Journalist Ernest Mahwayo who was arrested in 2011 for taking pictures at late president Bingu wa Mutharika’s Ndata farm has dragged Malawi government to court demanding a hefty compensation of K50 million, Nyasa Times can reveal. Mahwayo was nabbed while taking pictures without permission at the farm situated in Thyolo district and spent some days in the […]
The Limbe Magistrate Court has acquitted journalist Ernest Mahwayo, who was arrested in September last year for taking pictures at the late President Bingu wa Mutharika’s Ndata Farm without permission. Mahwayo, a sub-editor for Mkwaso newspaper – a vernacular publication published by Montfort media, a publishing Company owned by the Catholic Church in Balaka district, […]
The Limbe Magistrate Court in Blantyre has set aside December 28, 2011 as the day Montfort Media journalist Ernest Mahwayo will know his fate on whether or not he has a case to answer. According to Mahwayo’s lawyer, Lusungu Gondwe, the court will make its ruling on the day after all parties in the case […]
Background: I should say that am not a lawyer, and that this write up, courtesy of the Canadian Bar Association, can benefit from those qualified in this field and knowledgeable in the laws of Malawi. My personal experience at the hands of the Malawi Police and two reported occurrences have prompted me to dare into […]