Month: December 2020 Posts

Mchacha charged with using insulting language

Dec 01, 2020 Lindiwe Sambalikagwa 0 &

Former cabinet minister Charles Mchacha has been charged with three corruption related offences and one count of using insulting language against a journalist. Mchacha was arrested on Sunday and appeared before Principal Resident Magistrate Viva… ...

Mchacha arrested

Nov 29, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) Governor for the South Charles Mchacha has been arrested. According to reports, Mchacha has been arrested by the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) which handles corruption related crimes. Mchacha served as a deputy… ...

NOCMA Saga: Chakwera’s aide wants to ‘eliminate’ whistleblower

Nov 28, 2020 Russell Kondowe 0 &

President Lazarus Chakwera’s advisor Chris Chaima Banda has been accused of attempting to eliminate National Oil Company of Malawi (NOCMA) deputy chief executive officer (CEO) Helen Buluma. Banda who is Chakwera’s advisor on strategy has… ...

Chakwera ‘interfering’ in fuel supply tender, leaked memo to ACB reveals

Nov 28, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

…Memo says Chakwera’s ‘triplets’ working on behalf of president The more things change. President Lazarus Chakwera allegedly ordered National Oil Company of Malawi (NOCMA) to dubiously award fuel supply tenders to companies with State House… ...

Former ESCOM manager arrested for awarding contract to his brother

Nov 28, 2020 Russell Kondowe 0 &

The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) has arrested former ICT Manager for Electricity Supply Company of Malawi (ESCOM) for influencing the awarding of a contract to his brother’s company. ACB Principal Public Relations Officer identified the suspect… ...

Karonga DC calls for collective action in fight against corruption

Nov 28, 2020 Lusekero Mhango 0 &

Karonga District Commissioner (DC) Paul Kalilombe has called for collective action from stakeholders in the fight against corruption in the district. The DC made the call recently in a press briefing that the Justice and… ...

Immigration officers urged to avoid corruption

Nov 28, 2020 Archangel Nzangaya 0 &

Malawi immigration officers, particularly those working in the country's border posts, have been told to be patriotic and refrain from all corrupt malpractices. This is according to the newly appointed Director General of Immigration and… ...