Month: February 2023 Posts

CSOs threaten demos over Chizuma’s suspension

Feb 03, 2023 Archangel Nzangaya 0 &

Ten Civil Society Organisations have given President Lazarus Chakwera until Monday 6th February, 2023 to withdraw the interdiction of Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) Director General Martha Chizuma, saying failure of which, they will mobilise people to… ...

Chakwera administration angers donors

Feb 03, 2023 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

The suspension of Malawi Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) Director General Martha Chizuma by President Lazarus Chakwera has angered western donors. Western diplomats on Thursday shunned the 2023 National Development Conference which Chakwera presided over. An official from… ...

MCP’s Peter Dimba resigns following Chizuma suspension

Feb 02, 2023 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

Malawi Congress Party (MCP) Member of Parliament for Lilongwe South Peter Dimba has resigned as Chairperson for the Legal Affairs Committee of Parliament following the suspension of Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) chief Martha Chizuma by the… ...

Chizuma suspended after allegedly obtaining warrants against Mkaka, Kayuni

Feb 02, 2023 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

Mkaka Malawi Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) director general Martha Chizuma was suspended hours after she allegedly obtained arrest warrants against Malawi Congress Party (MCP) Secretary General Eisenhower Mkaka and former Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Steven… ...

Martha Chizuma suspended: Chakwera administration interdict Malawi anti-corruption chief

Feb 01, 2023 Russell Kondowe 0 &

Chizuma and Chakwera during International Anti-Corruption Day commemorations last year The Lazarus Chakwera administration has suspended Malawi Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) director general, Martha Chizuma, over her leaked audio. However, it has been alleged that Chizuma… ...

Atupele launches bid for presidency

Jan 29, 2023 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

Former United Democratic Front (UDF) president Atupele Muluzi has launched his bid for the presidency, saying there is need to create a vibrant economy, root out corruption and empower the youth in Malawi. Muluzi, the… ...

Talking Blues: The Malawi-Sattar debacle, isn’t it time for the Magnitsky Act?

Jan 29, 2023 Mapwiya Muulupale 0 &

The Chief Resident Magistrate’s court (Lilongwe) adjourned a case in which ACB Director General (DG) Martha Chizuma is accused of making defamatory remarks in a leaked audio conversation. The court ordered Chizuma’s plea taking to… ...