Officials from graft busting body, the Anti Corruption Bureau (ACB) say they are awaiting more files from the Auditor General before they start prosecution of the so called K577 billion cashgate case. ACB director Kondowe said the remaining files include those that have the names of the seven cabinet ministers suspected to have been involved […]
Three police officers are being held at Lilongwe police for being found with 30 pieces of ivory. Police deputy spokesperson at police headquarters in Lilongwe, Tomeck Nyaude confirmed the arrest of Reubin Kaunda, Nelson Mpinganjira and another police officer after they were found with the ivory. “Police officers are trained to fight crime not to […]
Home Affairs minister Jappie Mhango has conceded the government was caught pants down, snoozing when South African authorities caught three child traffickers with 82 children aboard a cargo vehicle. “As a ministry, we are dealing with this emerging problem, we never expected that the problem would be this huge,” he said on Tuesday. Mhango said […]
High Court Judge Micheal Mtambo who was criticised for withholding the copy of his ruling that he delivered convicting a former justice minister and two others of conspiracy to murder a former Ministry of Finance budget director in 2013, has finally released the copy of the judgement and it has detailed his reasons for reaching […]
A hormone-ravaged support staff from the Ministry of Lands, Housing and Urban Development (name withheld) sparked debate after his persistence to console the wife of his bereaved colleague. The official was delegated to represent the ministry at the funeral. The deceased, James Mwase, worked for the Ministry of Lands, Housing and Urban Development in Blantyre […]
The National Registration Bureau (NRB) in the Ministry of Home Affairs and Internal Security on Tuesday rolled out National Identification system which will see 5,000 citizens of the country aged 16 and above being issued with national identity cards. NRB spokesperson, Norman Fulatila said in the first phase, NRB will issue 5,000 IDs which will also help […]
The UK government is to stop giving money to Development Aid from People to People or DAPP charity in Malawi following a BBC investigation which found it was under the control of a cult-like group. Dapp, which runs education and health projects in the African country, has received millions of pounds in the last decade […]
Balaka Magistrate Court has convicted and sentenced a 23 year old man to nine years Imprisonment with Hard Labour (IHL) for defiling a 14 year old girl. According to facts presented in court by Police Prosecutor, Inspector Getrude Kafumbata, the convict Chikondi Kaondo has been sexually abusing with the girl since December 2015. Kafumbata said […]
Primary Justice project has revealed that ‘Chabwalo’, a fine charged to the offender and given to a village leader who has presided over the case, is preventing less privileged people in Mwanza from accessing justice at a traditional leader’s court. Primary Justice project is aimed at encouraging local communities to utilize existing informal justice systems […]
A humanitarian organisation in Malawi has come under the spotlight for deducting money from its workers, as much as 30 per cent to sponsor cultism like management and is embroiled in fraud and tax evasion. A BBC documentary program, Assignment, says all workers at Direct Aid from People to People (DAPP) are deducted money from […]
Malawi Police have increased the reward to anyone with information leading to the arrest of killers of the murder of Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) director of corporate affairs Issa Njauju from K1.5 million to K2 million. Police deputy spokesperson at police headquarters Tomeck Nyaude confirmed the increase on the bounty. “We want people to come with more evidence so that […]
The World Bank has demanded a K400 million from Malawi government to be paid back over procurement scam. The funds abused are under the World Bank funded financial reporting and oversight improvement project managed by Treasury. Laura Kullenberg, World Bank Country Manager for Malawi, confirmed that the request for a refund was made for computers ad a printer […]
Chief Executive Officer for Luchenza Municipal Council Andrew Misomali has been send on forced leave over accusation of abuse of office, including absentism from work and maladministration. The issues at the municipal council date back to May when councillors and chiefs mobilised communities to throw out Misomali from office for alleged financial mismanagement and poor […]
Former justice minister Ralph Kasambara (Senior Counsel), convicted last month alongside Pika Manondo and Macdonald Kumwembe on the charge of conspiracy to murder former Ministry of Finance budget director Paul Mphwiyo has filed a notice of appeal to the Supreme Court of Malawi against conviction. Mtambo also found Manondo, a businessperson and Kumwembe, a former […]
A tiny baby who had been abandoned and left to die by its mother who gave birth in in squatter township of Ndirande in Blantyre city were found on Mondayin a makeshift grave which had been dug up in one of the bedrooms in a house. A resident of Ndirande, Kuyukaya Ntalika said: “I was called by […]
There is still much cause for concern regarding Malawi economic prospects with reports that the Peter Mutharika led-government plans to borrow from bilateral and multilateral partners $917 million (about 687 billion) in the 2016/17 financial year to finance several projects. Economic commentators argued that it would be disastrous for Malawi’s long-term growth prospects as government […]
Malawi Police have arrested two men who posed as car hirers but ended up selling the vehicles they took from a car rental in Zomba, Police Public Relations Officer Sergeant Patricia Supliano has confirmed . She said: “We have recovered the two vehicles in Tete in Mozambique and also arrested two suspects.” Police identified the suspects as Afred Mwale aged […]
Catholic, the influential church in Malawi, has appointed Martin Chiphwana as National Secretary at the Catholic Commission for Justice and Peace (CCJP) and Martin Mazanga as National Secretary for Catholic Development Commission in Malawi (CADECOM). Both appointments are with effect from 1 July 2016, accounting to an announcement by Secretary General of the Catholic Bishops at […]