President Joyce Banda government scored top marks on Thursday when it successfully repealed the infamous Injunctions law and passed the Disability Bill in Parliament sitting in the capital city, Lilongwe. The injunction law – officially known as the Civil Procedure (Suits by or against the Government or Public Officers) Amendment Bill of 2010 – was passed in […]
Malawi Diaspora Forum says it welcomes government for “listening” to suggestions to repeal unpopular laws during the forthcoming session of Parliament. There have been calls from opposition parties, media, civil society including a social justice and advocacy arm of the Episcopal Conference of Malawi -CCJP to repeal the bad laws enacted by the Bingu wa […]
Leaders of the dialogue group between the Malawian government and civil society have backed suggestions to repeal unpopular laws during the forthcoming session of Parliament. There have been calls from opposition parties, media, civil society including a social justice and advocacy arm of the Episcopal Conference of Malawi –CCJP to repeal the bad laws enacted […]
High Court in Blantyre has granted an injunction restraining government from implemented the newly introduced “astronomical” fees for obtaining legal interim relief through injunctions. This week government raised the fee for obtaining the court injunction with 41,666.07 percent. In the new fees, the injunction now costs K25, 000 (US$150), from K60.00 (US$0.35. But three parties […]