Month: March 2021 Posts

Extravagant: Tonse wastes millions on watches

Mar 07, 2021 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

The Tonse administration has allegedly spent more than K200 million on customized sets of wristwatches for cabinet ministers, presidential aides and Malawi Congress Party (MCP) sympathizers. According to reports, government has procured customized CVstos wristwatches… ...

Bushiri reveals how he left South Africa

Mar 07, 2021 Sibu M. Mokoena 0 &

Fugitive Prophet Shepherd Bushiri has in an exclusive interview last night revealed how he left South Africa where he faces money laundering, fraud and corruption charges. The alleged escape of Major 1, as he is… ...

Talking Blues: Looking to hire an SPC? Try Martha Chizuma

Mar 07, 2021 Mapwiya Muulupale 0 &

Quote: “Every leader needs a fool,” he says. Someone to tell them the truth? Who? The chairman, their best friend? “Your wife, your husband. And the fool should, regularly, tell you you are full of… ...

Ripped-Off: Malawi Police officers pocketing money meant for government coffers

Mar 03, 2021 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

By Synd Kalimbuka While Malawi government is struggling to provide quality services to the citizenry due to revenue generation constraints, it has been discovered that the Malawi Police Service is one of the major culprits… ...

NFRA boss suspended over misappropriation of K611 million

Mar 01, 2021 Russell Kondowe 0 &

National Food Reserve Agency (NFRA) Chief Executive Officer Nasinuku Saukira has been suspended after K611 million meant for maize purchase was used for operations. NFRA board chairperson Dennis Kalekeni informed Saukila about the suspension in… ...

Cash Madam, Magalasi deny charges

Mar 01, 2021 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Businessperson Dorothy Shonga, also known as Cash Madam, and former Malawi Energy Regulatory Authority (MERA) chief executive officer Collins Magalasi have pleaded not guilty to charges levelled against them. Magalasi, MERA public relations officer Patrick… ...

Talking Blues: A whiff of Pres. Chakwera’s Valentine Day’s bouquet of roses

Feb 28, 2021 Mapwiya Muulupale 0 &

As with all Valentine Days, this year’s day was not uneventful. Covid-19 notwithstanding, a lot happened. For fear of opening a Pandora’s Box, I will leave this at that and, while still focussing on Valentine… ...

Chandra More: Indian deported fraudster threatens Malawian activists for exposing him

Feb 28, 2021 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Deported Indian fraudster Chandra More has been sending threats to leaders of the Human Rights Defenders Coalition (HRDC) for exposing him. More was deported from in 2017 for using racial slurs against Malawian police officers… ...

Police officer arrested for receiving bribe

Feb 27, 2021 Russell Kondowe 0 &

A police officer working at Area 25 Police Unit in Lilongwe has been arrested for receiving bribe. Malawi Police Spokesperson James Kadadzera has revealed this today in a statement. According to Kadadzera, the police officer… ...

ACB pleads for patience on corruption cases

Feb 27, 2021 Archangel Nzangaya 0 &

Malawi's anti-graft body, Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB), has urged the public to refrain from pressurizing the body on some corruption cases, claiming most of such cases need a lot of time for investigations. This is according… ...

Youths told to take a leading role in public funds tracking

Feb 26, 2021 Chikondi Magalasi 0 &

Youth representatives from Phalombe district have been urged to take a leading role in promoting transparency and accountability in the usage of public funds. The youths were told these during an opening of a three-day… ...

Suspect found guilty in K20 million Cashgate

Feb 24, 2021 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

A court in Lilongwe on Tuesday found businessperson Mainala Reuben Mwale guilty of stealing K20 million from Government. The Magistrate’s Court in Lilongwe found that Mwale trading as Vhaima General Dealers acquired the sum of… ...

HRDC threatens to hold anti-govt demos over looting of Covid-19 funds

Feb 23, 2021 Martha Chikoti 1 &

Human Rights Defenders Coalition (HRDC) says it will mobilize Malawians to take to the streets if Government fails to provide clear expenditure reports on the 6.2 Billion Kwacha Covid-19 funds. The rights group has also… ...

ACB urges Journalists to help fight corruption

Feb 23, 2021 Mike Lyson Zgambo 0 &

Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) has urged journalists to help the bureau in the fight against corruption in the country. The call was made on Friday by Egrita Ndala during a one-day training in Rumphi for about… ...

Fraud fears muddle Mota Engil over Area 18 Interchange: Cost spiked from K7bn to K16bn

Feb 23, 2021 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Mota Engil and Roads Authority (RA) chiefs inflated the cost of the Area 18 Interchange from about K7 billion to K16 billion, a whistleblower says. Mota Engil, which enjoyed government construction contracts during the Democratic… ...