Former Blantyre Chief Resident Magistrate, David Kadwa, has been jailed for two years with hard labour following his conviction of three counts of corruption and extortion. Delivering his sentence, Blantyre Chief resident magistrate Nyakwawa Usiwa Usiwa, gave a two-year jail sentence to Kadwa though his lawyer Justin Dzonzi had prayed to the court in mitigation […]
The UN-HABITAT backed Mzuzu Urban Profile report has attributed low revenue collection by the Mzuzu City Council to corrupt practices and the absence of monitoring and evaluation systems. This is despite the fact Mzuzu’s economy is growing at a rate of 5.8 percent per annum and has an estimated Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of MK […]
The Head of Malawi Police Service, Inspector General Peter Mukhito, has conceded that there have been rampant corruption and human rights abuses by the cops during the year 2011. Mukhito conceded when he hosted a Christmas ball for officers at Area 30 police headquarters in Lilongwe. Brutal Police has been widely accused of killing about 19 people during […]
Malawi’s graft busting body, the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) has commenced discreet inquiries at the Mzuzu City Council regarding the awarding of multi-million kwacha contract to produce poles for street lights. Apparently there are concerns that the concrete poles are of poor quality but very expensive. The MK65 million job was awarded to local contractors, Kangawa […]
In a decision to exercise its powers, the Office of the Director of Public Procurement (ODPP} has cancelled a catering contact that Natural Resources College awarded to Likuni Caterers. This is coming at a time when critics have openly expressed their disappointment after a preliminary audit report conducted few months ago exposed numerous flaws and […]
Former Blantyre Chief Resident Magistrate David Kadwa will be sentenced on Monday following his conviction of three counts of corruption and extortion. He faces up to 14 years imprisonment and will be sentenced by Blantywre Chief resident magistrate Nyakwawa Usiwa Usiwa. Kadwa was arrested by the official corruption busting body, the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) following a […]
What is the most corrupt country in the world? To answer this question, Transparency International, an international NGO that monitors corruption, annually publishes an index ranking 183 countries according to how corrupt their public service is perceived to be. The 2011 Index is now out. With protests surging around the world and demonstrators demanding greater […]
Malawi’s Anti Corruption Bureau (ACB) on Tuesday arrested Blantyre-based private practice lawyer Shepher Mumba of Golden and Law firm for allegations of swindling a client. ACB spokeswoman Egrita Ndala said in a statement obtained by Nyasa Times that the bureau received a complaint on 19th July, 2010, alleging that Mumba did not remit K400, 000.00 […]
Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) says it has pressed corruption charge to a senior reporter of the Friday ‘Scandal Sheet’ newspaper Weekend Times. Ngwira was arrested by ACB together with police Tuesday morning at the paper’s offices for alleged extortion of money from a senior official of Story Workshop. ACB senior public relations officer, Egrita Ndala, said in […]
More than half of all those who come in contact with public service providers – 56 per cent – were asked to pay a bribe in the past year, according to a new survey of six Southern African countries published by Transparency International, the anti-corruption organization. The survey which has been released Tuesday simultaneously in […]
Impoverished Malawi will for the first time face global scrutiny on how it is tackling corruption following its inclusion in the Global Corruption Barometer 2011, according to Transparency International (TI). Malawi joins nine other Africa countries such as Sudan, South Sudan, Tanzania, Mozambique and Zimbabwe among others. TI’s Senior Programme Coordinator for Africa and Middle […]
Transparency International, the global civil society corruption busting organization, says it has set its eyes on Malawi for one of its nascent national chapters. Apart from Malawi, the Transparency International is looking on another impoverished country in Africa called Benin. This development means TI will now have 20 national chapters from the initial 18 in […]
The Declaration of Assets law is just a rubber stamp in Malawi, which is there to hoodwink people because no one has access to the records and there is no enforcement mechanism. Section 88 A (1) of the Constitution stipulates that the President and members of cabinet must disclose all their assets, liabilities and business […]
Police in Blantyre have arrested three ADMARC employees for allegedly selling the 2011/2012 subsidized fertilizer at K1000 per 50kg bag instead of the government set price of K500. Southern Region Deputy Police spokesperson Edna Ligowe said the three were arrested at Nancholi ADMARC depot after getting a tip from disgruntled buyers. Ligowe said the three […]
Malawi’s Anti Corruption Bureau (ACB) director, Alexius Nampota, is using fuel from the black market, despite the available wherewithal from government, which is affecting the anti-corruption engines from firing into the speed necessary to overtake the menace in the country. The anti-corruption vehicle is misfiring at the rate that the entire mechanical set up inside […]