Month: July 2020 Posts

Declare National Emergency over corruption

Jul 15, 2020 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

...Executive advised to work with Judiciary A law expert has urged the Lazarus Chakwera administration to declare state plunder and corruption a national emergency in Malawi. Professor Danwood Chirwa of University of Cape Town said… ...

I don’t work for the government – Dorothy Shonga

Jul 15, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Dorothy Shonga, the socialite popularly known as Cash Madam, has said she never worked for the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) government and reports that she has been arrested are fake. Social media reports alleged that… ...

Former MP Undani jailed for 18 months

Jul 15, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

A court in Zomba has sentenced former Member of Parliament for Zomba Malosa Constituency Anderson Undani to 18 months in prison for corruption. According to the Anti-Corruption Bureau, Undani has been jailed together with his… ...

Who is next to be arrested? Malawi Twitter trolls Tadikira Mutharika

Jul 15, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Malawi Twitter has been trolling former President Peter Mutharika’s stepson, Tadikira Mafubza Mutharika, as the next person who will be arrested. The Lazarus Chakwera administration has been rounding up people who were allegedly behind the… ...

Mutharika and DPP initiated an economic genocide of Malawi – Analysts shocked with revelations

Jul 14, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Revelations of massive plunder of public funds during the Peter Mutharika administration have shocked Malawians, with one analyst saying Mutharika initiated an economic genocide. Mutharika ruled Malawi for six years from 2014 and was removed… ...

Mutharika’s former bodyguard arrested

Jul 14, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Police have arrested Norman Chisale, the former bodyguard of Malawi's ex-president Peter Mutharika, in relation to the importation of duty free cement worth K5 billion. Chisale was summoned by Police in Lilongwe on Monday and… ...

Cement worth K5 billion imported in Mutharika’s name

Jul 13, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Over 1.2 million bags of cement worth about K5 billion were imported into the country duty free with former President Peter Mutharika's name used in deals also involving businessperson Mohammed Shafee Ahmed Chunara. According to… ...

Govt auditing delayed projects

Jul 08, 2020 Lindiwe Sambalikagwa 0 &

President Lazarus Chakwera says his administration has started auditing projects which have been delayed because of corruption and bureaucracy. The Malawi leader revealed this in a progress report for his government. The report was posted… ...

MRA deputy DCG Mbilizi take sick days as ACB investigates cement importation

Jul 07, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Deputy Commissioner General of Malawi Revenue Authority (MRA), Roza Mbilizi, has taken sick days as the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) is investigating the importation of duty free cement worth K3.2 billion. Last month, it was revealed… ...

Four jailed for stealing Millennium Challenge Account funds

Jul 07, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Four people have been handed jail terms for defrauding Millennium Challenge Account (MCA) of funds which were meant for compensation of Project Affected Persons (PAPs) at Sonda in Mzuzu. According to Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) Principal… ...

We will clear the rubble in order to build a new Malawi – Chakwera

Jul 06, 2020 Martha Chikoti 0 &

President Lazarus Chakwera says Malawi is in ruins and his government’s first task in building a new Malawi is clearing the rubble of corruption, nepotism, donor dependency and laziness. Chakwera said this during the inauguration… ...

Questions over K3 billion bulbs deals

Jul 04, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (ESCOM) awarded contracts for K3 billion worth of bulbs to two companies based in Dubai and Mauritius, and this had led to questions over the ownership of the companies. The… ...

Government suspends awarding of contracts

Jul 01, 2020 Russell Chimbayo 0 &

President Lazarus Chakwera’s administration has suspended the awarding of government contracts with immediate effect. Chief Secretary to the Government Zangazanga Chikhosi has announced the temporary suspension in a memo addressed to principal secretaries, district commissioners… ...

Vote for Chakwera, Chilima to end corruption – Mtambo

May 13, 2020 Mike Kalumbi 1 &

Citizens for Transformation (CFT) leader Timothy Mtambo has urged people to vote for Lazarus Chakwera and Saulos Chilima in the coming elections, saying the Tonse Alliance government will end corruption in the country. Mtambo was… ...

‘Delay in implementing ATI fuelling corruption in councils’

May 07, 2020 Lusekero Mhango 0 &

Justice and Peace under the Diocese of Karonga has bemoaned Government’s continued delay in implementing the Access to Information (ATI) Act saying the delay is fuelling massive corruption in district councils. The Human Rights and… ...