Month: November 2017 Posts

Chaponda case moved to high court

Nov 23, 2017 Malawi24 Reporter 20 &

The case in which former minister of agriculture George Chaponda is answering corruption charges has been moved to the high court. Director of Public Prosecution (DPP) Mary Kachale granted the state a certificate to move… ...

Magistrate told to recuse himself from Chaponda case

Nov 21, 2017 Malawi24 Reporter 5 &

State lawyers in the maizegate case have asked Blantyre Senior Resident Magistrate Simeon Mdeza to recuse himself after he appeared to speak positively about Transglobe. The state also want the case in which former Minister… ...

Mulumbe testifies against Chaponda

Nov 15, 2017 Malawi24 Reporter 22 &

Former chief executive officer of Agricultural Development and Marketing Corporation (Admarc) Foster Mulumbe on Tuesday testified against former Minister of Agriculture George Chaponda who is answering corruption related charges in connection to the maizegate scandal.… ...

Transglobe blocked from supplying fertilizer

Oct 04, 2017 Malawi24 Reporter 9 &

Transglobe Export Limited whose boss was arrested over the maizegate scandal has been blocked from supplying subsidised fertilizer under the Farm Input Subsidy Programme (Fisp). The company submitted a bid to supply fertilizer for this… ...

Chaponda maizegate refuses to die: ADMARC angers ZCF

Aug 30, 2017 Luke Bisani 0 &

The Agricultural Development and Marketing Corporation (ADMARC) has angered Zambia Cooperative Federation (ZFC) for failing to pay for over 4000 metric tonnes of maize the Malawian parastatal bought from the neighbouring country. Reports reveal that… ...

Govt denies banning Chishimba, Malema

Aug 25, 2017 Luke Bisani 2 &

Malawi government has downplayed reports that South African and Zambian firebrand opposition politicians Julius Malema and Saviour Chishimba have been banned from coming into the country. This follow reports that Chishimba has cancelled his trip… ...

Chaponda’s case stalled

Aug 08, 2017 Luke Bisani 68 &

For Malawians interested in knowing the fate of embattled minister of agriculture George Chaponda, the wait will have to be longer as the case has been stalled. The strike by judiciary staff has forced the… ...