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Mutharika cashed K145 million of corruption loot

Jun 29, 2018 Malawi24 Reporter 9 &

President Peter Mutharika received K145 million from a businessman who raised the money after defrauding government of K466 million through a fraudulently awarded K2.3 billion contract, according to a leaked report by the Anti-Corruption Bureau… ...

ACB appeals against Chaponda ruling

May 29, 2018 Malawi24 Reporter 1 &

The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) has appealed against the acquittal of former Minister of Agriculture George Chaponda on two corruption related charges. Chaponda was earlier this month acquitted on charges of giving false information to ACB,… ...

CSOs want Chaponda back in court

May 23, 2018 Luke Bisani 4 &

Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) in Malawi have urged the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) to appeal against the ruling made by a Zomba court on former cabinet minister George Chaponda. The CSOs, Centre for Human Rights and… ...

ACB to stop DPP’s Jeffrey from being awarded K70bn

Apr 25, 2018 Malawi24 Reporter 5 &

Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) has said it will fight a claim by Democratic Progressive Party's (DPP) Greselder Jeffrey who wants to be awarded K70 billion. Jeffrey who is DPP Secretary General was together with three others… ...

Ministry of Education Director loses job for stealing K300,000

Apr 21, 2018 Bright Malenga 6 &

Acting Director of Science and Technology in the Ministry of Education has lost his job after being convicted of stealing K300,000 which he used to repay a K70,000 loan. The government official Patrick Mphadzula was… ...

Two get three years for stealing money through ghost workers

Mar 24, 2018 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

A traditional leader and a Village Development Committee (VDC) chairperson in Nsanje have been sentenced to three years in jail for stealing public funds by using ghost workers. The two have been identified as Useni… ...

Analyst blasts Khato Civils

Mar 23, 2018 Bright Malenga 0 &

A social commentator Onjezani Kenani has criticised Khato Civils, an engineering firm awarded a contract for the Salima-Lilongwe water project, for disrespecting the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB). Writing on his Facebook page, the analyst Onjezani Kenani… ...