SADC awards Malawi High Court judge a ‘golden hand shake’ for unfair dismissal

The Southern African Development Community (SADC) has swallowed its pride, ending a four- year tumultuous battle with one of its former employee, Judge Mankhambira Charles Mkandawire for illegally and unfairly terminating his contract as the first ever Registrar of the SADC Tribunal which was based in Windhoek, Namibia. Now Judge Mkandawire is smiling all the […]

Judge concedes corruption in Malawi courts exist: Startegies put to mitigate delayed judgements

Lilongwe-based High Court Judge Charles Mkandawire has conceeded that corruption exists in the Judiciary  which has recently been tarnished with allegations of judge shopping. Other observers say in most of the times corruption starts with lawyers and not with judges and magistrates. But in published interview on Saturday,  Mkandawire who has been elected president of […]

Escom says not to blame for High Court Judge Mkandawire’s house fire

The house of Lilongwe High Court Judge Charles Mkandawire in Area 43, in the Capital City, was gutted by fire on Sunday, leaving behind serious damage to property. The fire which started around 10 am destroyed Mkandawire’s house when he and his family were at church. Some relations who were at the residence, escaped unhurt […]

Judge Mkandawire ‘absent’ at work  over govt’s  failure to buy him official car

Judge Charles Mkandawire of Lilongwe High Court on  this week boycotted sitting for cases because the government is yet to buy him a car. According to sources at the court, Justice Mkandawire has been using his personal  vehicle since he returned home in 2014 from Namibia where he was  working at the Sadc Court. “Lawyers and […]

CCAP wins a case against itself

The judgment by Justice Charles Ching’anya Mkandawire in a case involving the CCAP Synod of Livingstonia is most welcome. Mkandawire is a man of impeccable credentials, having served as the Chairperson of the Industrial Relations Court (1998­2001), Registrar of the SADC Tribunal (2006­2014) and Regional President of the Commonwealth Magistrates and Judges Association for East […]

APM coy to endorse Judge Mkandawire for CoP job: Malawi to have permanent Clerk of Parliament

President Peter Mutharika has refused to endorse Speaker of Parliament, Richard Msowoya’s preferred candidate as new Clerk of Parliament (CoP),  Judge designated at Industrial court, Charles Ching’anya Mkandawire, demanding to see a report of interview  results, Nyasa Times understand. The President is reportedly suspecting that a list of wrong candidates may have been sent to […]