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Law and order, Malawi

Malawi Court convicts Chanthunya over Zimbabwean female student Linda Gasa murder

Maneno Chimulala
Masozi Chanthunya

BLANTYRE-(MaraviPost)—High Court in Zomba has convicted Misozi Chanthunya after finding him guilty of murdering Zimbabwean girl, Linda Gasa, in 2010.

Reading a judjement, Judge Ruth Chinangwa said Chanthunya was responsible for the death of Gasa at his family’s private cottage in Monkey Bay, Mangochi, where the body was found entombed under concrete.

Chanthunya, who fled to South Africa before he was extradited back to Malawi a few years ago to answer the murder charges, is allegedly to have been in a serious relationship with the Zimbabwean girl who was by then studying at Malawi College of Accountancy.

During the court’s proceedings, the State’s first witness, Jessie Kachale, told the court that she last spoke to the deceased on August 4 2010 at around 6pm.

She told the court that Gasa was her sister-in-marriage.

However, Kachale lined up the events that happened between the day when the deceased went missing to her burial day.

On or about the 4th of August 2010 Linda Gasa was murdered at the hands of Mr. Misozi Chanthunya

Among other things, the witness told the court that police assisted them to discover the body of the late Gasa.

Kachale, who was in tears, also said that Gasa’s body was buried in Zimbabwe and it was in a decomposed state.

Judge Chinangwa is expected to sentence Chanthunya next week Wednesday.

Lifestyle, Regional

Former Malawi leader Joyce Banda queries reports on her bid for presidency in 2019

MaraviPost

Former President Joyce Banda
PP’s President Dr. Joyce Banda still in self imposed exile

BLANTYRE-(MaraviPost) – Former Malawi President Joyce Banda (JB) had categorically refuted as untrue earlier report entitled “Former Malawi leader Joyce Banda to contest for presidency in 2019.”

In the said article it was reported, quoting Capital Radio, stayed that the former President has not given up on her political career, and will contest for presidency in next year’s elections.

The report quoted the former President from a report made from a Capital Radio report quoting PP Spokesperson Andekuche Chanthunya.

However, former President Dr Joyce Banda confirmed that Mr Chanthunya has never been interviewed by anybody about the former President’s plans.

In a telephone interview with the Maravi Post, both the former President Dr Joyce Banda and the Spokesperson, confirmed that Mr. Chanthunya never talked with each other on this matter until after the said Maravi Post article.

In his defense, Mr. Chanthunya said he has not spoken to anyone from Capital Radio on the matter.

Capital Radio team, however, remains behind its earlier report.