A civil rights body is launching a “wear red mask” campaign to force state prosecutors and courts conduct a speedy trial for the suspected looters and economic plunders of the government. President Lazarus Chakwera is putting the economic plunder at K1.3 trillion, a figure vehemently rejected by the opposition Democratic Progressive Party (DPP). Centre for […]
Malawi government has made an impassioned appeal to the erstwhile ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) to provide it with a contrary figure on the amount of money the Peter Mutharika administration plundered during the six years it was in power after the party claimed President Chakwera exaggerated the over K1 trillion (over $1 billion) was […]
Those that lived under the shed of Ngwazi Dr Hastings Kamuzu Banda’s dictatorship won’t hide to you that he was an evil tyrant. However, when Malawians forced him out, through that historical 1994 vote, there emerged a strange narrative aimed at creating an angel in Kamuzu. We started being told that Kamuzu was not a […]
Malawi Police Services have arrested entrepreneur and socialite Dorothy Shonga, who owns D.C Brand Cloud, a local branding and marketing company, popularly known as ‘Cash-Madam’ after being implicated in bootleg deals at Malawi Energy Regulatory Authority (MERA). Police arrested Shonga on Tuesday following investigations that she was given a contract of supplying golf shirt to […]
Leader of opposition in Parliament Kondwani Nankhumwa, who is also Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) vice president in the southern region has distanced the party from reported plunder of public resources when it was in power, saying if the claims by President Lazarus Chakwera that DPP has looted K1. 3 trillion from the state purse, the […]
The erstwhile ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) officials should go into serious soul searching, not only because of its crashing defeat at the ballot box during the 23 June presidential election, but because of the revelations of the massive economic plunder and massive looting of public resources the party has encouraged in the past six […]
The National Alliance against Corruption has called for the removal of the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) from the ambit of the Executive arm of government to ensure it discharges its mandate with complete independence, effectiveness and efficiency. Briefing journalists after meeting the ACB director general Reyneck Matemba in Lilongwe on Monday, the alliance’s executive member, Charles […]
Leader of opposition in parliament Kondwani Nankhumwa has become the first Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) top official to condemn the looting at Escom in 2018 when some party officials got millions of money for fuel. The DPP sanctioned some of its members to get money from Escom for fuel for a Mulhako wa Alhomwe function, […]
United Democratic Front (UDF) leader Atupele Muluzi says President Lazarus Chakwera should present evidence to the courts regarding the revelations that about K1.3 trillion was stolen during the Peter Mutharika’s administration. Writing on his Facebook account, Atupele said while he commends Chakwera for his stance against corruption, there is need for full disclosure and evidence […]
Malawi Police Services in Lilongwe have confirmed the arrest of Malawi Energy Regulatory Authority (MERA) Chief Executive Officer, Collins Magalasi over reasons the law enforcers are yet to disclose buy Nyasa Times understands its part of “clearing the rubble of corruption. ” The National Police public relations officer, James Kadadzera, confirmed the development, adding that […]
An economic expert has described as treasonous the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) officials loot of government money which President Lazarus Chakwera put at K1.3 trillion (over $1 billion), citing the recent Auditor General’s report which looks into how the government managed its finances for the past two years. Polytechnic-based economic expert Dr. Betchani Tchereni said […]
President Lazarus Chakwera has fired warning shots to the governing Tonse Alliance partners that he would not shield anyone involved in corruption and plunder of government money because they helped him win the presidential election. The Malawi leader stressed that he will not tolerate corruption at any level and ordered that all corrupt offenders should […]
President Lazarus Chakwera has said the government will not let off Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) corrupt officials, saying the scale of plunder of public resources by the previous regime is on the larger scale than expected. He said it is estimated that about K1.3 trillion has been plundered during the DPP led government. Chakwera said […]
President Lazarus Chakwera says he is shocked with the level of economic plunder by the previous Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) regime, vowing to “clear the rubble” of corruption and asking Malawians to trust that he will deliver on his promises. In his address to the nation on Saturday night, Chakwera has underscored that his government will not […]
It has now become clear that the number of people arrested on corruption charges will swell. What we have witnessed so far may just be a tip on iceberg. From the rot and other shady deals that are being exposed, it is evident that more people are on the list to be ‘quarantined’ at Chichiri […]
The Open Contracting Multi Stakeholders Group (OC–MSG) has challenged the Tonse Alliance-led administration to go beyond the mere suspension of the awarding of contracts by ensuring that loopholes that facilitate the corruption in the contracting sector are sealed. The OC–MSG emphasized that the fight against corruption will be meaningless if government does not address the […]
On 31st May 2014, Professor Peter Mutharika, then 75, took an oath of the presidency, pledging to defend the laws of this great Republic which represents the will of the people. However, as evidence of loot of public resources under his six-year-watch continues to unravel, the nation is gripped with shock and awe wondering if, […]
Newly-appointed Minister of Energy Newton Kambala on Wednesday made a tour of Malawi Energy Regulatory Authority (Mera) head offices in Lilongwe on his first familiarisation tour since his appointment last week and issued a stern warning against officials engaging in bootleg deals. “The current administration wants efficiency and anybody without efficiency will have to go away,” […]