Former president Bakili Muluzi is not returning to Malawi on Saturday as has been reported in the media, Nyasa Times understands. Muluzi has been in South Africa undergoing treatment for his back problem. Both Zodiak and Capital Radio quoted Muluzi’s attorney, Jai Banda that the former Head of State will be arriving on Saturday. But [...]
Employees of the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) have complained of wanton abuse of resources by the graft-busting body’s head Alex Nampota and his henchmen. ACB insiders told Nyasa Times that in 2009 ACB vehicles were boarded off and PVHO informed the bureau management that the procedure was to offer the sale to members of staff first [...]
Ruling DPP director of women, Patricia Kaliati was interrogated by the country graft busting body, the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) for her part in the two multi-million dollar deals involving the award of two mobile licences and the Vwaza-Nyika Marsh Eco-Tourism concession. According to a report by official Malawi News Agency (Mana), ACB questioned Kaliati to [...]
Despite the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) paying back K45 million to the owner of Keza office, Mahomed Munif Al-Nadhi in line with the Supreme Court of Appeal ruling two months ago, the bureau is challenging the ruling. ACB Director Alex Nampota confirmed this development when he spoke to Capital Radio that they have lodged papers to [...]
Malawi’s graft bursting body, the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) has said it is receiving many corruption reports involving the country’s Police Service and traditional leaders. This was disclosed on Thursday by ACB’s Assistant Director Victor Banda during a sensitization workshop for police officers in the capital Lilongwe. The two day sensitization meeting is aimed at engaging [...]
Former Minister of Women Gender and Child Development affairs, Patricia Kaliati says she is living a normal life after being dropped from cabinet few days ago. Kaliati said this in an interview programme Straight Talk aired on Capital Radio Thursday evening. When asked by the host of the program Brian Banda how life is like [...]
Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) has paid back K45 million to the owner of Keza office, Mahomed Munif Al-Nadhi in line with the Supreme Court of Appeal ruling two months ago. ACB Director Alex Nampota confirmed this development when he spoke to Capital Radio. The ACB obtained a warrant that led to the seizure of properties belonging [...]
Anti Corruption Bureau (ACB) is being managed by three officials from Thyolo district and are at the centre of financial abuse, an in investigation by Nyasa Times has established. The three ACB directors in Alex Nampota, Bureau Secretary Manyungwa and the Senior Human Resource Management and Development Officer, a Mr Tholo are all from the [...]
The Malawi Electoral Commission (Mec) has dismissed reports that local government polls will be held in April next year. There have been speculations that the electoral body plans to conduct the local polls in April after shifting the official date announced earlier. Initially, Mec announced the official date for local polls as November 23, 2010 [...]
British citizen Mary Woodworth, currently running an orphanage in Malawi and answering various criminal charges has now started seeking support from local NGOs to bail her out of her legal cases. But her aide, who only identified himself as John said it was not criminal to seek help locally and international of what he termed [...]