Month: July 2023 Posts

Secretary to President Colleen Zamba engaged

Jul 16, 2023 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Secretary to the President and Cabinet Colleen Zamba got engaged yesterday to Zimbabwean lawyer Dr Tamuka Muzondo in a traditional ceremony held in Lilongwe. The traditional engagement ceremony was held at Zamba's village at Ndoliro… ...

Zamba’s interdiction of Chizuma illegal — Court

May 12, 2023 Russell Kondowe 0 &

The High Court in Blantyre says Secretary to the President and Cabinet (SPC) Colleen Zamba has no powers to interdict Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) director general Martha Chizuma. The court has made the ruling in a… ...

Talking Blues: From bad leadership, expect nothing good

May 07, 2023 Mapwiya Muulupale 0 &

"In His name and after His example, I come not to be served but to serve.” King Charles III, at his Coronation. ~~ The Secretary to the President and Cabinet (SPC) Colleen Zamba was scheduled… ...

Malawi MPs reject K19 billion OPC allocation over Colleen Zamba

Mar 29, 2023 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Members of Parliament this afternoon rejected a K19.8 billion allocation to the Office of President and Cabinet (OPC) over the conduct of Secretary to President and Cabinet (SPC) Collen Zamba. Parliamentarians initially shot down the… ...

Malawi High Court snubs Helen Buluma

Feb 24, 2023 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

The High Court in Blantyre has thrown out an application for judicial review by former deputy chief executive officer (CEO) of National Oil Company of Malawi (NOCMA), Helen Buluma, who wanted to challenge the Ombudsman’s… ...

Chakwera meets Chizuma, Zamba on corruption

Feb 23, 2023 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

President Lazarus Chakwera yesterday chaired a meeting on corruption which was attended by government officials including  Secretary to the President and Cabinet Colleen Zamba and Director General of the Anti Corruption Bureau (ACB) Martha Chizuma.… ...

Zamba warns against ‘unlawful’ use of Malawi flag

Feb 21, 2023 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

Zamba and President Chakwera Secretary to the President and Cabinet (SPC) Colleen Zamba has warned individuals and organisations in the country against unlawful use of the protected flag, names  and colours of Malawi, saying those… ...

Diplomats pressure: Zamba withdraws Chizuma’s suspension

Feb 14, 2023 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

Secretary to the President and Cabinet Colleen Zamba has withdrawn the interdiction of Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) director general Martha Chizuma following pressure from diplomats. In a letter dated 13th February, Zamba has said that Chizuma's… ...

Malawi corruption: No warrant of arrest for Zamba

Feb 05, 2023 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) says it has not obtained a warrant of arrest for Secretary to the President and Cabinet (SPC) Colleen Zamba who is the subject of serious corruption allegations made by former National… ...

Chakwera told to start fighting corruption

Feb 04, 2023 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Diplomats of western countries have told President Lazarus Chakwera to start fighting corruption and to let the Malawi Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) do its job. Chakwera met the diplomats yesterday in a meeting which lasted over… ...

Zamba cannot interdict Chizuma — legal scholars

Feb 03, 2023 Lindiwe Sambalikagwa 0 &

Legal scholars say Secretary to the President and Cabinet Colleen Zamba has no authority to suspend Malawi Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) director general Martha Chizuma. Zamba on 31 January informed Chizuma that she should stop exercising… ...

Chizuma suspended after allegedly obtaining warrants against Mkaka, Kayuni

Feb 02, 2023 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

Mkaka Malawi Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) director general Martha Chizuma was suspended hours after she allegedly obtained arrest warrants against Malawi Congress Party (MCP) Secretary General Eisenhower Mkaka and former Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Steven… ...

Zamba implicated in fuel fraud allegations

Nov 23, 2022 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

Former acting chief executive officer of (NOCMA) Helen Buluma has revealed that Secretary to the President and Cabinet  (SPC) Colleen Zamba mounted pressure on her to corruptly offer fuel contracts to suppliers favoured by Zamba,… ...

Buluma’s resignation leaves government in disarray: Scramble to save face with mis-firing PR statements from SPC and information ministry

Nov 16, 2022 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

The Malawi Government has released two public relations statements in a bid to save face following the resignation of National Oil Company of Malawi (NOCMA) acting Chief Executive Officer Helen Buluma who has made corruption… ...

Joint Parliamentary Committee sends back SPC Colleen Zamba

Nov 04, 2022 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

The Joint Parliamentary Committee which is investigating the fertilizer procurement scandal has today sent back Secretary to the President and Cabinet Colleen Zamba. According to the Chairperson for Parliamentary Agricultural Committee Zameeer Suleman, the failure… ...