Chakwera appoints legal bulldozer, Martha Chizuma as New ACB Czar

“We have hope she will do well.” Malawi President Lazarus Chakwera has appointed fearless legal bulldozer, Ombudsman Martha Chizuma the head of Malawi’s graft-bustling body, Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) Solicitor General Reyneck Matemba, who is also coincidentally the former ACB chief confirmed the development. The industrious and results-oriented Chizuma, who has made history as the first […]

ACB can’t bite, wants to break free

“ACB needs the powers to bite.” Malawi’s graft bustling body, Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) wants to break free and be independent from political interference and relieved of the legal requirement that entails them to seek consent from the office of the Director of the Public Prosecutions (DPP) to prosecute cases. Recently, ACB conducted interviews to hire […]

Prominent lawyers in Malawi fight on forum over corruption, politics: ‘Judge shopping’ allegations  raised

Two prominent lawyers have taken it on Malawi Law Society WhatsApp forum to fight each other over corruption and politics with David Kanyenda accusing Gift Mwakhwawa of bribing judges to win cases. In a lengthy leaked conversion, Kanyenda is daring Mwakhwawa to declare his political allegiance so that they could engage openly. In response, Mwakhwawa […]

Malawi cheque for Judges fuel bounces: Insufficient money in govt account

Malawi government’s pay cheque meant for High Court and Supreme Court of Appeal Judges’ fuel for their official vehicles, as stipulated in their contracts, has been ‘referred back to the drawer’ because there’s no sufficient money the state coffers, Nyasa Times has learnt. This development has angered the judiciary and comes hot on heels as […]