Month: February 2021 Posts

Stay away from football, FAM tells ACB

Feb 20, 2021 Andrew Cane Chilapondwa 1 &

In a dramatic turn of events, Football Association of Malawi (FAM) has told the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) to stay away from football related issues, saying all association football-related matters in Malawi are within the purview… ...

‘Covid-19 Presidential Taskforce blew K50m in allowances’

Feb 20, 2021 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Malawi presidential taskforce on the Coronavirus disease (Covid-19) is alleged to have blown more than K50 million in allowances and fuel refunds. Each committee member is said to have pocketed about K60 thousand in allowances… ...

Criminals using Malawi First Lady’s name to solicit donations

Feb 17, 2021 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

State House has complained that criminals have opened Facebook accounts in Malawi First Lady Monica Chakwera’s name and are using the accounts to solicit donations from people. Presidential Press Secretary Brian Banda said this in… ...

Education Ministry officials pocketed three-day allowances after two-hour Covid meeting

Feb 17, 2021 Russell Kondowe 0 &

Officials from the Ministry of Education received three-day allowances despite conducting an activity that lasted two hours, the Human Rights Defenders Coalition (HRDC) says. Luke Tembo of the HRDC said the organisation has received the… ...

Nankhumwa pocketed K3.6M in Covid-19 allowances & fuel refunds

Feb 16, 2021 Russell Kondowe 0 &

Leader of Opposition Kondwani Nankhumwa pocketed K3.6 million in Covid-19 allowances and fuel refunds. Nankhumwa who is competing for the position of the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) president seat received the money between October last… ...

African Development Bank ban Global Interjapan fraud

Feb 16, 2021 Kondwani Mkhalipi-Manyungwa 0 &

The African Development Bank (ADB) Group has banned Global Interjapan (Kenya) Limited with effect for three years for fraud. An investigation conducted by the Bank’s Office of Integrity and Anti-Corruption established that Global Interjapan (Kenya)… ...

Fake News: DCs not yet suspended

Feb 15, 2021 Martha Chikoti 0 &

Ministry of Local Government has described as fake news the reports that District Commissioners and other officials across all districts have been suspended over the misappropriation of K6.2 billion Covid-19 funds. There were claims on… ...