Month: February 2016 Posts

Traffic officer caught demanding bribe

Feb 07, 2016 Lyonike Mughogho 217 &

Corruption continues to haunt Malawi as a local traffic police officer has been caught on camera receiving a bribe from a white man at an undisclosed roadblock. The identity of the officer is not yet… ...

Allan Magombo jailed for K32.5m cashgate loot

Feb 05, 2016 Kondwani Mkhalipi-Manyungwa 93 &

Allan Harrison Magombo one of the suspects in the Cashgate scandal has been jailed by the Lilongwe Magistrate Court for stealing about K32.5 million from Capitol Hill. While confirming the conviction to Malawi24, spokesperson for… ...

Manondo ‘cornered’ on Paul Mphwiyo shooting

Jan 29, 2016 Malawi24 Reporter 16 &

An expert has patched holes into attempts by Pika Manondo, one of the suspects in the shooting of Paul Mphwiyo who was then serving as National Budget Director in Ministry of Finance to discredit call… ...

Bisnowaty in K1.1 billion corruption scandal

Jan 10, 2016 Mike J. Kangwele 91 &

Malawi Health Minister Peter Kumpalume and Member of Parliament for Lilongwe City Central Constituency David Bisnowaty have been named key players in a K1.1 billion corruption scandal. A report published by one local paper says… ...

Joyce Banda’s television hits airwaves

Jan 07, 2016 Mike J. Kangwele 128 &

Days after reports emerged that former Malawi president Joyce Banda was the chief architect of the infamous Cashgate scandal, a television station linked to her has started airing. The television station which comes after her… ...

Malawi’s weak laws fueling public looting

Jan 05, 2016 Thula Chisamba 16 &

Investigations this publication has conducted indicate that Malawian public servants are the ones fueling the county’s downfall with their enduring habit of swindling taxpayers’ money as there are no serious laws and regulations that may… ...

My brother Bingu stole billions – APM

Dec 08, 2015 Aubrey Makina 141 &

...There will always be corruption in every society Malawi President Peter Mutharika revealed in an interview with BBC Hard Talk that his brother Bingu wa Mutharika stole over 30% of public funds during the 7… ...