Month: September 2020 Posts

Chakwera administration urged to fire ACB director  

Sep 22, 2020 Lindiwe Sambalikagwa 0 &

A legal expert has advised the Lazarus Chakwera administration to replace the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) director general if the government is serious about fighting corruption. The expert, law professor Danwood Chirwa, said the government should… ...

Zomba chiefs want GVH Jali suspended over corruption

Sep 21, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

By Synd Kalimbuka Concerned village heads and community members from Group Village Head Jali, Traditional Authority Mwambo in Zomba have demanded Zomba District Commissioner (DC) to suspend GVH Jali for being involved in corruption and… ...

HRDC accuses Roads Authority of lying about road grading works

Sep 17, 2020 Lindiwe Sambalikagwa 0 &

The Human Rights Defenders Coalition (HRDC) has accused the Roads Authority of lying about completion of road grading works on roads in the Southern Region. The rights body has said this in a letter to… ...

ACB ikuchita chidodo pa milandu ya katangale, atero a HRDC

Sep 16, 2020 Cyrus Bengo 0 &

Bungwe lomenyera ufulu wa anthu mdziko muno lotchedwa HRDC lati bungwe lolimbana ndi katangale la AntI-Corruption Bureau (ACB) likuchita chidodo. Wapampando wa bungweli a Gift Trapence polankhula ndi olemba nkhani lero m’mawa anati bungwe lawo… ...

ACB slow in handling corruption cases – HRDC

Sep 16, 2020 Martha Chikoti 0 &

Human Rights Defenders Coalition (HRDC) says the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) has been slow in handling corruption cases in the country despite receiving funding. The grouping’s Chairperson Gift Trapence said this on Wednesday at a press… ...

Jappie, Chiumia used ministerial powers to grab Government property

Sep 14, 2020 Mike Lyson Zgambo 1 &

Former Ministers Jappie Mhango and Grace Chiumia have been accused of abusing their powers to take over ownership of government property in Mzuzu. Mhango who was Minister of Health in the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP)… ...

I was scammed by Bushiri, alleges South African woman

Sep 11, 2020 Sibu M. Mokoena 0 &

A mother in South Africa has accused Prophet Shepherd Bushiri of ruining her family's fortune. The woman, Felicia Sibeko, claims that the Enlightened Christian Gathering (ECG) church leader who is commonly known as Major 1… ...

Malawi awards most expensive dealer

Sep 10, 2020 Lindiwe Sambalikagwa 0 &

Malawi has awarded a contract for the purchase of ambulances to a Zambian company which submitted an expensive bid and is accused of corruption. Grandview International of Zambia has been awarded a contract to supply… ...

Itaye’s name change under probe

Sep 08, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Former Malawi Communications Regulatory Authority (MACRA) director general Godfrey Itaye is under probe following claims that he changed his name from Godfrey Masina to Godfrey Itaye and that he was not fit to be MACRA… ...

The president should prioritize public finance management – analyst

Sep 07, 2020 Archangel Nzangaya 0 &

A political analyst has urged Malawi president, Dr Lazarus Chakwera, to prioritize management of public finances. The analyst was reacting to Chakwera's State of Nation Address which he delivered on Friday morning when he officially… ...

We will not tolerate corruption – Chakwera

Sep 04, 2020 Martha Chikoti 0 &

President Lazarus Chakwera says his administration will not tolerate corruption and will ensure that the Anti-Corruption Bureau has adequate funding. The Malawi leader made the remarks in Lilongwe on Friday in his first State of… ...

Anti-Corruption alliance demands adequate funding for ACB

Sep 03, 2020 Mike Lyson Zgambo 0 &

The National Anti -Corruption Alliance has urged the Lazarus Chakwera administration to allocate adequate funds to the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) and other institutions involved in the fight against corruption in the country. The call was… ...

Former Macra Director General Itaye spends night in cooler

Sep 02, 2020 Lindiwe Sambalikagwa 0 &

Former Malawi Communications Regulatory Authority (Macra) Director General Godfrey Itaye spent Tuesday night in Police custody in Blantyre. Itaye who is the current Lilongwe Water Board Chief Executive Officer was arrested after he travelled to… ...

ESCOM CEO Chiwaya arrested

Aug 29, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Police have arrested Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (ESCOM) Chief Executive Officer Allexon Chiwaya. According to reports, Chiwaya was arrested on Friday, a day after the arrest of Director of Human Resources at ESCOM Dafter… ...

Companies awarded fatty ESCOM, Water Board contracts without following procedures

Aug 29, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

A pro-DPP company is one of the two companies that have been awarded multi-million kwacha contracts by the Tonse Alliance-led government allegedly without following procedures, a whistle-blower has revealed. The whistle-blower, Yamikani Kachingwe, alleges on… ...