fraud Archives

Over $30 million mismanaged at Salima Sugar Company, says Attorney General

Dec 06, 2023 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

Attorney General Thabo Chakaka-Nyirenda says over US$30 million (about K51 billion) has been misappropriated at Salima Sugar Company. This has been disclosed by the Attorney General during a press briefing at the Ministry of Justice… ...

Mphwiyo’s wife allowed to travel to South Africa

Nov 24, 2023 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

A court in Lilongwe says money laundering suspect Thandizo Mphwiyo, wife to fugitive Paul Mphwiyo, can travel to South Africa despite concerns from the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) that she is a flight risk because her… ...

Health workers arrested for scamming job seekers out of K600,000

Nov 18, 2023 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Police in Lilongwe have arrested a patient attendant at Bwaila and a nurse at Kasungu District Hospital on suspicion that they duped various individuals of K600,000. The suspects have been identified as Agness Dzumani, 35,… ...

JRS-Malawi accused of scamming teachers at Dzaleka Refugee Camp

Nov 11, 2023 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Jesuits Refugee Service (JRS), an international refugee entity of the Society of Jesus (Jesuits) that is facilitating the provision of formal education to refugees in Dzaleka Refugee Camp in Malawi, has been accused of misusing… ...

Pemphero Mphande and a Malawian musician received fake honorary doctorates

Malawi24 exclusive: Inside the fake honorary doctorates awarded to Messrs Mphande, Namadingo and Karim

Nov 08, 2023 Mike J. Kangwele 0 &

…Nigerian-Malawian woman married to a Pastor at the centre Details have started emerging of the elaborate doctoral scam that awarded honorary degrees to musician Patience Namadingo and his brothers in arms: Pemphero Mphande and… ...

Azibambo atatu onyenga! UNISA yawakana a Pemphero Mphande, a Karim ndi a Namadingo

Nov 07, 2023 Lindiwe Sambalikagwa 0 &

Kaya mwina pano tiziti Mr anavaya, kapena chabe kuti atate anavaya? Chifukwa ati za doc anavaya zija ndi za ukapilikoni basi. Utambwali wa masanasana. Komanso pali nkhawa pang'ono kuti kodi nkhani amalemba Mr P, hiii… ...

U-Doc uja wapita basi? UNISA yati siinapeleke madigili aulemu kwa Namadingo, Mphande

Nov 07, 2023 Archangel Nzangaya 0 &

Zikuoneka kuti madobadoba aku Nigeria komaso matsotsi aku South Africa athira mchenga mumpunga wagulu pomwe awonetsa Pemphero Mphande ndi Patience Namadingo chidameta nkhanga mpala powapatsa ma digili awulemu abodza. Chatsitsa dzaye nchakuti kuyambira lamulungu sabata… ...

Pemphero Mphande lied receiving honorary doctorate from UNISA

It wasn’t us! UNISA denies awarding honorary doctorates to Mr Pemphero Mphande

Nov 07, 2023 Mike J. Kangwele 0 &

…adds Mr Namadingo and Karim in the mix …Nigerian woman attributed with scamming Malawian ‘celebrities’ for 10 million Kwacha per PhD The University of South Africa (UNISA) has formally denied ever awarding any Malawian a… ...

Kumwenda arrested for operating unregistered college

Man arrested for operating unregistered technical college

Oct 27, 2023 Russell Kondowe 0 &

A 38-year-old man is in police custody in Phalombe for operating an unregistered technical college where 40 students were enrolled and they were paying up to K68,000 as fees. Phalombe Police Station spokesperson Jimmy Kapanga… ...

Precious Kasakatiza accused of duping Facebook users in Malawi

Fraudster Precious Kasakatiza gets three years in jail

Oct 27, 2023 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Precious Kasakatiza aged 22 has been sentenced to three years in prison with hard labour for stealing money from people through multiple Facebook accounts. State prosecutor Fortune Kananji told the Lilongwe Principal Magistrate Court that… ...

CDC opened an officer in Malawi which it used to steal from Malawians

Of escalating online fraud in Malawi

Oct 27, 2023 Rick Dzida 0 &

In the modern era of the Fourth Industrial Revolution, it is not surprising that Malawi has become a global village technologically connected to the rest of the world. Much as technology has provided Malawians with… ...

Police in Lilongwe have arrested 28-year-old Paul Chirwa for stealing K165 thousand from a mobile money agent.

Man accused of stealing K165,000 from mobile money agent

Oct 25, 2023 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Police in Lilongwe have arrested 28-year-old Paul Chirwa for stealing K165,000 from a mobile money agent. Lilongwe Police spokesperson Hastings Chigalu says the suspect was driving a Toyota Corolla registration number BU 2017. According to… ...

Sex for jobs at Egenco

Oct 22, 2023 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Managers at Electricity Generation Company (Egenco) have been allegedly engaging in sexual relationships with their juniors and demanding sexual favours in exchange for jobs. This is according to terms of reference for forensic audit and… ...

President Chakwera embroiled in money laundering scandal involving South African fugitive who was granted ‘asylum’ in Malawi

Oct 21, 2023 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

National Police spokesman Peter Kalaya has told Platform for Investigative Journalism (PIJ) that following a joint operation conducted by the Fiscal Police and Financial International Authority (FIA), Steenkamp was arrested together with Edward Phambala. ...Willem… ...

Man arrested for duping Facebook users

Oct 21, 2023 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

Police in Lilongwe have arrested 22-year-old Precious Kasakatiza for operating various Facebook accounts and stealing money from Facebook users. Deputy national police spokesperson Alfred Chimthere has confirmed the arrest of the suspect. He said Kasakatiza… ...