The Malawi Supreme Court of Appeal Judge Dunstain Mwaungulu has quashed the Director of Public Prosecution (DPP) Mary Kachale’s application that he recuses himself from hearing a bail application for convicted former minister of Justice and Constitutional Affairs Ralph Kasambara and two others after the State accused presiding judge Dunstan Mwaungulu of “bias”. Kasambara and […]
Pika Manondo, who handed himself to police last Thursday in connection with the shooting of budget director Paul Mphwiyo and the ensuing Capital Hill cash-gate, on Monday appeared before Lilongwe Magistrate Court without a lawyer where he was formally charged with attempted murder charge. Manondo was formally charged when he went for a bail application. […]
There are a lot of stories associated with Sir Winston Churchill. The one that best fits this context is said to have occurred when he was addressing a meeting of sorts. A woman, apparently ‘disgusted’ by his form of speech, shouted at him: “You are drunk!” To this, Sir Winston, without missing a beat, retorted, […]
Something strange is happening in Malawi at the moment. Ralph Kasambara, a prominent lawyer and former attorney general, has been arrested and kept at the country’s maximum and notorious prison. Several judges have granted him bail but the police are refusing to release him. At the time of writing this opinion, Mr Kasambara is being […]