Month: August 2019 Posts

Breaking: Court suspends sentencing of two Principal Secretaries

Aug 05, 2019 Russell Kondowe 0 &

The High Court in Lilongwe has this morning suspended to 19 August, 2019 sentencing of two principal secretaries Grey Nyandule Phiri and Cliff Chiunda. The two were last week found guilty of contempt of court… ...

Court convicts two principal secretaries

Jul 30, 2019 Russell Kondowe 0 &

The High Court in Lilongwe has convicted two principal secretaries of contempt of court as the sale of tractors bought using a $50 million (about K37 billion) loan continues to haunt government. Judge Charles Mkandawire… ...

Govt apologises for selling K37 billion tractors 

Jul 12, 2019 Mwayi Mkandawire 2 &

Government has apologised to Malawians for selling 177 tractors which were bought using a US$50 million (about K37 billion) loan from India. The Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation and Water Development (MoAIWD) issued the apology through… ...

Govt has abandoned street children – Ombudsman

Mar 23, 2019 Martha Chikoti 0 &

Investigations by the Office of the Ombudsman have established that government has abandoned street children and that civil servants demand allowances to follow up on cases involving street kids. A report from the probe titled… ...

Ombudsperson receiving death threats for investigating tractors deal

Aug 07, 2016 Malawi24 Reporter 43 &

Malawi’s Ombudsperson says she is getting death threats for investigating the sale of tractors which were meant to be used by smallholder farmers as part of the Green Belt Initiative. The Ombudsperson, Martha Chimuza-Mwagonde, is… ...

Ombudsman orders school to re-admit Bible Believers pupils

Oct 13, 2015 Hajira Halilu 64 &

The Ombudsman has given management of Kamarambo primary school in Malawi’s Mzimba district a 14 day ultimatum to re-admit Bible Believers pupils at the school who refused to cut their hair short. This follows complaints… ...