Month: August 2023 Posts

Batatawala Accused of Operating a Network of Proxy Companies to Evade the Law and Secure Government Contracts 

Aug 15, 2023 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Details have emerged about how fraud and corruption suspect Abdul Karim Batatawala is allegedly evading the law to secure contracts with the Malawi Government.  According to inside sources, Batatawala has established a network of companies allegedly… ...

Lilongwe agricultural extension workers accused of demanding money from households

Aug 13, 2023 Synd Kalimbuka 0 &

Members of Parliament, chiefs and Ward Councillors from Lilongwe District Council have expressed concern over the tendency by some agricultural extension workers who are demanding money from farmers in order for the farmers to be… ...

Corruption: Malawi police accused of helping fraud suspect Abdul Karim Batatawala settle family feud

Aug 12, 2023 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

The Malawi police are facing accusations of helping a fraud and corruption suspect, Abdul Karim Batatawala, to settle an intense family feud. Batatawala is a controversial figure and a well-known business tycoon in Malawi involved… ...

Fighting Public Sector Culture of Corruption in Malawi Enablement Requires a Punishing Watchdog

Aug 10, 2023 Chisala Maxwell L 0 &

Recent revelations that Malawi lost MK6 trillion between 2012 and 2021 in public funds mismanagement is a testament to the scale of the public sector corruption problem. The Auditor General's report that MDAs collectively failed… ...

Four Malawi Defence Force soldiers fired over bribery

Aug 08, 2023 Russell Kondowe 0 &

The Malawi Defence Force (MDF) has fired four soldiers for receiving bribes from a truck driver at a security check-point near Chirumba Barracks in Karonga. The four have not been named but local media reports… ...

Should MalawianMPS Get Paid Even After Their Term of Office?

Aug 06, 2023 Burnett Munthali 0 &

The definition of retirement refers to that part of any person's life when they choose to leave their work-life behind permanently. Many people decide to quit their workforce when they are old or sick enough… ...

Malawi could pay East Bridge K273 billion for cancelling fertilizer deal

Aug 05, 2023 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Gwengwe: We have recalled guarantees signed with East Bridge Malawi Government could be forced to pay K273 billion to East Bridge if the government cancels a commodity exchange deal with the company, which is suspected… ...