Month: February 2023 Posts

Chizuma’s discontinued case: Chakwera plays hide and seek

Feb 12, 2023 Archangel Nzangaya 0 &

After pressure and threats of sanctions by donors against Malawi President Lazarus Chakwera and other government officials, Malawi has dropped its case against Martha Chizuma, the Director of Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB). This comes as on… ...

Director of Public Prosecutions drops criminal case against ACB chief Chizuma

Feb 11, 2023 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Malawi Government through Director of Public Prosecutions has dropped the criminal case against Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) director general Martha Chizuma. Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP), Masauko Chamkakala has confirmed to the local media “As DPP,… ...

Grouping in Zomba wants Chizuma removed

Feb 11, 2023 Raphael Likaka 0 &

A grouping of concerned citizens in Zomba has called on President Lazarus Chakwera to remove Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) Director General Martha Chizuma over her audio clip. The concerned citizens took their stand on the Chizuma… ...

Leave us alone — Pro-Chakwera activists lash at US, UK diplomats

Feb 10, 2023 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Pro-government activists have lashed out at United States and United Kingdom diplomats for interfering in the affairs of the country. Leaders of the grouping under the banner Citizens For Justice and Equity held a press… ...

Chakwera orders Govt to appeal Chizuma’s High Court ruling

Feb 10, 2023 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

The Lazarus Chakwera  administration has appealed against the High Court ruling which allowed Malawi Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) director general Martha Chizuma to continue working. Attorney General Thabo Chakaka Nyirenda who reports to Chakwera hired two… ...

CSOs say Chizuma is being fought by corrupt people

Feb 10, 2023 Martha Chikoti 0 &

Joint Civil Society Organization said Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) director general Martha Chizuma is being fought by those who are corrupt to frustrate the Bureau to silence it completely. The organizations namely Human Rights Defenders Coalition… ...

War against Chizuma worries UK Embassy in Malawi

Feb 08, 2023 Russell Kondowe 0 &

The United Kingdom embassy says it is concerned by recent events affecting the fight against corruption in Malawi. In several tweets this afternoon, acting British High Commissioner to Malawi Sophia Willitts-King called out the Malawi… ...