Activists demand answers from businessman Chaudhry over vanished K1.4 billion rural electricity funds

Human rights campaigners are demanding controversial businessman Mahmood Azhar Chaudhry be made to account for his role in a staggering K1.4 billion scandal involving materials meant to bring electricity to Malawi’s remotest communities, after explosive court documents revealed his links to one of the companies at the centre of the fraud. Three companies contracted to […]

Court to rule on Chaudhry arrest warrants amid fraud allegations

Controversial businessman Mahmood Azhar Chaudhry is heading back to court on Monday — with a growing pile of fraud claims against him, including a shock £1.6million lawsuit. Chaudhry and wife Neelam have DODGED arrest so far, thanks to stay orders blocking cops from enforcing warrants against them. But Monday’s Limbe Magistrate’s Court hearing will decide […]

Rights group demands Chaudhry face trial NOW — as fears grow he’s quietly offloading assets

HRCC boss issues stark warning over “concerning” property transfers as controversial businessman’s citizenship saga drags on for YET ANOTHER month Malawi’s Human Rights Consultative Committee has issued a blistering demand for authorities to fast-track legal proceedings against controversial businessman Mahmood Azhar Chaudhry — amid mounting fears he could be quietly shifting assets while the case […]

Citizenship scandal: activists say Uladi’s pardon shouldn’t shield beneficiary Chaudhry

Nearly a decade after Malawi’s citizenship scandal first came to light, human rights activists are renewing calls for authorities to investigate individuals who benefited from the scheme — arguing that the conviction of the minister responsible was never the full story. Uladi Mussa, who served as Minister of Homeland Security under Joyce Banda’s administration, approved […]

Arrest warrants blocked, millions missing: Inside the Chaudhry fraud scandal rocking Malawi

Pakistani businessman and wife face mounting claims of citizenship fraud, missing millions and fake diplomatic status — but have dodged arrest thanks to a last-minute court order. A Blantyre couple accused of masterminding a web of fraud — from bogus diplomatic credentials to a suspected K1.4 billion cash grab — are still walking free, sparking […]

Land grab – Kanengo Northgate implicated, Chief want probe

TA Chitukula demands probe at Ministry of Lands and Kanengo Northgate Project over a title deed for a land the company did not buy. Traditional Authority (T/A) Chitukula of Lilongwe has demanded that Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) should institute investigations into how GM Properties Limited managed to secure a title deed for a land the company […]