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

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…

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

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…

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MBC taking FAM on ransom to be granted TV broadcasting rights

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…

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

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…

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

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…

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Constitutional Court grants Times Radio permission to broadcast live DPP election case

Maravi Express Taking cognizance that only a few people will access the court room during the Democratic Progressive Party’s appeal case of the fresh presidential election, the High Court — sitting as a Constitutional Court — has granted Times Radio permission to broadcast the hearing live. A determination from the Constitutional Court headed by Justice Sylvester Kalembera has ruled that from which the live court proceedings “will assist promote the principle of open justice”. The ruling also looked at…

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High Court in Lilongwe orders RBM to re-tender contracts that were awarded to a company that did not qualify for bidding

The Reserve Bank of Malawi By Duncan Mlanjira The High Court sitting in Lilongwe — under Justice Kenyatta Nyirenda — has ruled on Monday, August 23, that the Reserve Bank of Malawi (RBM) should re-tender contracts which were dubiously awarded to a company that did not qualify for bidding in the first place. This follows an earlier determination from Public Procurement and Disposal of Public Assets Authority (PPDA) Review Committee which ordered the Central Bank to retender the disputed…

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Lovemore Munlo was an extraordinary citizen who will be remembered for his remarkable contributions to his country and Africa—eulogy by former MP Ken Lipenga

The late Munlo was accorded a State Funeral * Munlo in the Elhomwe language means ‘fire’ but his personality was anything but fiery * He could be quite blunt when necessary and did not easily suffer fools * He was multi-talented and had tentacles everywhere—Chief Justice Andrew Nyirenda * My mentor was a very successful entrepreneur; generous in sharing, with open arms By Duncan Mlanjira On his passing on, Ken Lipenga — former Member of Parliament and former Minister…

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Mangochi stakeholders applaud stiff court penalties on defilement and trafficking in person

By Noel Chimwala, MANA Different partners in Mangochi have expressed satisfaction with the recent court sentences meted to Willard Chimwaza, 28 who was handed down a jail term of 42 years for trafficking in person and raping two women. The brief account of the offences was that in July, 2021 — posing as an employee from Youth Net and Counselling (YONECO) — Chimwaza tricked two young women aged 18 and 22 from Katuli and took them to Mangochi Boma…

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Mulunguzi Court fines 3 for possessing 76 Malawi national identity cards

Malawi national identity card By Solister Mogha, MANA Mulunguzi First Grade Magistrate Court in Zomba has sentenced three people — Zhen Wang (44), Austin Ingelesi (27) and Wikisi Uladi (24) — to pay a fine of K1 million each for unlawful possession of identity cards, which is contrary to Section 42 (i) paragraph (d) of the National Registration Act. The Court sitting on Friday heard through regional prosecution officer, Superintendent Josephine Chigawa that on June 20, 2021, the police…

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