Month: November 2020 Posts

Former NEEF boss accused of awarding loans to relatives, friends

Nov 16, 2020 Lindiwe Sambalikagwa 0 &

The Human Rights Defenders Coalition (HRDC) has accused former National Economic Empowerment Fund (NEEF) boss Mervis Mangulenje of awarding about K80 million in loans to friends and relatives. In a letter to the Anti-Corruption Bureau,… ...

Paulo ndi Sila? Wabanduka Bushiri pa Joweni

Nov 14, 2020 Mike J. Kangwele 1 &

Kusiyana kwake sanapemphele, zitseko zandende sizinatseguke zokha, koma pamapeto pake moyo wake naye wasangalala. Amene amazitcha kuti mneneri ndipo ali ndi luso lodziwa za mtsogolo, Shepherd Bushiri, wathawa mu dziko la South Africa kumene amayankha… ...

Mpinganjira claimed to have been lending money to MCP, DPP

Nov 12, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

State witness in the Thom Mpinganjira bribery case Justice Michael Tembo says the suspect told him that he had been lending money to various political parties in the country including Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) and… ...

Viola’s corruption case adjourned to 2021

Nov 06, 2020 Lindiwe Sambalikagwa 0 &

A court in Lilongwe has adjourned to next year a case in which former deputy chief executive officer of National Food Reserve Agency (NFRA), Gerald Viola, is accused of demanding a K330 million bribe. Viola… ...

DPP MP Masamba arrested for demanding K2 million from job candidate

Nov 05, 2020 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) has arrested Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) legislator Francesca Masamba for demanding K2 million from a candidate for the position of Director of the Office of the Directorate of Public Officers Declarations… ...

Viola demanded K330 million kickback to award contract to businessperson – ACB

Nov 04, 2020 Lindiwe Sambalikagwa 0 &

The Anti- Corruption Bureau (ACB) has arrested businessperson Chrispin Chingola for conspiring with Gerald Viola over a K3.3 billion contract from which Viola demanded 10 percent of the money. According to a statement from the… ...

ACB and Ministry of Civic Education sign MoU

Nov 04, 2020 Martha Chikoti 0 &

Ministry of Civic Education and National Unity and the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) have agreed to work together in raising awareness about the evils of corruption. The two signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on Tuesday… ...

Chakwera urges Judges to reject corruption

Oct 29, 2020 Lindiwe Sambalikagwa 0 &

President Lazarus Chakwera has urged Judges to refrain from corruption and to resist forces that work to frustrate justice. He was speaking during the swearing in ceremony for four new Supreme Court Justices of Appeal… ...

Talking Blues: Team Chakwera debuts in insalubrious corruption-tinged headlines

Oct 25, 2020 Mapwiya Muulupale 0 &

If rhetoric was all we needed to beat corruption, once we clear the backlog of cases Reyneck Matemba is reeling under, we would have had no reason to keep the Anti-corruption Bureau and the Corrupt… ...

Bushiri racing against time as he faces new fraud accusations

Oct 25, 2020 Sibu M. Mokoena 0 &

It never rains but pours for Prophet Shepherd Bushiri in South Africa where the Department of Home Affairs says the couple's permanent resident permits are fraudulent. The Enlightened Christian Gathering (ECG) church founder who prophesied… ...

Nankhumwa tells Chakwera to take action against corrupt officials in Tonse

Oct 23, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Leader of Opposition Kondwani Nankhumwa has urged President Lazarus Chakwera to ensure that action is taken against corrupt officials in the Tonse Administration. He was speaking in Parliament today at the end of the first… ...

Bribery suspect Mpinganjira offers to plead guilty

Oct 22, 2020 Lindiwe Sambalikagwa 0 &

Former FDH Group boss Thomson Mpinganjira has been remanded to Chichiri Prison after he offered to plead guilty to corruption related charges to save time and resources. When Mpinganjira appeared before court today, his lawyer… ...

Uladi Mussa sentenced to five years in prison

Oct 22, 2020 Cyrus Bengo 1 &

The High Court in Lilongwe has sentenced former cabinet minister Uladi Mussa to five years in prison for abuse of office. Mussa who is also of Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) vice president for Central Region… ...

Nsanje chief blasts contractor over K16.5 million school block

Oct 20, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Written by  Martin Chiwanda -MANA Senior Chief Mlolo of Nsanje has taken a contractor to task for failing to complete a school block despite receiving almost 90 percent of the total contractual payment. The chief… ...

Crossroads contradicts itself: We only got K12.5m from State House

Oct 20, 2020 Lindiwe Sambalikagwa 0 &

Barely few hours after describing reports of getting payments from State House as fake, Crossroads Hotel has changed its statement saying it only received K12.5 million from State House instead of K65 million as alleged.… ...