Month: February 2017 Posts

Mutharika told to clear maizegate mess

Feb 18, 2017 Luke Bisani 101 &

...Anti-Chaponda demos justified As pressure continues mounting on Malawi leader Peter Mutharika to fire Minister of agriculture, irrigation and water development George Chaponda over maizegate, a political scientist has urged the president to act in… ...

No important files were lost in Chaponda’s office fire – ACB

Feb 17, 2017 Russell Kondowe 190 &

The fire that gutted the offices of Minister of Agriculture George Chaponda did not destroy any files that might be used to investigate him, the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB)  has said. In an interview with the… ...

ATI shows APM is delivering on campaign promises – Analyst

Feb 17, 2017 Victoria Milanzi 36 &

President Peter Mutharika's signing of the long awaited Access to Information (ATI) Bill into law shows that his government is committed to its campaign promises, a political analyst has said. The Access to Information Bill… ...

Nkasa comes to the defense of Chaponda: Chaponda is ‘Yosefe wa lero’

Feb 16, 2017 Mwayi Mkandawire 599 &

Mose wa Lero hit maker Joseph Nkasa has come to the defense of Minister of Agriculture George Chaponda who is being accused of corruption. In his latest release, Nkasa has accused Malawians of being jealous… ...

Will the real cause of Chaponda office fire be known?

Feb 15, 2017 Luke Bisani 27 &

Government may give hope on angry Malawians who have unanswered questions, perhaps thinking in a wrong way following the fierce fire that gutted the offices of the ministry of agriculture, irrigation and water development on… ...

M24 Exclusive: DPP top dogs angry at Chilima, suspect him of being behind Ministry of Agriculture fire

Feb 15, 2017 Malawi24 Reporter 239 &

Malawi24 has been reliably informed that a number of top dogs in the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) are angry with the country’s Vice President Saulos Chilima and have threatened to bring his political career… ...

Mutharika’s sleep over maizegate will dent his reputation – analyst

Feb 15, 2017 Joseph Dumbula 53 &

President Peter Mutharika’s inaction following the release of findings on the maizegate scandal will dent his reputation, a political analyst has observed. Mutharika on Friday – a  day before receiving a report from a commission… ...