Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Mary Kachale has appealed against a Supreme Court judge’s decision to release on bail former justice minister Ralph Kasambara and asked the court to revoke the bail conditions. Kachale wants a panel of nine judges at the same Supreme Court of Appeal to hear the matter and that the bail for former Justice Minister’s who was serving […]
Maxwell Namata, who was acquitted by af the Supreme Court of Appeal, of other Cashgate related offenses, has been been granted bail by the High Court in Lilongwe as he was still being held in jail because he is also one of the 18 accused persons in K2.4 billion Cashgate case involving former budget director Paul […]
The Church and Society of the Church of Central African Presbytery (CCAP)Livingstonia Synod has asked government to consider allowing all individuals and companies who feel have a hand in plundering public resources to voluntarily surrender the proceeds to government. Speaking recently in an interview after making a presentation during a pre-budget consultation in Mzuzu, Executive […]
The Supreme Court of Appeal has acquitted Maxweel Namata who was convicted on money laundering related to Cashgate scandal, sustaining he appeal bid agains the High Court in Lilongwe that it was based on unfounded evidence. Namata and his accomplice Luke Kasamba were handed eight and five years custodial sentences respectively on February 16, 2015 […]
Lilongwe High Court juddge Fiona Mwale on Friday censored private practice lawyer Manuel Theu, who was representing Cashgate convict Leonard Kalonga after making sexist remarks. As the judge was about to sentence Kalonga, Theu raised an issue that the court should consider that the convict is a sole bread winner to the family because his […]
Paramount Chief Chikulamayembe of Rumphi District says Malawians need to have a sense of humanity when undertaking their duties by desisting from embezzling public funds and indulging in corruption. Chikulamayembe made the sentiments Tuesday when ActionAid Malawi disbursed K10.5 million to 30 Community Based Child Care Centres (CBCCCs) in the district. He said corruption or […]
Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Mary Kachale is challenging a Supreme Court judge’s decision to release on bail former justice minister Ralph Kasambara who has been given serving a 13-year jail term for conspiracy to murder a civil servant, in a crime believed to be linked to a multi-million dollar corruption ring. Malawi Supreme Court of Appeal judge Dunstan Mwaungulu, sitting as a […]
Malawi Supreme Court of Appeal has granted bail to former justice minister Ralph Kasambara who has been given serving a 13-year jail term for conspiracy to murder a civil servant, in a crime believed to be linked to a multi-million dollar corruption ring, as he is pending appeal on his conviction. Kasambara was sentenced for his […]
Convicted former minister of Justice and Constitutional Affairs Ralph Kasambara and two others are expected to hear on Wednesday if the Malawi Supreme Court of Appeal has granted them bail pending an appeal against their conviction. Kasambara alongside MacDonald Kumwembe and Pika Manondo were convicted after being found guilty of conspiracy and attempt to murder […]
Joyce Banda made headlines in 2012 when she became the first female president of Malawi, and the second in Africa’s history. After being cleared of damning corruption allegations, she has vowed to take the struggle against graft worldwide. As part of momentous year for women around the world, Radio France Internationale (RFI) is shining a […]
Lilongwe Magistrate’s Court has sentenced two police officers and a businessman on charges related K45 million in public funds embezzled in 2010 in the Malawi Police Service (MPS) and the corruption case was widely described as the genesis of Cashgate which was exposed in 2013. Deputy Commissioner of Police Elija Kachikuwo and his colleagues Francis […]
Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) director Reyneck Matemba has disclosed that the anti-graft busting body is yet to start investigations into the fresh 54 files it has received from the Auditor General on the audit query in the K236 billion Cashgate scandal but hinted that there are no seven cabinet ministers involved as it had been claimed. […]
The office of the Auditor General has confirmed that 54 more files has been completed and passed on to the graft-busting body Anti Corruption Bureau (ACB) for investigations on the audit query of K236 billion Cashgate, the country’s largest financial scandal suspected to have occurred between January 2009 and December 2014. A leaked list of […]
President Peter Mutharika has challenged the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) and Parliament’s Public Accounts Committee (PAC) to ensure there is logical conclusion to the K236 billion Cashgate, the country’s largest financial scandal suspected to have occurred between January 2009 and December 2014. From the 44 companies investigations, only 13 files were completed and passed on to […]
United Democratic Front (UDF) legislator has said the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) government should stop being selective in dealing with Cashgate cases as it should to deal with suspects of the looting under its watch, including those in the corridors of power. Mangochi Nkungulu member of Parliament (MP) Aisha Mambo said this in Parliament when she […]
High Court in Lilongwe has sentenced Cashgate convict Stanley Mtambo on charges involving K78.6 million and was convicted. Mtambo was convicted on November 2 2016 when he pleaded guilty to a money laundering charge. Judge Semi Chombo sentenced since sentenced Mtambo to 16 months in jail. The convict opted to start his sentence immediately despite the […]
A trial in the K2.4 billion Cashgate case involving former budget director Paul Mphwiyo and 18 others has been stalled after one of the defence lawyers Gilbert Khonyongwa has withdrawn his service to four suspects. Khonyongwa has been representing Sympathy Chisale in a case in which fugitive Limumba Karim alongside Mphwiyo and others are facing charges, including civil […]
The defence lawyers in the K2.4billion Cashgate trial involving former Ministry of Finance budget director Paul Mphwiyo and 18 others have questioned the independence of trial judge Esmie Chombo as they fear she is compromised by asking the defence team to furnish them with witness list it intends to bring before the court is yet […]