Maizegate Archives

Chakwera should resign – Commentator

Feb 22, 2017 Alex Chikanga 149 &

As pressure mounts on Peter Mutharika to fire George Chaponda from his portfolio as Minister of Agriculture, calls have resurfaced calling on MCP leader Lazarus Chakwera to go with Chaponda. In a post on Facebook,… ...

Where is Peter Mutharika in all this f*ckery?

Feb 22, 2017 Chinsinsi Muchitanji 71 &

I have been hoping against hope that Peter Mutharika will somehow surprise us Malawians. With each and every passing hour, each and every scandal of Chaponda unraveling, I have been waiting for the news that… ...

Chaponda quits

Feb 22, 2017 Aubrey Makina 119 &

The heat must have been too much, the messages must have been a lot. Son of estranged Agriculture minister yesterday announced that he will be quitting Facebook for a moment because he was being abused… ...

Breaking: Police and ACB move in on Chaponda

Feb 21, 2017 Alex Chikanga 93 &

The noose might be tightening on the neck of estranged minister of agriculture, George Chaponda. Media reports indicate that officers from the Anti-Corruption Bureau and the Police have descended on the houses and offices of… ...

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… ...

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… ...

Chaponda fires defiant shot: ‘you can probe me’

Feb 13, 2017 Luke Bisani 48 &

Minister of agriculture, irrigation, and water development George Chaponda has challenged authorities to probe him over the maizegate scandal saying he is innocent. Speaking on the local press on Sunday, Chaponda said his role in… ...