Democratic Progressive Party strategist Collins Magalasi cut a frail and pained figure as he arrived at the Chief Resident Magistrate Court in Lilongwe, struggling to walk as his health appeared to deteriorate – before magistrate Austin Banda granted him bail in both cases he is facing. Although on remand, Magalasi is currently receiving medical treatment […]
Former Malawi Energy Regulatory Authority Chief Executive Officer Collins Magalasi will remain in custody at Maula Prison for another weekend after today’s scheduled court session failed to proceed, with the matter now pushed to Monday. Magalasi has been on remand at Maula since Senior Resident Magistrate Shukrani Kumbani reserved her ruling on his bail application […]
The governing Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) strategist Collins Magalasi has been REFUSED bail and thrown back into Maula Prison on remand following his arrest over a explosive multi-billion kwacha money laundering scandal. The Lilongwe Senior Resident Magistrate’s Court slammed the door on Magalasi’s bid for freedom, ordering the economist and top politician to remain behind […]
There is a particular kind of theatre to Malawi’s high-profile corruption cases, and Collins Magalasi’s has, over the course of a single dramatic week, supplied nearly all of it: fresh charges sprung mid-hearing, magistrates swapping roles, sympathisers queuing to shake a defendant’s hand, and a defence lawyer left, by his own admission, simply “surprised.” The […]
Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) strategist and former energy baron Collins Magalasi will spend more sleepless nights behind bars after a court slammed the door shut on his bid for freedom. Theformer Malawi Energy Regulatory Authority (MERA) boss looked visibly shaken as Chief Resident Magistrate Austin Banda ruled he must remain locked up in a police […]
The Chief Resident Magistrate’s Court in Lilongwe is set to deliver its ruling on Thursday on whether former Malawi Energy Regulatory Authority (MERA) chief executive officer Collins Magalasi should be granted bail, following a contentious hearing marked by conflicting accounts of the police search conducted at his home. Magalasi appeared in court accused of aiding […]
Former MERA boss Collins Magalasi has been formally charged with aiding another person to commit a crime, contrary to Section 83, Subsection 1 as read with Section 89 of the Electronic Transactions and Cyber Security Act of 2016. The court heard that between June and August 2026, Magalasi allegedly engaged IT expert Lovemore Kachikopa to […]
A bizarre contradiction has emerged between police and former MERA boss Collins Magalasi, just a day after his arrest, over whether he has actually been formally charged in connection with the Amaryllis Hotel scandal. National Police spokesperson Gladys Chiwawula told Nyasatimes that Magalasi has NOT yet been charged, insisting officers are still in the process […]
Former MERA boss Collins Magalasi has been arrested by the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) in connection with the controversial Amaryllis Hotel deal. National Police spokesperson Gladys Chiwawula confirmed the arrest, saying further details would be provided later. Magalasi was picked around 5am today in Area 49, Lilongwe and is being kept at Lumbadzi police station. The […]
A high-profile case involving former Malawi Energy Regulatory Authority (MERA) chief executive officer Collins Magalasi who is accused of using public money to fund partisan Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) activities failed to proceed Tuesday morning in Lilongwe because the magistrate hearing the case has been promoted. The State was supposed to start parading prosecution witnesses […]
Ombudsman Martha Chizuma has made a determination on the recruitment of former Malawi Energy Regulatory Authority (Mera) chief executive officer Collins Magalasi, saying it was “illegal, unprocedural” and “maladministration.” and therefore ordered the Mera board not to pay him any end of term benefits and if the same have already been paid they should be reclaimed. […]
Director of Public Prosecution (DPP) Steve Kayuni has said prosecution will parade nine witnesses to prove their case against former Malawi Energy Regulatory Authority (Mera) chief executive officer Collins Magalasi, businessperson Dorothy Shonga-Nkhoma alias ‘Cash Madam’ and two others who are answering fraud and money laundering charges. Magalasi , Dorothy Shonga ‘Cash Madam’ and two other […]
Former Malawi Energy Regulatory Authority (MERA) chief executive officer Collins Magalasi has finally taken plea to charges of abuse of office and fraud in the K10.5 million Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) members accommodation caseafter a series of adjournments. Magalasi, a former chief economic advisor of ex-president Peter Mutharika, pleaded “not guilty” to the charges before […]
The Senior Resident Magistrate Court in Lilongwe has this morning failed to start hearing a case involving former Malawi Energy Regulatory Authority (Mera) Chief Executive Officer Collins Magalasi because lawyers of both the state and defense were committed to other cases. Magalasi is answering two charges of fraud and abuse of office in relation to […]
Lilongwe magistrate Shyreen Chirwa has refused to recuse herself from former CEO for Malawi Energy Regulatory Authority (MERA) Collins Magalasi criminal trial, she announced in court Friday. Magalasi is charged with abuse of office and fraud. He is accused of abusing the authority of his office. He allegedly paid K10.5 million as accommodation for former […]
The office of Ombudsman has instituted investigations into the hiring of Collins Magalasi as chief executive officer (CEO) for Malawi Energy Regulatory Authority (Mera) in 2017, saying his recruitment was irregular as the position was not advertised. In a letter, Ombudsman Martha Chizuma is also questioning the recruitment of three directors and three managers without […]
Government has appointed an acting chief executive officer for energy regulatory state body, the Malawi Energy Regulatory Authority (Mera) technically replacing the embattled CEO Collins Magalasi. Lawyer Ishmael Stan Chioko has been appointed acting CEO according to an internal memo dated August 12, 2020 from Mera’s Human Resources and Administration manager Troy Mtenje. “Be further […]
Businessperson and socialite Dorothy Shonga who prides herself as ‘Cash Madam’ has taken to social media to hit back at people who commented bad about her arrest together with Malawi Energy Regulatory Authority (Mera) chief executive officer Collins Magalasi in a case involving alleged fraud of over K107 million, denying any wrong doing. The ‘Cash Madam’ […]