Month: May 2018 Posts

Cashgate: JB is not clean – ACB

May 02, 2018 Malawi24 Reporter 10 &

The Malawi Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) has accused Joyce Banda of misleading the nation with claims that she has been cleared of corruption connected with the cashghate scandal. ACB maintains the former President is under investigation.… ...

I regret not having enough time – JB

May 01, 2018 Malawi24 Reporter 3 &

Former President Joyce Banda has said she regret not having enough time to rule Malawi. Banda who was Malawi’s president from 2012 to 2014 said she served the country well but she would have loved… ...

JB says not afraid of being arrested

Apr 30, 2018 Malawi24 Reporter 4 &

Former President Joyce Banda has said she is not afraid of being arrested over cashgate. Speaking at a rally in Zomba on Sunday, Banda who was ruling Malawi when K24 billion of public funds was… ...

JB atha kufikila m’manja mwa a Polisi

Apr 25, 2018 Kondwani Mkhalipi-Manyungwa 0 &

Nkhani ija ya ndege ija, zija anamutchula a Lutepo zija, mwinanso zija adanena a Kasambara zija. Mneneri wa a Polisi mu dziko muno a James Kadadzera ati chilolezo chomwe a Polisi adatenga chowapatsa mphamvu yonjata… ...

Cashgate: Leonard Kalonga gets 7 years

Mar 16, 2018 Kondwani Mkhalipi-Manyungwa 17 &

Cashgate convict Leonard Kalonga has been handed a 7-year jail sentence for stealing close to K4 billion of public funds. Kalonga, who worked as Ministry of Tourism Assistant Director, was convicted in August 2015 for his involvement… ...

Kasambara ‘freed’

Mar 14, 2018 Kondwani Mkhalipi-Manyungwa 7 &

Supreme court grants bail to cashgate suspect, Ralph Kasambara, pending an appeal of his conviction. Former minister of justice Ralph Kasambara was handed a 13 year jail sentence in August 2016 on the count of… ...

Goodall, Mussa defend Chaponda

Mar 07, 2018 Malawi24 Reporter 8 &

Minister of Finance Goodall Gondwe and Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) treasure Henry Mussa appeared to defend former agriculture minister George Chaponda when the two testified in court on Tuesday. The two cabinet ministers were paraded… ...

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… ...

Cashgate convict gets 16 months in jail

Feb 27, 2018 Malawi24 Reporter 61 &

A businessperson convicted of laundering K78.6 million of public funds has been handed a 16 month jail term. The man Stanley Mtambo who was convicted on his own plea of guilty in November, has already… ...

JB asks for support to fight corruption

Feb 22, 2018 Bright Malenga 67 &

Former Malawi president Dr Joyce Banda has asked western countries to support leaders who are fighting against corruption in Africa. Banda made the call in United States on Wednesday during a panel discussion titled "The… ...

ACB discontinues change of vehicle ownership vetting

Feb 07, 2018 Archangel Nzangaya 0 &

The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) has stopped screening applications for change of motor vehicle ownership. ACB publicist Egrita Ndala said they have stopped the process because a lot of cashgate cases have been concluded. The bureau… ...

Cashgate suspect walks free

Feb 06, 2018 Luke Bisani 1 &

The Lilongwe High Court has acquitted Wyson Zinyemba Soko of cashgate related charges. High Court Judge Esmie Chombo on Tuesday overturned the conviction of Soko on charges of theft and money laundering. In 2015, resident… ...

RBM introduces alert system to curb cashgate

Jan 13, 2018 Luke Bisani 14 &

In a move to ensure that public funds are safe, the Reserve Bank of Malawi (RBM) has launched an alert system of government payment transactions. The High Value Alert system will be sending notifications of… ...

Mzomera out on bail

Jan 05, 2018 Mwayi Mkandawire 68 &

Just hours after his arrest, DPP lawmaker Christopher Mzomera Ngwira has successfully been granted bail. The Anti Corruption Bureau, in a statement released today indicated that the Mzimba Hora member of Parliament was arrested for… ...

Christopher Mzomera Ngwira arrested: DPP MP nabbed for corruption

Jan 05, 2018 Malawi24 Reporter 87 &

Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) Member of Parliament for Mzimba Hola Constituency, Christopher Mzomera Ngwira, has been arrested. While confirming the arrest, the Malawi AntiCorruption Bureau (ACB) revealed that Mzomera Ngwira had employed cashgate tricks to… ...