There is a particular kind of appeal that judges rarely have to make — not for a verdict to be respected, but for the institution itself to be believed in. That was, in essence, the request Chief Justice Rizine Mzikamanda put to Malawians in Blantyre on Friday, urging the public to keep faith with the […]
Social media users have turned on Chief Justice Rezine Mzikamanda after he personally presided over the commissioning of a K22 million rehabilitated magistrate court at Jenda in Mzimba, with critics branding the event disproportionately high-profile for what they view as a relatively modest project. Mzikamanda commissioned the rehabilitated Jenda Magistrate Court at Levi Jere area […]
Malawi’s chief justice has urged the public to challenge court decisions through proper channels and disregard online commentators, warning that misinformation is actively undermining faith in the legal system. Speaking at a judiciary open-day event at St Augustine 3 Primary School in Mangochi, Rizine Mzikamanda KC called on citizens to share their experiences of the […]
Justice Renzine Mzikamanda of the Supreme Court of Appeal is being tipped to be the next head of the Judiciary as Chief Justice as government is set to let Chief Justice Andrew Nyirenda proceed to leave pending retirement. Nyirenda had accumulated more leave days than the remainder of his working days until his retirement, due in […]
Supreme Court Judge Renzine Mzikamanda grew cold feet in making a determination on former minister of Justice and Constitutional Affairs Raphael Kasambara’s appeal against revocation of his bail and said that the matter needs to be brought before more than one judge. It is a clear case of a judge being caught between doing the […]
Supreme Court of Appeal Judge, Rezine Mzikamanda has asked senior lawyers in the country to be exemplary and to always avoid denting the “good image” associated with their noble profession. Mzikamanda made the remarks Friday at Mount Soche hotel in Blantyre where the University of Malawi (Unima) with financial assistance from National Bank of Malawi (NBM) awarded 10 […]
Malawi President Peter Mutharika has hinted that a finance expert will replace Supreme Court judge, Rezine Mzikamanda, as Director General of the country’s anti corruption organization. Mutharika said on Monday at a news conference at Sanjika Palace in Blantyre that it was necessary to have an anti-corruption leader with such credentials because of the nature […]
President Peter Mutharika’s unprocedural dismissal of former Director of Public Prosecution and (DPP) and Rezine Mzikamanda — former Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) director – will cost tax payer millions in compensations to the two officials as it is reported government has coughed millions of kwacha the duo. Mutharika, a professor of law, did not follow procedures as […]
Malawi President Peter Mutharika has been faulted for the removal of Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) director Rezine Mzikamanda who would be resuming his role as judge of the Malawi Supreme Court. Despite government playing hide and seek when Nyasa Times broke the story on the firing on Mzikamanda and former Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Bruno […]
Malawi President Peter Mutharika has dismissed the head of the country’s anti-corruption watchdog and also sacked Director of Public Prosecution, Nyasa Times understands. Office of President and Cabinet sources told Nyasa Times that Justice Renzine Nzikamanda would be replaced as head of Anti Corruptio Bureau (ACB). “The President is to make appointments of new head […]
The continued culture of silence which has seen citizens of Malawi failing to report corruption while it is happening under their noses is one of the serious challenges that is undermining the fight against corruption in the country. Director General of the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) Rizine Mzikamanda SC, JA, said according to primary indications from […]
An England –based Malawian lawyer Amos Gondwe has challenged the move by Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Bruno Kalemba on the seizure of property, including houses and vehicles belonging to people suspected to have taken part in the cashgate scandal. Kalemba said the State has successfully obtained seizure warrants for property suspected to be connected […]
Malawi’s graft busting body the Anti-Corruption bureau (ACB) has frozen at least 33 bank accounts suspected to be part of a massive corruption that rocked the seat of government Capitol Hill, Bureau Director Rizine Mzikamanda has revealed. Mzikamanda made the revelation when he appeared before the parliamentary Public Accounts Committee (Pac) in Lilongwe on Thursday. […]
The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) might be closer to get former Malawian outspoken cabinet minister Patricia Kaliati following revelations that the corruption busting body is now working with the International Police to handle corruption cases that crosses borders. Kaliati was implicated in a corruption scandal in 2007 when she was Minister of Tourism after she dubiously […]
Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) director Justice Rezine Mzikamanda has said 30 percent of government’s budget money does not finance the intended projects but instead disappears into the corruption abyss. Justice Mzikamanda said during the launch of a corruption and fraud reduction policy in Malawi’s capital Lilongwe on Friday. “Research has shown that most African countries including Malawi […]
The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) has challenged the Malawi Broadcasting Corporation (MBC) that allegations about musicians paying bribes in order to have their music aired on radio and TV stations should be a thing of the past following the launch of the Ant-Corruption Policy for the public broadcaster. Speaking during the official launch of the policy […]
Malawi President Joyce Banda has said her government would fight corruption in all its forms with commitment and vigour, warning that Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) will not spare anyone, including high ranking officials in government, if they engage in corruption. The President made the warning on Tuesday when she led Malawians and the media fraternity in […]
Malawi activists have advised the new director of the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) Judge Rezine Mzikamanda to restore public confidence in the bureau and desist from discriminative prosecution. President Joyce Banda appointed Mzikamanda as ACB director. The President had earlier appointed him Supreme Court judge after serving as High Court judge for several years. The Parliamentary […]