Month: February 2023 Posts

Zamba cannot interdict Chizuma — legal scholars

Feb 03, 2023 Lindiwe Sambalikagwa 0 &

Legal scholars say Secretary to the President and Cabinet Colleen Zamba has no authority to suspend Malawi Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) director general Martha Chizuma. Zamba on 31 January informed Chizuma that she should stop exercising… ...

Grouping calls for Chakwera’s action on Chizuma arrest report

Jan 14, 2023 Martha Chikoti 0 &

Human Rights Consultative Committee (HRCC) has called on President Lazarus Chakwera to act on the Commission of Inquiry report on the arrest of Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) Director General Martha Chizuma without fear of favour. Board… ...

Talking Blues: Who are we not to free Barabas and crucify Jesus?

Jan 09, 2023 Mapwiya Muulupale 0 &

Everyone has formed their own opinion on the Commission of Inquiry (COI) report on the arrest of Ms Martha Chizuma, the Director General of the Malawi Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB), on Tuesday, 6 December 2022. I… ...

Commission of inquiry recommends action against Chizuma over audio clip

Jan 04, 2023 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

The Commission of Inquiry into the arrest of Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) director general Martha Chizuma has told President Lazarus Chakwera to take action against Chizuma over her leaked audio. The commission led by retired Supreme… ...

ACB questions Malawi Vice President Chilima

Nov 25, 2022 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) is questioning Vice President Saulos Chilima who is alleged to have received bribes from United Kingdom based businessperson Zuneth Sattar. Chilima is being questioned at the ACB offices in Lilongwe where… ...

Judge Kenyatta Nyirenda snubs ACB

Oct 31, 2022 Russell Kondowe 0 &

High Court judge Kenyatta Nyirenda will continue hearing the corruption related case involving former Police chief  George Kainja after the judge dismissed an application by the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB). The bureau wanted Nyirenda to recuse… ...

Energy official Cassius Chiwambo arrested over U$15 million bribe

Oct 28, 2022 Malawi24 Reporter 1 &

The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) has arrested  Director of  Energy Cassius Chiwambo and Principal Mining  Engineer at the Ministry of Mines Gibson Bright Nyirenda over allegations that they demanded $15,000,000 (about K15 billion) bribe from Ilomba… ...

Talking Blues: In the war against graft, is the glass half full or half empty?

Oct 09, 2022 Mapwiya Muulupale 0 &

Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) Director General (DG) Martha Chizuma had an exclusive interview with the Malawi News the other week and shared her experiences plus an update on Zuneth Sattar-related cases. According to Madam Chizuma, the… ...

Former PS Joseph Mwandidya wanted

Oct 06, 2022 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Immigration Department has instructed its officers to demand all Malawian men to produce national identification card or passport at the borders as the Department wants to arrest former principal secretary for Lands, Housing and Urban… ...

Judge Kenyatta refuses to recuse himself from Kainja case

Oct 03, 2022 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

Nyirenda Justice Kenyatta Nyirenda has refused to recuse himself from the corruption case involving former Malawi Police chief George Kainja who is alleged to have received bribes from business tycoon Zuneth Sattar. About two weeks… ...

Court throws out case against Chizuma, criticizes lawyer

Sep 30, 2022 Lindiwe Sambalikagwa 0 &

The High Court in Lilongwe has thrown out a case which Frighton Phompho commenced against Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) director general Martha Chizuma. The court has also criticized Phompho’s lawyer Michael Goba Chipeta and has told… ...

Three councillors arrested for selling land in Karonga

Sep 14, 2022 Malawi News Agency (MANA) 0 &

The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) has arrested three ward councillors in Karonga district for illegally selling public land to vendors for K2.4 million. According to a statement released on 13 September 2022 by ACB's Principal Public… ...

Sattar stopped Malawi from abolishing food rations

Sep 14, 2022 Russell Kondowe 0 &

Businessperson Zuneth Sattar blocked Government’s efforts to stop procuring Malawi Police food rations as his company makes exorbitant profits from the food rations, buying each pack at K10,000 and selling to Malawi at about K30,000.… ...

Govt says it has hired 17 new lawyers at ACB

Sep 12, 2022 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

Minister of Justice Titus Mvalo says the Tonse Alliance administration has improved the investigative and prosecutorial capacity of the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) by hiring more lawyers and investigative officers. Mvalo was speaking this morning during… ...

Statement on UTM vehicles goes missing at ACB

Sep 05, 2022 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) is failing to find a document which was the basis for the probe into the 44 vehicles which Vice President Saulos Chilima's UTM purchased. Gosten Chinseu, a concerned citizens, filed a… ...