Kamangila presses High Court for hearing date in defamation row with Judge Manda

Trained lawyer Alexious Kamangila has written to the High Court demanding it fix a date for hearing his application, arguing that the court has sat on the matter for close to two months without action. In a letter dated 11 September 2026, Kamangila renewed his complaint that his case is being treated differently from an […]

Kamangila gives judges’ watchdog four-week ultimatum over ‘justice denied’ corruption probe

A lawyer known for making noise on social media has issued a blistering ultimatum to Malawi’s judicial watchdog, demanding it wrap up a corruption probe into two members of the bench within four weeks — after the investigation dragged on for a staggering 21 months. Alexious Kamangila, a private practice lawyer who has built a […]

Activist, concerned citizens demand probe into K7bn lawyers’ fees for poll case

The court directive–ordering the Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) to pay MK7 billion to two legal teams that represented President Lazarus Chakwera and Vice-President Saulos Chilima in the May 21 2019 presidential election nullification petition to get a collective K7 billion fees–continues to attract public ridicule with the latest to express their misgivings being  a grouping […]

Activist Kamangira call for resignation of Chief Justice: Dean of law says ‘childish’

A pro-government activist Philip Kamangira who leads Centre for Mindset Change (CMC), a civil society organisation (CSO), is calling for the resignation of Chief Justice Andrew Nyirenda after the Supreme Court of Appeal ordered Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) to pay Malawi Congress Party (MCP) and UTM K9.7 billion in legal fees. Kamangira said legal costs […]

‘Concerned Citizens’ attack CSOs as opposition stoogies: Trapence says Kamangila is state sponsored mercenary

A group of  ‘concerned citizens’ led by  Philip Kamangila and his two lieutenants have condemned the Human Rights Defenders Coalition (HRDC) for organising what they say were “senseless” anti-governmet protests last Friday and accused the coalition of pocketing money from Malawi’s opposition political parties to finance the demonstrations. Kamangila, Willard Mhone and Kennedy Mwene Munyapala […]