Month: September 2021 Posts

Mota draws in another corruption controversy

Sep 09, 2021 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Mota Engil is at the centre of another corruption controversy as a rights group has asked the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) to investigate the company and Roads Authority (RA) over the cost of the Area 18… ...

Mota Engil accused of damaging houses in Blantyre

Jun 20, 2021 Malawi24 Reporter 1 &

Residents at Machinjiri in Blantyre have accused construction company Mota Engil of damaging their houses through the company’s quarry mining activities. A woman identified as Catherine Ntandika has been posting on Facebook for several months… ...

Fraud fears muddle Mota Engil over Area 18 Interchange: Cost spiked from K7bn to K16bn

Feb 23, 2021 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Mota Engil and Roads Authority (RA) chiefs inflated the cost of the Area 18 Interchange from about K7 billion to K16 billion, a whistleblower says. Mota Engil, which enjoyed government construction contracts during the Democratic… ...

Malawians hit back at Mota Engil – accused of being DPP bedfellows and paying kickbacks to win contracts

Jul 21, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Mota Engil, the company whose workers were accused of racism, is back in the news for controversially demanding K96 billion from government. The company's Managing Director Nuno Antunes says in a letter to the Roads… ...

Mota Engil accused of racism: Quarantining black workers without travelling history

May 20, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Mota Engil has been quarantining black workers who have travelled within Malawi but does not treat non-black workers in the same manner. According to a source, all local workers who return to the company premises… ...

Two behind bars for stealing water pumps

Jan 03, 2019 Martha Chikoti 0 &

Police in Mangochi have arrested two men for stealing two submersible water pumps from Mota Engil worth K2.2 million. The incident occurred on the morning of Tuesday at Mota Engil camp site in the area… ...

‘Mota Engil promoting discrimination’: Malawians say no to Quota system

Nov 15, 2018 Malawi24 Reporter 1 &

The decision by Mota Engil in Malawi to recruit a Civil Engineer who comes from the Northern Region has been described by Malawians as "shocking", "unbelievable" "sad" and "disgusting". Malawians took to social media where… ...

Vandalism delaying completion of Bingu Stadium road

Oct 19, 2018 Evan Mtomodo Maseko 1 &

Communities along Parliament-Bingu National Stadium road which is under construction in Lilongwe have been blamed over the delay to complete the road. It is reported that communities along the road are vandalizing materials used in… ...

Man steals fuel

Aug 14, 2017 Bright Malenga 14 &

A 33-year-old man identified as Alick Majawa is being kept in custody at Balaka police for being found with 11 Jerry cans of fuel containing 20 litres of diesel each belonging to Mota Engil. According… ...

Mota Engil to boost Malawi electricity

Oct 11, 2016 Luke Bisani 62 &

As the country is experiencing persistent blackouts, Mota Engil has disclosed plans to generate 500 megawatts using hydro and coal power plants. During the 2016 Malawi Investment Forum currently underway in Lilongwe, Mota Engil signed… ...

Kachere residents get rude awakening

May 24, 2016 Malawi24 Reporter 29 &

Kachere residents in Blantyre today had a rude awakening after a bulldozer demolished their houses and structures. According to reports, there was heavy police presence in the area when a Mota Engil bulldozer went about… ...