Month: April 2019 Posts

HRDC demands ESCOM to suspend K675m contract

Apr 26, 2019 Archangel Nzangaya 0 &

The Human Rights Defenders Coalition (HRDC) has demanded Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (ESCOM) to suspend the award of a K675million contract for demolishing a building. The development follows a recent announcement made by ESCOM… ...

Salary for 3 thousand Secondary School teachers needed to demolish ESCOM building

Apr 24, 2019 Mike J. Kangwele 0 &

...'non-existent' company awarded contract It does not get any extravagant. The country's electricity supplier ESCOM has shocked the nation after publishing that it has awarded an over half a billion Kwacha tender award to a… ...

ACB warns chiefs on corruption during campaign

Apr 02, 2019 Emmie Banda - MEC Stringer 0 &

The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) has told chiefs to restrain from corruption during the campaign period. Speaking during a meeting with chiefs and their subjects in traditional authority Zulu in Mchinji, ACB public education officer Chifundo… ...

Prophet Bushiri’s private jet seized: Major One running out of time

Feb 17, 2019 Sibu M. Mokoena 2 &

Mene, mene, tekel! The writing is now on the wall for controversial Prophet Shepherd Bushiri who is racing against time in South Africa where his private jet has been seized. The televangelist who is also answering alleged… ...

South Africa’s most expensive lawyer, Barry Roux, to defend Bushiri

Feb 05, 2019 Paul Nthala 2 &

Prophet Shepherd Bushiri has acquired the services of top defence advocate Barry Roux whose daily fees is reportedly close to K3 million. Roux gained fame when he defended Paralympian Oscar Pistorius in 2014 who had been… ...

Batatawala wants to steal public resources – Govt

Feb 03, 2019 Russell Kondowe 0 &

Government says it will use all its expertise and available legal avenues to stop businessman Abdul Karim Batatawala from stealing K53 billion. Minister of Information Henry Mussa said this in a statement yesterday in reaction… ...

MRA fights Airtel over taxes

Jan 17, 2019 Gregory Gondwe 0 &

The multinational mobile company Airtel is up against efforts from the Malawi Revenue Authority (MRA) to enforce the collection of non-resident tax, in an emerging court case that may be exposing the company's tax avoidance… ...