The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) continues on its crackdown on Capital Hill cashleak with the arrests of three civil servants involved in the ill-reputed looting of public funds at amounting to over K20 million. ACB Senior Public Relations Officer, Egrita Ndala in a statement made available to Nyasa Times said the anti-graft body busted on the […]
The Lilongwe Magistrate’s Court on Wednesday started hearing the case against 27-year-old Victor Sithole who is accused of being found in possession of large amounts of money said which prosecutor say is a breakthrough to the theft of government resources christened as Cashgate. Sithole was arrested in September last year when he was found with […]
Malawi’s Director of Public Prosecution (DPP) Bruno Kalemba has clarified that an officer from Accountant General’s department Dinala Kadyanji who was murdered in the capital Lilongwe on Monday was not a key witness in the cash-gate cases underway in court. Dinala was murdered on Monday evening as she was travelling to her home in area […]
Malawi Police have confirmed that one of the key witnesses in theft of billions from State coffers has been murdered in Lilongwe and identified the deceased as Daina Kadyanji, an accounts officer in the Accountant General’s Department. Lilongwe Police Public Relations Officer, Ramsy Mushani said group of unknown thugs on Monday evening attacked and killed Kadyanji […]
The National Audit Office (NAO) has justified the hiring of British auditing firm, Baker Tilly to audit the Integrated Finance Management System (IFMS), stating the Malawi Government lacked funding to engage local auditors to screen the system. This has come amidst questions raised by some quarters of the society demanding an explanation as to why […]
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) said Thursday Malawi has made progress in addressing governance and public financial management weaknesses after a massive government corruption scandal christened by the media as “Cashgate”. Cashgate scandal forced the government to shut down its payment system last year to investigate allegations that about K13 billion state funds had been […]
Businessperson Pika Manondo who is the one of the suspects in the attempted murder of former Budget Director Paul Mphwiyo and is also accused of laundering $184 500 (about K75 million) is feeling more poorly in jail and seeks bail. Manondo has been in custody since November 2013 answering various charges, among them conspiracy to […]
International donors, who provide 40 percent of Malawi’s budget, have decided to maintain the aid freeze in the wake of a high-level corruption ‘cashgate’ scandal last year. Some of the donors under Common Approach to Budget Support (CABS) say they will only be providing aid through project and programme financing, “to ensure that public service delivery […]
The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) has arrested two accounts officers in the Ministry of Gender, Children and Community Services for allegedly being involved in looting of public funds christened as Cashgate Scandal. The graft-busting body said it arrested Martin Kamuyambeni an Assistant Accountant and Gladys Mmangisa Senior Accounts Assistant in the ministry for making huge payments […]
As a Malawian, I would like to express my utmost disappointment over your firm’s handling of the forensic audit report on the cashgate scandal in Malawi, especially the releasing of the names of the culprits. With due respect, as a Malawian, and I believe I speak for many, your report unearthed nothing new. There was […]
Malawi’s major donors have described the Auditor General Stephenson Kamphasa as “a very professional man who needs support to root out graft and corruption in Malawi.” The sentiments come hot on the heels of bickering amongst Malawians after the top-most auditor in Malawi Supreme Audit Institution refused to make public names of perpetrators of the […]
While Malawians were finding themselves and quietly pursuing after their passions between 2009 and 2012, Professor Bingu-wa-Mutharika and the DPP gurus were busy and clandestinely getting hooked on the unpleasant business of embezzling billions of Kwachas from government coffers through the porous Integrated Financial Management System (IFMIS). No wonder then, today Malawians are paying through […]
The Malawi government has released an audit report into the plunder of government resources amounting to amounting to K92 billion ((US$226 044 226)) which occurred during the former ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) regime. The audit reveals that DPP presided over the loss or mismanagement of over K92 billion through the Integrated Financial Management and Information System (Ifmis) abuse between […]
Three lawyers representing Sibonile Thawani who is accused of pocketing over K80 million from government without supplying any goods or services were on Wednesday fined K10,000 each; for improper dressing during a court hearing presided over by High Court Judge Ivy Kamanga. The defense team led by Chancy Gondwe was fined at the end of hearing session […]
Malawi Congress Party (MCP) president Dr Lazarus Chakwera has confirmed holding talks with Head of State Joyce Banda at Sanjika Palace on Tuesday which he said centred on matter of national interest. Speaking to journalists in Lilongwe Tuesday, Chakwera said their discussion was centred on the political violence which is rearing its ugly head on the […]
Outspoken Lifred Nawena, a member Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of Parliament branded Malawi’s Auditor General Stephenson Kamphasa “a liar” after he maintained that he had no mandate to release a report providing names of suspects in the looting of government resources in the Capital Hill Cashgate. Kamphasa who appeared before the committee said he could […]
[highlight style=’pink’] Disclaimer: This article does not in any way, shape or form support the looting of public funds while some civil servants watched. [/highlight] As Secretary to Government, Hawa Ndilowe must have the ear of President Joyce Banda. Granted, you want to take to the bank what the former Malawi Ambassador to the United […]
The High Court in Lilongwe has ordered Police and state prosecutors to hand over a Toyota Rav 4 motor vehicle that the Police had seized from Caroline Savala who is answering charges of theft and money laundering in relation to the cashgate scandal. Savala is accused of siphoning about K87 million (US$208 133) of public […]