Five leaders of the Tembenukani Mitima Kubwera kwa Ambuye Kwayandikira church, including Stella Monta, appeared before a Senior Resident Magistrate in Ntcheu for allegedly blocking followers from accessing healthcare and education, according to Nyasa Times. Court reports confirm they initially refused to speak during the proceedings. In a separate legal matter, Nyasa Times reports that the Limbe Resident Magistrate's Court issued an arrest warrant for Neelam Azhar Mahmood. She is accused of giving false information by declaring herself a Malawian citizen during a K330 million property transfer into the Malhi Trust.
Update: The dispute over the K128 billion sale of the Amaryllis Hotel to the Public Service Pension Trust Fund continues as the Anti-Corruption Bureau and Yusuf Investments clashed in the High Court, Malawi Nation reports. ACB prosecutors argued that unrestricted access to the hotel's accounts could lead to the dissipation of funds, and Judge Redson Kapindu has reserved his ruling. Meanwhile, Nyasa Times notes that a previous 90-day freeze on the accounts elapsed, prompting the urgent application.
Update: Public anger continues over the torture and murder of Indian trader Asif Khan. The Malawi Human Rights Commission has demanded a thorough investigation following allegations that a senior Limbe police officer accepted a K40 million bribe to protect suspects linked to a wider gold-smuggling network, allAfrica reports.
In other judicial news, Supreme Court of Appeal Justice Dingiswayo Madise granted permission for Sefasi Matthews Jonathan Masula to proceed with a judicial review against the Lilongwe District Commissioner and the national government, according to Nyasa Times. Separately, the ACB is facing internal investigations. AllAfrica reports that senior ACB officials, including Acting Director General Gabriel Chembezi, are accused of misusing fuel allocations while at least six of the bureau's official vehicles remain grounded in Lilongwe due to a lack of maintenance funds.
The Malawi Police Service announced a 13 percent drop in road traffic fatalities during the first half of 2026, with deaths falling to 406 from 464 during the same period last year, Nyasa Times reports. Additionally, at a national forum in Blantyre, Director of Government Communication Services Deogratias Mmana warned that digital piracy is severely impacting the economy as pirate operators evade taxes and drain revenue from the local creative sector, according to Nyasa Times.