Month: July 2023 Posts

CDEDI gives ACB chief Chizuma 14 days to resign

Jul 25, 2023 Martha Chikoti 0 &

The Centre for Democracy and Economic Development Initiatives (CDEDI) has given Director General of Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) Martha Chizuma 14 days to resign from her position for hiding some issues regarding investigation of State House… ...

Missing cashgate suspect Mphwiyo was given back passport in 2015

Jul 23, 2023 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Cashgate suspect Paul Mphwiyo, who has been missing since last month, was given back his passport in 2015, heightening fears that he is now outside Malawi. Mphwiyo is reported missing and was last seen in… ...

Chakwera frees Henry Mussa

Jul 21, 2023 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

President Lazarus Chakwera has freed former cabinet minister, Henry Mussa, who was sentenced to five years in prison in March this year for receiving stolen computers. Minister of Homeland Security Kenneth Zikhale Ng'oma says Mussa… ...

East Bridge fertilizer on the way to Malawi from Turkey

Jul 20, 2023 Macmillan Mhone 0 &

Fertilizer under the controversialK128 billion East Bridge commodity exchange deal is on the way to Malawi from Turkey. The fertilizer which has been described as overpriced by various commentators will first land in Beira in… ...

Chilima: Lawyers say bail conditions degrading

Jul 19, 2023 Russell Kondowe 0 &

Vice President Saulos Chilima through his lawyers has asked the High Court to vary his bail conditions, saying it is degrading for a person of Chilima's profile to be presenting himself to the bureau every… ...

Questionable Appointment of Lt General Paul Valentino Phiri as New Malawi Army Commander Under Investigation

Jul 19, 2023 Burnett Munthali 0 &

President Lazarus Chakwera has made it a priority to address corruption in Malawi. Undetected and unchecked corruption can severely damage public trust in government and waste valuable resources. Recently, President Chakwera appointed Lt General Paul… ...

How Deep Is Political Corruption in Malawi?

Jul 17, 2023 Burnett Munthali 0 &

Political corruption can simply be defined as the use of power by government officials or their network contacts for illegitimate private gain, as seen in the cashgate scandal or the recent fertlizergate in Malawi. First,… ...