Procurement Archives

‘Corruption vaccine’ launched in Malawi

Aug 25, 2023 Archangel Nzangaya 0 &

As the fight against corruption continues in Malawi, Products & Services Bureau Ltd (PSB) has launched a digital platform dubbed ‘Tenderite' which seeks to deter occurrence of corrupt and fraudulent practices in institutions. Tenderite was… ...

Romanian medical equipment firm given contract to supply fertilizer to Malawi

Jun 10, 2023 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

Months after paying K750 million to a United Kingdom based butchery for the supply of fertilizer, Malawi Government has awarded a Romanian medical equipment supplier called East Bridge to supply fertilizer for the Affordable Input… ...

MACRA officials arrested over procurement of ‘substandard’ equipment

Mar 31, 2023 Archangel Nzangaya 0 &

Police in Blantyre have arrested two MACRA officials and three ex-officials for alleged fraud in the purchase of ‘substandard’ production equipment which was donated to Malawi University of Business and Applied Sciences (MUBAS) last year.… ...

Moses Khombe admits pressurizing Govt to pay K750m to Barkaat

Nov 09, 2022 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Moses Khombe, Director of Sheba Oil and Gas Company, has admitted authoring an email in which he appeared to pressurize Government officials to pay K750 million to United Kingdom based butchery Barkaat Foods Limited. Khombe… ...

Govt faulted for buying fertilizer at over K106,000 per 50Kg bag

Nov 06, 2022 Martha Chikoti 0 &

The Centre for Democracy and Economic Development Initiatives (CDEDI) has questioned differences in prices of fertilizer for the 2022/23 Affordable Inputs Programme (AIP), saying government intends to pay some suppliers K24,000 per 50Kg bag and… ...

Talking Blues: Mr President, why are you tempting fate?

Oct 16, 2022 Mapwiya Muulupale 0 &

Thanks to Mr C.Y. Maweru, a principal secretary in the Ministry of Agriculture, I have shelved an already completed discourse on expenditures incurred by our delegation to the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) and matters… ...

Nankhumwa wants agriculture minister Lowe fired

Oct 14, 2022 Archangel Nzangaya 0 &

Leader of Opposition Kondwani Nankhumwa has asked the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) to institute investigations into the alleged K30 billion fertilizer purchase scam and he has called on President Lazarus Chakwera to fire agriculture minister Lobin… ...