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The Lilongwe High court has dismissed an application by the Malawi Law Society (MLS) for judicial review on a proposal to allow paralegals to represent

The decision reverses a ruling from just four months ago, when the same court abolished the death penalty

May 11, 2021 Watipaso Mzungu - Nyasa Times 37 Comments The Parliamentary Public Appointments Committee (PAC) has courted controversy following its decision to reject the appointment of Ombudsman Martha Chizuma as the new Director General (DG) of the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB). Chizuma appeared before the Committee earlier today where nine members voted for her while the other nine voted against her appointment. In a normal circumstance, PAC comprises 21 members, including the chairpers...

Information reaching faceofmalawi indicates that Ombudsman Martha Chizuma has failed the interview by Public Appointments Committee of Parliament. President Dr. Lazarus Chakwera appointed Chizuma to the post of the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) Director General last week but the post was subjected to PAC of parliament approval. This morning, Chizuma was summoned to appear before PAC of Parliament for interviews. Members of the Tonse Alliance block in the Public Appointments Committee are briefin...

Hours after First Deputy Speaker of Malawi Parliament, Madalitso Kazombo posted pictures of himself t on Facebook teaching mathematics to Malawi School of Certificate of Education (MSCE) students at a school in his Kasungu East Constituency, he received positive feedback. Kazombo in action teaching MSCE exam candidates Teaching is Kazombo’s strong passion Kazombo receiving the donation from Matura on behalf of MRF-UK A former teacher himself, Kazombo just wrote: “When the Deputy Speaker bec...

Government has nullified a 10.5 Billion kwacha loan re-payment deal with Mulli Brothers. Mulli Brothers was one of the companies that owed government Billions of kwacha through then state owned Malawi Savings Bank before it was sold to FDH Bank in 2015. And responding in a parliament to a question from Lilongwe South legislator Peter Dimba on how government is working in recovering 6 Billion plus interests from defaulters of toxic loans like that of Mulli Brothes, Finance Minister Felix Mlusu s...