The murder case involving Malawian businessman Misozi Chanthunya is still yet to kick off with Malawi Government looking up to the South African Government for a way forward in extraditing the accused. Chanthunya has been fighting against his repatriation from South Africa to Malawi to face murder charges following the killing of his pregnant girlfriend […]
Malawi government through the office of the Director of Public Prosecution DPP) has said Misozi Chanthunya, a Malawian murder suspect currently fighting extradition from South Africa, will soon be extradited. The top prosecutor Bruno Kalemba told a local newspaper that Chanthunya will soon be in the country but there are few things that need to […]
Father of Misozi Chanthunya, a Malawian murder suspect currently fighting extradition from South Africa, says his family is traumatized by the arrest and continued detention of their son and that he is subjected to “trial by media”.. The father, Dr Charles Chanthunya, accused the local media for “already trying and convicting” his 37-year-old child and […]
Malawian murder suspect Misozi Chanthunya who is fighting extradition in South Africa has lodged an appeal to the South African Supreme Court against a ruling made by the South African North West High Court in Mafikeng. The Malawian business tycoon was arrested on January 23, 2012 by International Police (Interpol) in Rustenburg, South Africa where he […]
A South African court has supported the extradition of Malawian murder suspect, Misozi Chanthunya, throwing out his appeal against an earlier ruling, Malawi government has confirmed. Malawi’s Attorney General , Anthony Kamanga confirmed to Nyasa Times on Monday Chanthunya’s extradition was legal and should be enforced. Kamanga said the Malawi asked South African government to […]
A South African court has supported the extradition of Malawian murder suspect, Misozi Chanthunya, but has given him a right to appeal. Malawi judicial officers asked South African government to repatriate Chanthunya to Malawi so that he can answer murder charges. Solicitor General, Anthony Kamanga, confirmed the Rustenburg court ruled that Chanthunya’s extradition was legal and […]
Malawian murder suspect Misozi Chanthunya is today, May 24, expected to appear in a South African court for hearing on whether or not he should be repatriated to Malawi to face charges. A two-man Malawian delegation from the Ministry of Justice and office of the Director of Public Prosecution (DPP) respectively left the country last […]
A South African court will next week rule on whether Malawian businessman and fugitive murder suspect, Misozi Chanthunya will be extradited to Malawi for a murder trial. Chanthunya is the main suspect in the Linda Gasa murder, a Zimbabwean 25 year-old student who was at the time studying in Malawi at the College of Accountancy […]
A South Africa court will next month rule whether murder suspect Misozi Chanthunya can be extradited from South Africa to Malawi to answer charges of murdering a pregnant Zimbabwean girlfriend, Linda Gasa -25. The South African’s High Court is due to hand down its ruling on Aril 16. If it backs extradition, then Chanthunya, will […]
The Malawian woman who cohabited with murder suspect Misozi Chanthunya in South Africa is Ria Evans, 22, the Sunday Times reported. Chanthunya is the main suspect in the murder of Linda Gasa, a 25-year-old Zimbabwean who was a Malawi College of Accountancy student, who was found entombed in a make-shift crypt at a private cottage in […]
Malawi government has formally asked South African authorities to extradite murder suspect Misozi Chanthunya, arrested Tuesday morning in Rustenburg, in the North West Province of South Africa after a year and months on the run. Solicitor General Anthony Kamanga, said Ministry of Justice has since asked South African authorities to dispatch Chanthunya to Malawi to […]
A clichéd adage has come to pass. Fugitive Misozi Chanthunya ran but he couldn’t hide. The minions of the law have finally smoked him out of his hideout in South Africa, Nyasa Times learnt from International Police confided. We are all in a race for dear life: that is to say, we are fugitives from death. […]
Nyasa Times Editorial: “Peter Mukhito is the current Inspector General of Police in Malawi. He has gained notoriety for his involvement in interrogating Blessings Chinsinga which began the stand-off for academic freedom in Malawi between Chinsinga and President Bingu wa Mutharika. He was also involved in the investigation in the death of Robert Chasowa.” This […]