George Thapatula Chaponda—the erstwhile Minister of Agriculture, Irrigation and Water Development and Leader of the House— has said he is prepared for his impending arrest over corruption element in Malawi’s maize imports from Zambia. Two state sponsored public inquiries recommended that Chaponda, who is alsp the vice president of the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), should […]
Former minister of Agriculture, Irrigation and Water Development George Chaponda has denied “politically-motivated claims” that he ordered a kidnap Rumphi East member of Parliament (MP) Kamlepo Kalua. Earlier this month Kalua, an outspoken critic of the government who is also People’s Party (PP) third vice-president, alleged that Chaponda was the master-mind of his abduction. Kalua told […]
Firebrand politician and Rumphi East legislator Kamlepo Kalua gave a statement in Parliament on his abduction, naming and shaming fired Agriculture Minister, Dr George Chaponda and the Deputy Inspector of the Malawi Police Duncan Mwapasa of being behind his abduction. He also accused police of staging the whole plot and misinforming the public that he […]
Malawian comedy royalty export in Britan, Daliso Chaponda Friday night deservedly cruised through to the final leg of UK’s most prized talent show, Britain’s Got Talent. The 37 year-old Manchester City based funny man, Chaponda, who got a golden buzzer from Britain’s Got Talent judge Amanda Holden’s during his audition and progressed to semi-finals after […]
Chairperson of the joint committee of Parliament which conducted an inquiry into Admarc maize procurement from neighbouring Zambia, Joseph Chidanti –Malunga has called for speedy prosecution of all culprits in the scandal following the adoption of the committee’s report by Parliament. The report was adopted by the House meeting in Lilongwe on Wednesday. Chidanti Malunga […]
Mzimba West legislator Harry Mkandawire (People’s Party-PP) has told parliament that its should be on record that former Minister of Agriculture, Irrigation and Water Development George Chaponda is the one who started promoting nepotism and that ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) secretary general Greizedar Jeffrey is following suit. Mkandawire was commenting on concerns that government would be bringing to […]
Graft busting body, the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB), has come out rejecting accusations that it is shielding George Thapatula Chaponda—the erstwhile Minister of Agriculture, Irrigation and Water Development and Leader of the House—three months after two state sponsored public inquiries recommended the vice president of the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) be investigated. Reyneck Matemba, the deputy […]
Fired Minister of Agriculture, Irrigation and Water Development Geogre Chaponda has his headlines in British newsapaper, The Times for bad reasons – for his involvement in maizegate scandal and corruption allegations. Chaponda is facing investigations from Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) following a recommendation by the presidential commission of inquiry into Malawi’s maize imports from Zambia. In […]
Malawi’s ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) vice president George Chaponda who was fired as Agriculture, Irrigation and Water Development minister and faces corruption investigations has dominated headlines in the UK media following his comedian son Daliso Chaponda ‘Golden Buzzer’ act in Britain’s Got Talent television show on ITV last Saturday. Chaponda is under investigations for […]
The Evangelical Association of Malawi (EAM) – an umbrella mother body of 122 Church denominations and Christian organizations- has said Malawi’s President Peter Mutharika and the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB)’s kid gloves handling of the maize scam corruption which implicated fired Minister of Agriculture, Irrigation and Water Development George Chaponda has eroded the few gains registered in […]
George Thapatula Chaponda—the erstwhile Minister of Agriculture, Irrigation and Water Development and Leader of the House— is not off the hook as the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) has confirmed it is making forensic investigation of suitcases stashed with cash – US$58,000 and MK124 million seized at his house during the raid in February this year. ACB had […]
Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) seized mobile phones from former minister of Minister of Agriculture George Chaponda and investigators are analysing incriminating evidence. ACB s Senior Public Relations Officer, Egritta Ndala, said investigations of such magnitude require enough time to ensure that the process is conducted thoroughly and in conformity to legal requirements.. Ndala said the bureaue […]
Opposition Malawi Congress Party (MCP) has given the government an ultimatum of two months to arrest George Thapatula Chaponda—the erstwhile Minister of Agriculture, Irrigation and Water Development and Leader of the House—or else face peaceful protests in a ‘day of rage’. MCP acting secretary general Eisenhower Mkaka said if Mutharika does not act on Chaponda within […]
Acting People’s Party (PP) president Uladi Mussa on Monday spent a night in a police cell in Lilongwe after he was arrested on Monday when he handed himself to Anti Corruption Bureau (ACB) for allegedly issuing 50 passports dubiously to foreigners but said former Agriculture Minister George Chaponda deserved to have been behind bars after ACB […]
Malawi President Peter Mutharika on Thursday night spoke on the issue of former Agriculture minister George Chaponda and corruption for the first time since he fired his closest ally from cabinet. In a program on state controlled Malawi Broadcasting Corporation, Mutharika commented on a wide range of issues from opposition leader Lazarus Chakwera to the […]
Embattled former Agriculture minister George Chaponda says he has stopped granting interviews to the media. Chaponda says his legal team has advised him against talking to the press on the maizegate matters. “I am afraid, I am not talking to you,” said Chaponda. There have been growing calls to have Chaponda arrested following his suspicious […]
Of course we are not new in Jerusalem; we know the events that have transpired over the last two weeks. From the extension of the commission of enquiry submission of report to the actual material day the report was physically presented to the powers that be. Obviously, the report came as a surprise to many […]
The Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) politburo will meet to decide what action to take on its vice president George Chaponda who was fired as Minister of Agriculture, Irrigation and Water Development as he faces investigations over Zambia maize procurement deal and staching millions of cash in his house. Both DPP secretary general Grezelder Jeffrey and administrative secretary […]