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Lilongwe High Court to rule tomorrow on SA’s extradition application for Bushiri and his wife

February 7, 2022

Bushiri and his wife during a court appearance in South Africa By Duncan Mlanjira The High Court in Lilongwe is set to rule tomorrow, February 8, on South Africa’s application to have Prophet Shepherd Bushiri and his wife Mary be extradited back to their host country where they fled from some criminal charges. A statement from assistant Registrar says the ruling will be held in the chambers of Justice Kapindu from 10:00hrs. South Africa’s Ministry of Justice and Correctional…

State opening of 5th meeting of 49th Session of Parliament coincides with second anniversary of High Court’s historic Constitutional ruling

February 3, 2022

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President Lazarus Chakwera and Saulos Chilima during the Constitutional Court hearing Maravi Express In his preamble to the State of the Nation (SONA) address in Parliament today, February 3, President Lazarus Chakwera took cognizance that the state opening of the 5th meeting of 49th Session coincides with second anniversary of High Court of Malawi’s historic Constitutional ruling. “Madam Speaker, if I may, allow me to begin by taking a short trip down memory lane,” he said. “This third day…

NGO Youth And Society demands immediate resignation of Lands Minister Msukwa following his involvement in corruption investigations

January 19, 2022

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Msukwa, under investigation By Duncan Mlanjira Youth and Society (YAS) has written Minister of Lands, Housing & Urban Development, Kezzie Msukwa — who is on the radar of the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) in connection with corruption investigations involving the controversial Zuneth Sattar — to immediately resign from his position. YAS, a governance and human rights watchdog, has given Msukwa 7 days from January 17 to resign — failing which the NGO “will take necessary action within the law”. “We…

Law prof. Danwood Chirwa accuses General Nundwe of abusing his power by having Chisa Mbele arrested on defamatory charges

January 14, 2022

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General Nundwe By Duncan Mlanjira Social media activist, Joshua Chisa Mbele, who was arrested on Tuesday in relation to a Facebook post in which he alleged that Malawi Defence Force Commander, General Vincent Nundwe corruptly benefitted a sum of K4 billion from deals with Zuneth Sattar, has been granted bail on Friday after pleading not guilty. However, South Africa-based law professor, Danwood Chirwa accuses General Nundwe of abusing his power by “starting a process that ended with unleashing a…

Malawi Judiciary announces official retirement of Chief Justice Andrew Nyirenda

December 27, 2021

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* He has led the Judiciary with a mark of distinction since his appointment to the office of Chief Justice on 12th March, 2015 * He will be fondly remembered for the developmental strides the Judiciary has experienced during his tenure of office * He is replaced by Justice of Appeal Mzikamanda, SC being the most senior Judge sitting on the Supreme Court of Appeal * Until such a time when the State President shall appoint the official successor…

Lilongwe’s Area 18 residents awarded K4.5m each as compensation for drinking human faecal contaminated water in 2017

December 13, 2021

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The Area 18 residents took to the streets in 2017 to protest * This is a very unique case, probably the first of its kind in Malawi’s jurisprudence * The victims suffered a horrible experience they would not want to remember but unfortunately will never be erased in their minds * The two public institutions offer critical services that affect the general health and welfare of Malawians * Failure to discharge their duties accordingly has catastrophic results on the…

Supreme Court throws out Airtel’s appeal against CFTC’s K2.1bln fine

December 11, 2021

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A new bonus system was launched last March * Airtel failed to show what the company wants to be done about the fine * The court was just told that the fine is huge and will adversely impact on its operations * Airtel also questioned CFTC’s jurisdiction in handling the matter in the first place By Duncan Mlanjira Malawi Supreme Court of Appeal has refused to grant Airtel Malawi’s appeal for a stay of the whopping total fine of…

MBC taking FAM on ransom to be granted TV broadcasting rights

November 24, 2021

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MBC headquarters in Blantyre * Further inter-parte court injunction hearing set for tomorrow, November 25 * MBC presented wrong information that favoured it to be granted a court injunction * That restrained FAM and Mibawa Studios from broadcasting Airtel Top 8 matches on the weekend of November 13 * MBC refuses to work Mibawa Studios as host and content providers insisting on being sole broadcaster By Duncan Mlanjira Lawyers for Football Association of Malawi (FAM) and its TV host…

RBM appeals Judge Kenyatta’s ruling to re-tender ICT contracts awarded to a company that did not qualify for bidding

November 1, 2021

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The Reserve Bank of Malawi * It’s RBM’s attempt to evade the outcome of a court process that was initiated by itself * In order to still award the procurement contract to Mitra Systems though the process was severely faulted by the Court * As well faulted by RBM’s independent forensic auditors it appointed * RBM did not abide to the High Court’s order to re-tender at the reduced period of 21 days By Duncan Mlanjira The Reserve Bank…

ACB negotiating with judiciary to establish special financial courts to handle corruption and fraud issues

September 29, 2021

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A special financial court in Dubai By Steven Godfrey Mkweteza The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) is negotiating with judiciary to establish special financial courts to be handling corruption and fraud issues to help speed up a backlog of cases. This was revealed by the ACB’s deputy director general, Elias Bodole in Blantyre during a dissemination meeting aimed at popularising the new National Anti-Corruption Strategy (NACS), which was launched in December 2019. Once such special financial courts are established, it will…