Former Chess Association of Malawi president Susan Musa Namangale has queried the Judiciary on why judgement in her accident claim case is yet to be delivered 15 years after conclusion of hearing.
The case relates to a 2009 road accident in Salima and Namangale and four other claimants are seeking damages from Likanga Transport after the firm’s truck allegedly caused the collision with her Mercedes Benz registration KK 3809.
In a letter dated February 19 2026 addressed to Deputy Chief Justice Lovemore Chikopa, Namangale through her lawyer Ralph Mhone said despite several reminders to presiding Judge Healey Potani, now a Justice of Appeal, judgement is yet to be given on the case whose hearing ended in 2010.
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She said in 2024 and 2025 the matter was further referred to Malawi Supreme Court of Appeal Judge Dingiwayo Madise who was then the head of the Judicial Complaints Committee.
“We are yet to be given any judgement for reasons that are yet to be communicated to us and the claimants keep coming to our office every month and we are unable to offer them any solace on the delay,” reads in part the letter.
Writing on her Facebook page in a post addressed to private practice lawyer turned activist Alexious Kamangila, Namangale said delayed judgement on the case is something she could hardly comprehend despite her lawyers writing many reminders to the judge.
She said: “…It has been 15 years since the case was concluded in 2010 but judgement has not been delivered. Fifteen years of waiting just for a judgement to be delivered is something I have never understood.”
Yesterday, Chikopa referred The Nation to Judiciary spokesperson Ruth Mputeni who was yet to respond to our questionnaire by press time at 8pm.
Records show that the claimants have filed 17 reminders between 2017 and 2024 to Chikopa, the Registrar of the High Court and the Chief Justice.
Other claimants in the matter include Namangale’s sister Gladys Kakota who sustained injuries and is 21 percent incapacitated, according to the legal challenge.
Charter Insurance Company, the truck’s insurer, was named as the second defendant in the case.
The lawsuit also represents the dependents of another sister of Namangale, Patricia Ngagwe, who died in the accident and Gordon Maunde, who suffered eight percent permanent incapacitation following back, lip and forehead injuries.
However, the defendant denies liability and accuses Namangale’s driver Potiphar Bonjesi, now deceased, of being negligent.
