Month: February 2021 Posts

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… ...

Bushiri escapes arrest in Malawi

Feb 23, 2021 Sibu M. Mokoena 0 &

Fugitive prophet Shepherd Bushiri and his alleged partner-in-crime and wife, Mary Bushiri, have escaped arrest in Malawi. The prophet has confirmed the news. Bushiri, widely known as Major 1, revealed in a statement that there… ...

Audit of K6.2 billion will take one month – Chakwera

Feb 22, 2021 Russell Kondowe 0 &

President Lazarus Chakwera says audit of K6.2 billion Covid-19 funds will take one month and those found to have looted the public funds will be dealt with. The Malawi leader made the remarks yesterday at… ...

Bushiri gets the ‘Norman Chisale’ injunction: Court stops Police from arresting Major 1 on all matters

Feb 21, 2021 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

The Malawi High Court in Lilongwe has today granted an injunction restraining the Malawi police from arresting fugitive Prophet Shepherd Bushiri and his alleged partner-in-crime wife Mary Bushiri from being arrested on all matters. Filed… ...

Talking Blues: Mr President, the time is now

Feb 21, 2021 Mapwiya Muulupale 1 &

"What we continue to lack is transformational leadership that is not defined by region, tribe or age. Leadership is not measured by education. We have a lot of educated fools in the country’s political leadership.… ...