Court orders Times Group to pay MK50 million to Chaponda for defamation
Published on November 7, 2023 at 10:06 AM by Robert Ngwira
The High Court in Blantyre has ordered Blantyre Newspapers Limited to pay MK50 million to former Minister of Agriculture Dr. George Chaponda over stories its newspapers published in connection to the maizegate scandal.
Chaponda sued Times Group former Editor In-Chief George Kasakula, The Daily Times Editor Innocent Chitosi, Sunday Times Editor Chachacha Munthali, Times Reporter Alick Ponje and The Daily Times Assistant Editor Madalitso Musa.
Blantyre Newspapers Limited which publishes Daily Times, Malawi Newspapers, and Sunday Times reported extensively on the maize procurement deal from Zambia.
In the maize gate issue, Chaponda was cleared by the courts after various legal battles.
