DPP) Steve Kayuni against his series of personal attacks against lawyer Wapona Kita. Kayuni—who is the lead state prosecutor in Prophet Shepherd Bushiri’s extradition case—has… ...

Court agrees with Bushiri on illegality of SADC Protocol: Case pushed to June for SA witnesses to appear

Apr 28, 2021 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

In the ongoing extradition case involving Prophet Shepherd Bushiri and wife, Mary, the Magistrate Patrick Chirwa on Wednesday agreed with the couple’s lawyer that the SADC Protocol, which the South African government used in their… ...

Bushiri extradition case: Court says witnesses from SA should testify in Malawi

Mar 29, 2021 Russell Kondowe 0 &

The Chief Resident Magistrate’s Court has ruled that witnesses based in South Africa must come and appear before the court in the extradition case against Prophet Shepherd Bushiri and his wife Mary Bushiri. The ruling… ...

Bushiri wants SA based witnesses to testify in Malawi

Mar 22, 2021 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Shepherd and Mary Bushiri want witnesses from South Africa to come to Malawi and testify in the extradition case. The case was back today  at the Chief Resident Magistrate's court in Lilongwe. Lawyer Wapona Kita… ...

Bushiri extradition case Magistrate stays put

Mar 15, 2021 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

The Magistrate in the Shepherd Bushiri extradition case will continue hearing the case after rejecting an application to recuse himself. Bushiri’s lawyer Wapona Kita wanted Chief Resident Magistrate Patrick Chirwa himself from the case due… ...

Bushiri gets the ‘Norman Chisale’ injunction: Court stops Police from arresting Major 1 on all matters

Feb 21, 2021 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

The Malawi High Court in Lilongwe has today granted an injunction restraining the Malawi police from arresting fugitive Prophet Shepherd Bushiri and his alleged partner-in-crime wife Mary Bushiri from being arrested on all matters. Filed… ...

Lawyers in Malawi react to Mbendera’s death

Aug 19, 2016 Bright Malenga 103 &

Members of the legal profession have paid tribute to Justice Maxon Mbendera who died in Lilongwe on Thursday. Mbendera was until his sudden death chairperson of the Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC). He previously served as… ...