The High Court in Blantyre has ordered Times Group company who is the owner of the Daily Times newspaper to compensate former minister of Agriculture and DPP politician George Chaponda over a defamatory article on maize scandal inquiry.

However, Judge Dingiswayo Madise has also ruled that Times should apologize and withdraw the articles and this should be published in their newspapers in the next 10 days.

Meanwhile, this is a developing story, more details to follow.