Month: June 2022 Posts

K100 billion suspected to have been stolen from Malawi Govt

Jun 13, 2022 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Over K100 billion is suspected to have been stolen from Malawi Government from 2015 to 2020, with K30 billion unaccounted for in 2015 alone. The National Audit Office (NAO) published Audit reports following investigations into… ...

Shocking: Chakwera sits on 17 billion Covid-19 funds audit

Apr 27, 2021 Russell Kondowe 0 &

Government has said there are no funds for more audits implying Malawians will be kept in the dark over how K17.5 billion of Covid-19 were used. The decision not to release the funds come 11… ...

Malawi Minister of Labour used Covid-19 funds for trip to SA

Apr 16, 2021 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

Minister of Labour Ken Kandodo used Covid-19 funds to accompany President Lazarus Chakwera to South Africa last year. This has been revealed in an investigative report by the National Audit Office (NAO) which focused on… ...

Cashgate rears its head: Chakwera advised to nip corruption in the bud

Apr 13, 2021 Russell Kondowe 0 &

President Lazarus Chakwera has been urged to intensify efforts to fight corruption as the leaked National Audit Office (NAO) report on K6.2 billion Covid-19 funds indicates massive plunder of the funds. Chakwera’s administration released K6.2… ...

DODMA fraudulently pocketed allowances during meeting to investigate Covid-Gate

Apr 13, 2021 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Department of Disaster Management Affairs (DODMA) officers collected K2.3 million in allowances for attending a meeting where they compiled a report that was part of investigations into use of Covid-19 funds. This has been revealed… ...

23 computers stolen at Malawi audit offices

Jul 31, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Thieves have stolen 23 computers at Central Internal Audit Unit offices, days after President Lazarus Chakwera claimed that over K1 trillion was stolen from government coffers. Director of the office, Dickson Chasambira, said the thieves… ...

⁠Phalombe District Council bans Journalists

Sep 20, 2017 Chikondi Magalasi 86 &

Phalombe district council through the directive of its District Commissioner Harry Phiri has banned all private media practitioners based in the district from attending any government function, Malawi24 has learnt. Phiri's decision comes barely weeks… ...