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ACB to punish leakers

Jun 30, 2018 Russell Kondowe 4 &

The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) has said it will take action against its employees who have leaked an investigation report that mentions President Peter Mutharika as a beneficiary of stolen money. In a statement yesterday, the… ...

Calls for Mutharika to step down gain momentum

Jun 30, 2018 Malawi24 Reporter 1 &

Malawians have called on President Peter Mutharika to resign following revelations that he got K145 million in kickbacks from a businessman who defrauded government of K466 million. A leaked report by the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB)… ...

Chilima knows Mutharika’s dirty secrets

Jun 30, 2018 Mwayi Mkandawire 2 &

The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) investigation report about a K2.3 billion contract to Pioneer Investment from which President Peter Mutharika benefited K145 million has revealed that Chilima knows how dirty Mutharika is. Chilima’s recent calls to… ...

Zitayeni a Peter

Jun 30, 2018 Kondwani Mkhalipi-Manyungwa 3 &

Ikuvuta kuijama iyiyi. Akanakhala a Chilima mwina akanatimasula kuti paja akakhala pa mkhate si umo avutila kupha. A Malawi ochuluka ati Mtsogoleri wa dziko lino a Peter Mutharika atule pansi udindo wawo ndipo afufuzidwe. Pa… ...

Zameer Karim the kingpin of Malawi’s corruption

Jun 29, 2018 Malawi24 Reporter 2 &

Businessman Zameer Karim who shared his loot with President Peter Mutharika has been revealed as the kingpin of corruption in Malawi. According to a report by the Anti-Corruption Bureau, Malawi Police Service (MPS) awarded a… ...

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… ...

MACRA under ACB scrutiny

Mar 10, 2018 Luke Bisani 0 &

The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) has disclosed that it is investigating alleged corruption dealings at Malawi Communications Regulatory Authority (MACRA). Confirming the development, ACB spokesperson Egritta Ndala said Malawi graft busting body is probing reports of… ...

No more stealing of public funds from 2018 –Mutharika

Mar 07, 2018 Bright Malenga 38 &

President Professor Arthur Peter Mutharika has said that his government will make sure that from this year no coin from public coffers will be swindled. Mutharika made the sentiments in Malawi's capital, Lilongwe during the… ...

Rejection of ACB independence was a missed opportunity – Chakwera

Mar 03, 2018 Bright Malenga 3 &

Leader of opposition Dr Lazarus Chakwera has said the current parliament’s failure to make Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) independent was a missed opportunity in the fight against corruption. Chakwera also described the blocking of electoral reforms… ...