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Magistrate’s court suspends hearing of case following High Court order

Sep 20, 2021 Russell Kondowe 0 &

Defence lawyer Mwakhwawa (L) at the court The Chief Resident Magistrate’s today stopped hearing of a K10 billion tax evasion case while a witness was testifying after the High Court in Blantyre granted the defence… ...

Thom Mpinganjira in hospital

Sep 20, 2021 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Convicted business mogul, Thom Mpinganjira, was rushed to Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital on Sunday for medical examination. Mpinganjira who was convicted of corruption related offence had been at Chichiri Prison for about ten days when… ...

K20 billion theft: Suspects granted bail

Sep 16, 2021 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

K20 billion theft: Suspects granted bail Four suspects accused of stealing K20 billion at Malawi Leaf Company have been granted bail in Lilongwe. The four appeared before Chief Resident Magistrate Patrick Chirwa of Lilongwe registry… ...

Former AHL CEO Matabwa arrested over theft of K20 billion

Sep 15, 2021 Russell Kondowe 0 &

Police have arrested former chief executive officer of Auction Holdings Limited (AHL), Evans Matabwa, and three others in connection to theft of K20 billion at Malawi Leaf Company which is a subsidiary of AHL. The… ...

It never rains for Thom Mpinganjira: New investigation to be instituted

Sep 14, 2021 Lindiwe Sambalikagwa 0 &

A new probe is expected to be instituted into businessperson Thom Mpinganjira’s TFM Trust over alleged illegal donations. The High Court last week convicted Mpinganjira of attempting to offer a K100 million bribe to judges… ...

CDEDI demands further probe into fuel deals

Sep 14, 2021 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

A rights group has demanded the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) to conduct a further probe into the fuel deals at National Oil Company of Malawi (NOCMA), saying the initial probe ignored allegations that NOCMA’s preferred suppliers… ...

Mpinganjira wants suspended sentence

Sep 10, 2021 Russell Kondowe 0 &

Businessperson Thom Mpinganjira has asked the High Court to hand him a suspended sentence which would see him being spared from going to jail. Mpinganjira made the request through his lawyer, Patrice Nkhono, who was… ...