Lawyer Kalekeni Kamphale on Tuesday told the Lilongwe Magistrate court that his two clients Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) interim president Peter Mutharika, former Cabinet minister Symon Vuwa Kaunda are objecting he hiring of private lawyers Ishmael Wadi, Fahadi Assani, Gift Nankhuni and Ralph Mhone to prosecute in the treason and perjury case without following procedures. […]
Laywer Kalekeni Kaphale represening opposition Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) top members on charges of treason, said it was “great relief” for the High Court in Lilongwe to release his client on bail. High Court Judge Ivy Kamanga on Thursday granted bail to the 10 accused, who include acting DPP President Peter Mutharika and former cabinet […]
Malawi State prosecutors on Thursday morning asked the High Court in Lilongwe not to grant bail to opposition DPP acting president Peter Mutharika and former cabinet ministers charged with treason for an alleged coup plot last year following the sudden death of president Bingu wa Mutharika last April. Defence lawyers for the group — which includes […]
The High Court in Blantyre has adjourned to November 9, 2012 when it will decide the fate of Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) on its quest to take over the position of Leader of Opposition in Parliament. DPP sued the Speaker for failing to recognize its leader Peter Mutharika as leader of opposition. The DPP is […]
The High Court in Blantyre has set Friday this week as to when it will decide on whether to grant bail or not to Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) regional governor for the South Noel Masangwi and five others on their connection with the murder of Polytechnic student Robert Chasowa last year. The High Judge Sylvester Kalembela […]
Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) regional governor for the South Noel Masangwi and other suspects have been charged with an offence of murder in connection with the killing of University of Malawi’s Polytechnic student, Robert Chasowa. Lawyer representing Masangwi and others, Kalekeni Kaphale, confirmed that his clients were on Thursday formally charged at Blantyre Magistrate Court with […]
The High Court in Mzuzu has ruled that the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) cannot answer for a public authority whether as amicus curie (literally a friend of the court or under any status at law), saying their interest is therefore insufficient in that regard. Judge Dingiswayo Madise made the ruling on Tuesday in a case in […]
University of Malawi (Unima) Council has withdrawn its case against lecturer and former Chancellor College Academic Staff Union (Ccasu) acting President Jessie Kabwila-Kapasula and the Attorney General. The Unima Council through a prominent lawyer Kalekeni Kaphale filed a court suit against the two and the entire Ccasu membership seeking them to contribute towards K55 million […]
The High Court in Malawi’s commercial city, Blantyre, on Tuesday adjourned the ongoing corruption case involving former president Bakili Muluzi to October 8 to 26 . The former president has been accused of misappropriating about $11millionof funds from Taiwan, Morocco and Libya. Muluzi denies the charges – and has always said they were linked to […]
Malawi president Mrs Joyce Banda, who is also Chancellor of the University of Malawi, has been asked to reconstitute the University of Malawi (Unima) regulatory body – University Council . Consolidate Democracy, Rights and Rule of Law (CDRRL) argues that the University Council has been filled with sabourters that may resurface the academic freedom struggle. The group made the statement after […]
The Council of the University of Malawi (UNIMA) has dragged to court former acting President of the university’s Chancellor College Academic Staff Union (Ccassu) the controversial Jessie Kabwila-Kapasula of the academic freedom fame. The UNIMA council is demanding that Kabwila-Kapasula along with Malawi’s Attorney General pay almost K55 million (almost US$212,000) as compensation to students […]
The Malawi Communications Regulatory Authority (Macra) has appealed against a High Court ruling that ordered it to pay Malawi Mobile Limited (MML) $66 million (about K11.2 billion) for breach of contract, it has been reported. Macra lawyer Kalekeni Kaphale confirmed to a daily, The Nation, that they already filed an appeal challenging both the finding […]
Rawlvan Bennet, Executive Vice President of US based company Agilis International which sold Malawi Communication Regulatory Authority (Macra) the dubbed spy machine is expected in Malawi on Monday to push for payment of the device which has a facility of ‘intercepting’ calls. Nyasa Times understands that the Consolidated ICT Regulatory Management System was bought at US$6.8 […]
Malawi’s former president Bakili Muluzi has advised UDF gurus to go to the High Court in Blantyre and study the file for his criminal case the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) is handling, saying the money they are demanding him to account for is being used by the bureau on one of the charges. In a letter […]
A twelve member jury and two alternatives have been selected in the case in which Malawi government is prosecuting former vice-president Dr Cassim Chilumpha and businessman Yusuf Matumula MP on charges of treason and conspiracy to murder. The process of selecting the jury took place in the High Court in Blantyre before trial judge Ken […]