Month: March 2017 Posts

MERA board gets tough on Admarc

Mar 04, 2017 Luke Bisani 0 &

...demands repayment of money used for maize purchase It is now not raining but pouring for Agriculture Development and Marketing Corporation (Admarc) as Malawi Energy Regulatory Authority (MERA) has demanded the grain marketer to repay… ...

Farmers World shines in FISP Program as ADMARC tumbles

Feb 24, 2017 Malawi24 Reporter 10 &

One of the country’s agro-dealers, Farmers World, has outclassed all the companies which took part in the implementation of 2016/17 farm input subsidy program, according to a Malawi government report. Recent Government's Logistics Unit report… ...

Chaponda fires defiant shot: ‘you can probe me’

Feb 13, 2017 Luke Bisani 48 &

Minister of agriculture, irrigation, and water development George Chaponda has challenged authorities to probe him over the maizegate scandal saying he is innocent. Speaking on the local press on Sunday, Chaponda said his role in… ...

Admarc demolishes house on encroached land

Feb 13, 2017 Luke Bisani 6 &

The Agricultural Development and Marketing Corporation (Admarc) through Blantyre City Council (BCC) has demolished a house built on its land at Mzedi along Chiradzulu road in Blantyre. Residents on Sunday morning were shocked to see… ...

Umodzi, Cedep want Chaponda to step down

Feb 13, 2017 Archangel Nzangaya 67 &

One of the country's opposition political parties, Umodzi, has called for the resignation of minister of agriculture, irrigation and water development George Chaponda over the maizegate saga. This comes after the commission of inquiry on… ...

Commission of Inquiry: Chaponda reached some decisions personally

Feb 12, 2017 Andrew Cane Chilapondwa 23 &

Under fire Agriculture Minister George Chaponda has been accused by the commission of inquiry of reaching some decisions personally in the procurement of maize from Zambia. The committee, which was appointed by Malawi leader Peter… ...

Parliamentary maize inquiry wants cancellation of PTA bank loan

Feb 10, 2017 Luke Bisani 29 &

The joint parliamentary committee on the maize deal has disclosed that it is to appeal to legislators in the National Assembly to consider cancelling a loan obtained from Preferential Trade Area (PTA) Bank meant to… ...