The extradition case on Shepherd Bushiri and his wife Mary has been adjourned to 15th May, 2024 when the defense lawyers will continue cross-examining Sibongile Mzinyathi Director of Public Prosecution for Gauteng, South Africa. The adjourned was sought for by the defense to be able to screen original extradition papers from South Africa tendered by … Read More “South Africa: Long Walk to Justice As Bushiri Extradition Hearing Pushed to May 15” »
Tag: Legal and Judicial Affairs
It has been revealed today in court that despite being harassed and arrested in October 2020, accused of stealing R106 million, not even a single coin ever went to the bank accounts of either Prophet Shepherd Bushiri or his wife, Mary. This is according to Sibongiile Mzinyathi, Director of Public Prosecution for Gauteng who is … Read More “Malawi: South Africa Clear the Bushiris in the R106 Fraud Case – No Money Went Into Their Accounts” »
Blantyre — Data from Blantyre District Health Office shows that the majority of people seeking post-abortion care are young girls. Of the 2003 reported cases that were treated for post-abortion care from unsafe abortions in the last quarter of 2023, a staggering 1003 were under the age of 20, while 1000 were slightly over 20 … Read More “Malawi: Young Girls Bear the Brunt of Unsafe Abortions in Blantyre” »
High Court in Zomba has awarded MK2,800,000 to Ganizani Mtaika as compensation for being falsely imprisoned and staying in jail for 14 days. Mtaika’s battle for the settlement has not been easy as he fought for justice for nearly 20 years since the incident. In 2003 he was working as a Security Guard for the … Read More “Malawi: Justice At Last As Man Gets Mk2.8rn for False Irnprisonrnent in 2004” »
Kabwe, Zambia, once a bustling mining town, now bears the heavy weight of a toxic legacy. Decades of lead mining by Anglo-Americans left the community gasping for breath, literally and figuratively. The land is choked with lead dust, the air thick with its invisible menace. But amid the devastation, a fight for a greener future … Read More “Zambia: Kabwe’s Stolen Breath – Legacy of Lead and the Fight for a Greener Future” »
Blantyre, Malawi — Malawi’s government is not issuing passports, President Lazarus Chakwera said, claiming it is because of a cyberattack. But some observers question whether such an attack occurred. Chakwera told parliament on Wednesday that a cyberattack had compromised the country’s security and that measures were in place to identify and apprehend the attackers. He … Read More “Malawi: Some Question Malawi President’s Claim That Cyberattack Caused Passport Problems” »
Blantyre, Malawi — Police in Malawi have seized mobile phones and laptops from at least 14 journalists working at the state-run Malawi Broadcasting Corporation or MBC. The journalists are suspected of running a fake Facebook account bearing MBC’s name, where they allegedly posted false and anti-government stories. Press freedom groups have faulted the police for … Read More “Malawi Police Seize Journalists’ Equipment Over Fake Facebook Account” »
Evangelical Association of Malawi (EAM) and the National Advocacy Platform (NAP) have piled pressure on the former ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) to respect the authority of the Speaker of the National Assembly, Catherine Gotani Hara, concerning the status of the Leader of Opposition. In separate statements, EAM and NAP have urged DPP to desist … Read More “Malawi: Condemnation Continues to Pile On DPP to Respect Speaker’s Authority” »
MISA Malawi says it is concerned with the seizure of mobile phones and laptops belonging to Malawi Broadcasting Corporation (MBC) journalists who are being suspected of running a fake MBC Facebook page. In a statement released today and signed by chairperson Golden Matonga, Misa says it has established that a number of MBC journalists are … Read More “Malawi: Misa Worried With MBC’s Seizure of Laptops and Phones of Its Journalists” »
Malawi Bureau of Standards (MBS) has said it has revoked licences or suspended 10 operators in the food and food processing for non-compliance to standards. In a statement released on February 10, signed by the bureau’s Director General Dr Bernard Thole said the action followed a routine assessment they conducted recently. Reads the statement in … Read More “Malawi Bureau of Standards Suspends 10 Food Operators” »