The Supreme court on Tuesday granted an order discharging an injunction obtained by Billy Malata, a member of the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) before the party held its National Governing Council (NGC) meeting early this month.
In his ruling Justice of Appeal Dingiswayo Madise discharged the order of stay which was granted ex parte.
Madise
However, in an interview with local media, Malata’s lawyer Wapona Kita said what it means is that the NGC meeting proceeded under avoidable order of the court because the party had not complied with the conditions on which the order was made.
“I will be meeting with my clients within the course of the week to re- strategise on the next course of action in view of the order which the Supreme Court has granted us,” said Kita.
The court also slapped the respondents DPP with costs in the matter after Kita filled a certificate of non-compliance.
Last month the High Court in Lilongwe granted Malata an injunction restraining the party’s secretary general Grezelder Jeffrey, it’s spokesperson Shadric Namalomba and the DPP from holding the NGC until a further order of the court.
The leader of Citizens for Transformation(CFT) who is also the former Minister of Civic Education and National Unity Timothy Mtambo has written a letter to the newly appointed Malawi Defence Force(MDF) commander Paul Valentino Phiri expressing his concern over a number of activities by MDF soldiers at Chilumba Barracks Roadblock.
The Roadblock is one of the important roadblocks which are controlling the export of country’s Agricultural produce through the northern corridor.
In a letter, Mtambo argues that there are strong allegations leveled against the soldiers at Chilimba Barracks which include allowing some trucks with farm produce to pass through the roadblock after paying at least K150,000,Malawian citizens not allowed to pass through the roadblock even with a single bag of maize, some citizens who insist that they do have the right to pass with the farm produce assaulted by soldiers.
Concerned Mtambo
The former Minister says, all this is happening on the background of hunger due to the drought which hit Karonga District this year.
“Sir, people from the district are relying on maize supplies from Rumphi, Mzimba and Kasungu Districts.
“The conduct of the soldiers at the roadblock is therefore compounding the hunger situation in the district. Sir, the local leaders in the district i.e. chiefs and religious leaders have voiced this concern to no avail.,” says Mtambo in letter.
He stresses that people of Karonga have reached a conclusion that whatever is taking place is proof that Government has abdicated its responsibility and is no longer caring about the hunger situation in the district.
Adds Mtambo:”You may wish to know, Sir, that at every funeral today, this has become a talking point by chiefs and community leaders. This ought to be a cause for concern as the confidence of the people in the army is getting eroded daily. Sir, as you are aware, the strength of any security organ of the State is proportional to the credibility and trust members of the general public accord to it. Thus, given the foregoing, I am making this humble plea to your noble office to consider reviewing the terms of reference at Chilumba roadblock in order to allow the citizens of Karonga have access to the food that they so desperately need to avert hunger at household and community level.”
According to Mtambo,there could, for example, be a threshold of the quantity of produce that a citizen could be allowed to move across the roadblock. I do appreciate the importance of the roadblock in terms of security in the country.
“I have nothing against this noble cause. For this reason, I would like to recommend that the roadblock should be shifted towards the border where the smuggling routes are. In addition, I further recommend introduction of another check point before the Chitipa-Tanzania border as a lot of maize is being smuggled into into Tanzania through this route, ” concludes Mtambo.
On top of preventing the country’s Agricultural produce exports into other countries, Chilumba Barracks Roadblock plays a vital role in strengthen security in Malawi by preventing illegal immigrants entering from our country.
A 22-year-old Chikondi Samera is in police custody in Thyolo for allegedly murdering her 12-year-old sister, Mwayi Phiri.
Thyolo Deputy Police Spokesperson Sergeant Rabecca Kashoti has confirmed the incident.
Kashoti says Samera convinced her sister to go to Orama Resthouse at Thyolo boma.
There, she reportedly stabbed her sister multiple times on the navel.
Chikondi Samera, arrested
She left the lifeless body under the mattress.
“The owner of the place discovered the body as he went to close the room and reported the issue to the police, leading to the arrest of Samera,” explains Kashoti.
According to Kashoti,reasons for the suspect’s action remains unclear as of now.
Postmortem at Thyolo District Hospital says death was due to severe loss of blood.
Currently, the suspect awaits court appearance to answer a murder charge.
A 10-year-old girl has died in Lilongwe after being bitten by a dog belonging to Safe Guard Security Services(SGSS).
Lilongwe Police Station Deputy Public Relations Officer Foster Benjamin said the girl, identified as Ellen Chawanda, met her fate yesterday at around 5 pm at Crossroads Hotel near Puma Filling Station.
“The girl, along with her elder sister, was heading home in Area 46 from Maula Prison side when she was suddenly attacked by the dog.
“The dog which had no muzzle on, had escaped from its handler Mtalison Damiano, 29, and bit the girl on the neck before it was killed by a mob,” said Benjamin.
He said the victim was immediately taken to Bwaila District Hospital where she succumbed to her injuries.
Postmortem conducted at Kamuzu Central Hospital indicated that death was due to severe loss of blood.
Police have since arrested Damiano, a Safe Guard Security Services employee.
The deceased was from Makanjira in Mangochi District.
Oneof the country’s top financial institutions First Capital Bank Malawi plc has on Tuesday announced the appointment of Agness Jazza as its Chief Executive Officer (CEO) with effect from July 21, 2023.
Jazza who becomes the first female CEO for the financial institution replaces Spiro Georgopolus who retired from the bank after a one-year tenure.
According to a statement signed by FCB chairman Terrance Davidson, Jazza established her career with the bank immediately after completing her undergraduate studies.
Jazza
“Agness has for the past 25 years risen up the ranks due to her talent, hard work and loyalty. Her success is a true reflection of FCB’s belief in nurturing talent and commitment to staff development,” he said.
Prior to this position, Jazza was FCB Deputy CEO and has held various senior positions where she has been instrumental in driving the bank’s business growth and spearheading key strategic and operational changes.
She is a graduate of the Stellenbosch University’s executive development program and holds a Master of Business Administration from the Management College of Southern Africa (Mancosa).
First Capital Bank is a subsidiary of FMB Capital Holdings which is listed on the Malawi Stock Exchange(MSE).
