Month: October 2020 Posts

Corruption at State House: Chakwera using “Do as I say not as I do” policy

Oct 19, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

State House officials in the Lazarus Chakwera administration have been named in a scam in which K65 million in taxpayers’ funds has been stolen. Chakwera was elected in June after promising to eradicate corruption but… ...

Mzomera faces fresh corruption case

Oct 16, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) plans to file a new corruption related case against convict Christopher Mzomera Ngwira. Director of the Anti-Corruption Bureau, Reyneck Matemba has said that the bureau will be bringing a new case… ...

Communities seek justice over sale of Chirimba land

Oct 16, 2020 Archangel Nzangaya 0 &

Communities around Chirimba industrial site have asked authorities to intervene on alleged illegal sale of land on which the communities have been cultivating on for over 40 years. This is according to several community members… ...

World Bank debars Techno Brain: Malawi told to cancel all deals

Oct 14, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

World Bank has banned Techno Brain for collusive and fraudulent practices the company used to influence the awarding of a contract in its favor. Kenya-based Techno Brain (Kenya) Limited (“Techno Brain Kenya”), an IT-services company,… ...

Mpinganjira bribery case: ACB to start parading witnesses next week

Oct 13, 2020 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) will next week start parading witnesses in the bribery case against businessperson Thom Mpinganjira. ACB director general Reyneck Matemba has confirmed that the case will resume on October 22. According to… ...

Former Minister Uladi Mussa convicted over passport scam

Oct 13, 2020 Lindiwe Sambalikagwa 0 &

Former cabinet Minister Uladi Mussa has been found guilty of abuse of office in connection to the passport scam. Mussa has been convicted together with senior immigration official David Kwanjana. Justice Chifundo Kachale delivered the… ...

Itaye’s recruitment as LWB boss may cost Malawi K13 billion

Oct 12, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Malawi may lose K13 billion funding for a water treatment project due to the recruitment of Godfrey Itaye as Chief Executive Officer of Lilongwe Water Board (LWB). The European Investment Bank (EIB) wants to provide… ...