Month: April 2024 Posts

Batatawala: Proxy Company Nears Multimillion-Dollar Malawi Government Deal

Apr 15, 2024 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Bembeke Trading, a company alleged to be a proxy for business tycoon Abdul Karim Batatawala, is reportedly close to securing a multimillion-pound government deal, an investigation has revealed. Batatawala is prohibited from doing business with… ...

Breaking: Batatawala Embroiled in K6.7 Billion Procurement Scandal at EGENCO

Apr 12, 2024 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

The Electricity Generation Company (Egenco) of Malawi is at the centre of a significant procurement scandal involving K6.7 billion (£6.9 million) with unauthorised requisitions and extensive single sourcing from companies owned by individuals of dubious… ...

Palibe kuthawa apa – a bwalo ampanilira Batatawala

Apr 11, 2024 Lindiwe Sambalikagwa 0 &

Amafuna kutulukira pawindo koma abwalo akamumbwandira. Mulandu wake wa katangale upitilira basi, ndipo akapezeka olakwa Batatawala n'kutheka akasewenza jele. Oganiziridwa pa milandu ingapo ya katangale, a Abdul Karim Batatawala achoka ndi nkhope ya manyazi ku… ...

Journalist Macmillan Mhone released on bail

Apr 09, 2024 Archangel Nzangaya 0 &

Journalist McMillan Mhone, who was arrested on Monday for a story published by Malawi24 last year about Karim Abdul Batatawala, has been released on bail. Mhone, who is currently working for the Nation Publications Limited… ...

Mtolankhani wakale wa Malawi24 wamangidwa kamba ka nkhani yokhudza oganizilidwa katangale Batatawala

Apr 08, 2024 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Apolisi mu mzinda wa Blantyre amanga yemwe anali mtolankhani wakale wa Malawi24 McMillan Mhone, kamba ka nkhani yomwe inalembedwa yokhudza munthu woganiziridwa katangale a Abdul Karim Batatawala chaka chatha. Pa 15 August chaka chatha, Malawi24… ...

Malawi Police, working for Corrupt Suspect, Arrest Journalist

Apr 08, 2024 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

...the Malawi police accused of abusing the Electronic Transactions and Cyber Security Act to intimidate the media Fresh from persecuting journalists suspected of working for the opposition at the Malawi Broadcasting Corporation (MBC) and hounding… ...

Batatawala and son-in-law face off over vehicle ownership

Nov 04, 2023 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Prominent Blantyre business magnate, Abdul Karim Batatawala, and his son-in-law, Shabir Jussab, are currently entangled in a heated legal dispute that has reached the Midima Magistrates Court in Blantyre. Part of Batatawala company's claim filed… ...