Speaker: Zamba must testify on Amaryllis probe

Malawi’s former secretary to the president and cabinet, Colleen Zamba, who is reportedly in South Africa receiving medical treatment, will be required to testify before parliament’s Public Accounts Committee as it investigates the K128bn acquisition of the Amaryllis Hotel, the speaker of parliament has said. Sameer Suleman, the speaker, said Zamba – who gave virtual […]

ACB’s setback on the Amaryllis accounts exposes a deeper problem

Lilongwe’s decision to lift restrictions on bank accounts linked to Yusuf Investments is more than a legal technicality — it is a reminder of how fragile Malawi’s anti‑corruption architecture remains when procedure, capacity and urgency collide. Senior Resident Magistrate Shukran Kumbani’s ruling was blunt: the Anti‑Corruption Bureau failed to “show cause”. Simply saying investigations are […]

Glamour, glitz as Amaryllis  Hotel hosts Tay Grin end-of-the-year party: Busiswa in for ‘2020Wrapped’

Goodbye 2020, welcome 2021. It is going to be night of glamour, glitz and panache to celebrate the end-of-the-year as local hip hop artist Tay Grin through his Black Ryhno Entertainment stable  has organised  a party at the five-star Amaryllis Hotel in Blantyre today. The rapper said South African musician Busiswa will headline the party where […]

Qualified Malawi citizens bypassed for high positions in multinationals: Immigration corrupt on ‘work permits’

There is an unspoken of evil labour practice that continues to consume the working spirit in most international companies  operating in the country and some organisations with strong links to international interests, Nyasa Times has established. Qualified Malawians and others with more high-grade and internationally recognised skills and papers are left-out in preference to international […]

Amaryllis Hotel owners deploy blackmail tactics to workers

Encountered by the reality of workplace malpractice exposure, owners and some senior managers at Amaryllis Hotel have deployed blackmail tactics on employees to appear as if they have a clean record on service and operations management. The development has created chaos, further hitting on employees productivity in service delivery. All this comes in the wake of last […]

Amaryllis Hotel in Blantyre: The paradise shell blanketing earth’s living hell

Blantyre is now graced by an opulent giant structure, which towers the core of Malawi’s commercial city. Atop these tonnes of brick and mortar, the then popular Chayamba Building,  Development House,  Delemere are literally dwarfed. The financial-hub, Victoria Avenue looks like a strip when one stands there. The splendour of the structure is not only […]