Month: September 2023 Posts

Grouping comes out in support of Kapondamgaga’s reinstatement as Chief of Staff

Sep 19, 2023 Archangel Nzangaya 0 &

A grouping under the banner Independent Civil Society has come out in support of President Lazarus Chakwera's reinstatement of Prince Kapondamgaga who was suspended as Chief of Staff at State Residences for allegedly being involved… ...

Councillors get suspended sentences for dubious sale of plots in Karonga

Sep 19, 2023 Malawi News Agency (MANA) 0 &

The Karonga First Grade Magistrate Court on Monday has handed nine month suspended sentences to three Ward councilors in Karonga after they were found guilty on charges of abuse of office, theft and fraud. Anti-Corruption… ...

CSO coalition in Zomba accuse fellow CSOs of interfering in ACB operations

Sep 17, 2023 Raphael Likaka 0 &

Southern and Eastern Region Civil Society Coalition in Zomba has accused some Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) in the country of interfering in Anti Corruption Bureau (ACB) operations by questioning the bureau's handling of some corruption… ...

CDEDI suspects foul play on PAC’s cancellation of East Bridge inquiry

Sep 15, 2023 Martha Chikoti 0 &

Center for Democracy and Economic Development Initiatives (CDEDI) has demanded the Parliamentary Committee on Public Accounts (PAC) to provide evidence that the committee agreed to cancel its public inquiry into the East Bridge Company. This… ...

Chinese contractor wants additional K28 billion for Marka-Bangula railway project

Sep 15, 2023 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

The Human Rights Defenders Coalition (HRDC) has asked government to reject the proposed 40 percent increase in the budget for the Marka-Bangula railway line, from the initially contracted budget of K68.2 billion to a staggering… ...

Malawi CSOs question Kapondamgaga’s amnesty

Sep 14, 2023 Russell Kondowe 0 &

Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) in Malawi have bashed the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) for its decision to not prosecute State House Chief of Staff Prince Kapondamgaga who is alleged to have received K70 million and a… ...

Mnangagwa appoints son as deputy finance minister

Sep 12, 2023 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

President of Zimbabwe, Emmerson Mnangagwa, has named his son, 34-year-old Kudakwashe Mnangagwa, as the deputy finance minister and his nephew Tongai Mnangagwa as deputy minister of tourism. Mnangagwa announced his new cabinet yesterday. Kudakwashe, a… ...