Month: July 2023 Posts

Missing cashgate suspect Mphwiyo was given back passport in 2015

Jul 23, 2023 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Cashgate suspect Paul Mphwiyo, who has been missing since last month, was given back his passport in 2015, heightening fears that he is now outside Malawi. Mphwiyo is reported missing and was last seen in… ...

Chakwera frees Henry Mussa

Jul 21, 2023 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

President Lazarus Chakwera has freed former cabinet minister, Henry Mussa, who was sentenced to five years in prison in March this year for receiving stolen computers. Minister of Homeland Security Kenneth Zikhale Ng'oma says Mussa… ...

East Bridge fertilizer on the way to Malawi from Turkey

Jul 20, 2023 Macmillan Mhone 0 &

Fertilizer under the controversialK128 billion East Bridge commodity exchange deal is on the way to Malawi from Turkey. The fertilizer which has been described as overpriced by various commentators will first land in Beira in… ...

Chilima: Lawyers say bail conditions degrading

Jul 19, 2023 Russell Kondowe 0 &

Vice President Saulos Chilima through his lawyers has asked the High Court to vary his bail conditions, saying it is degrading for a person of Chilima's profile to be presenting himself to the bureau every… ...

Questionable Appointment of Lt General Paul Valentino Phiri as New Malawi Army Commander Under Investigation

Jul 19, 2023 Burnett Munthali 0 &

President Lazarus Chakwera has made it a priority to address corruption in Malawi. Undetected and unchecked corruption can severely damage public trust in government and waste valuable resources. Recently, President Chakwera appointed Lt General Paul… ...

How Deep Is Political Corruption in Malawi?

Jul 17, 2023 Burnett Munthali 0 &

Political corruption can simply be defined as the use of power by government officials or their network contacts for illegitimate private gain, as seen in the cashgate scandal or the recent fertlizergate in Malawi. First,… ...

I am untainted by corruption, says Atupele

Jul 16, 2023 Archangel Nzangaya 0 &

Former president of United Democracy Front (UDF) Atupele Muluzi has announced his bid for the forthcoming general elections and has described himself as competent, honest, clean and untainted by corruption. Muluzi said this on Saturday… ...

Zomba Malosa MP urges people to report corrupt acts to ACB

Jul 16, 2023 Raphael Likaka 0 &

Member of Parliament for Zomba, Grace Kwelepeta, has called on people in the Eastern Region to report corruption acts to the Anti Corruption Bureau (ACB) after being sure that corruption took place. Kwelepeta made the… ...

Microloan Foundation accused of granting substantial loan to ex-employee in Malawi

Jul 15, 2023 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Microloan Foundation, a financial service provider in Malawi, particularly the northern chapter, which focuses on lending small amounts of money to women, is facing accusations of depleting loan funds by granting over K50 million to… ...

Dausi took the wrong platform on DPP NGC’s resolutions

Jul 14, 2023 Burnett Munthali 0 &

Unprofessional and emotional Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) National Publicity Secretary, Nicholas Harry Dausi, condemned the party’s National Governing Council (NGC) for proposing what he termed as dictatorial laws to governing the daily operations of the… ...

President Chakwera, Vice President Chilima, and Ms. Martha Chizuma must honorably resign

Jul 13, 2023 Rick Dzida 0 &

"When good people do bad things, it is sad, but when they reach the point where one can predict that they will do nothing but bad things, a deeper kind of sadness sets in, almost… ...

What Political Future Holds for Malawi Vice President Saulos Chilima?

Jul 13, 2023 Rick Dzida 0 &

"Politics is the gentle art of getting votes from the poor and campaign funds from the rich, by promising to protect each from the other." - Oscar Ameringer, German-American socialist editor, author, and organiser. Chilima's… ...

Malawi too soft in fight against corruption – analyst

Jul 10, 2023 Archangel Nzangaya 0 &

Social and political commentator Wonderful Mkhutche is of the view that the dropping of charges against the suspended State House Chief of Staff Prince Kapondamgaga, has demonstrated how powerless the fight against corruption has become… ...

Kampondamgaga surrenders Benz to ACB, won’t be prosecuted

Jul 08, 2023 Russell Kondowe 0 &

President Lazarus Chakwera's Chief of Staff Prince Kapondamgaga has surrendered a Mercedes Benz he received from businessperson Zuneth Sattar and the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) says Kampondamgaga won't be prosecuted. The ACB has announced in a… ...

YAS demands independence of law enforcement agencies

Jul 04, 2023 Mike Lyson Zgambo 0 &

Youth and Society (YAS) has demanded independence of law enforcement agencies, saying there is currently heavy political interference in law enforcement agencies. Speaking at a press briefing in Mzuzu on Tuesday, YAS Chief Executive Director… ...