Embattled National Food Reserve Agency (NFRA) former deputy chief executive officer Gerald Viola says he is dragging his former employer to court for illegal dismissal. Viola’s lawyer, Yusuf Nthenda said what NFRA has done in dismissing his client from work is improper since the issues raised are being contested in a court. “We are yet […]
State run National Food Reserve Agency (NFRA) has fired its embattled former deputy chief executive officer who was on suspension. Gerald Viola is now battling a court case on allegations of bribery and corruption. A letter dated November 16, 2020 from NFRA says Viola has been dismissed after a disciplinary committee found him guilty of […]
Former National Food Reserve Agency (NFRA) deputy general manager Gerald Viola is back in court to answer his corruption case. The state is parading witnesses in the Lilongwe principal resident magistrate court. He is charged with three counts of misuse of public office, interfering with procurement and forgery. Viola allegedly awarded Misses Trading Company a […]
The graft busting body, Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB), has arrested Deputy Chief Executive Officer for the National Food Reserve Agency (NFRA), Gerald Viola, for alleged unilateral decision to offer a contract to a company to supply maize to the agency. Viola is suspected of giving a contract to Missies Trading to supply 10,000 metric tonnes of […]
In a show of impunity largely associated with the ousted Democratic Progressive party (DPP) government, beleaguered National Food Reserve Agency (NFRA) deputy chief executive officer Gerald Viola has reported for duties despite a board resolution to sack him. The scandal riddled Viola is on bail after being arrested last week for offering a government vehicle […]
Former Chief Secretary to the Government Lloyd Muhara ‘sat’ on a recommendation to summarily dismiss beleaguered National Food Reserve Agency (NFRA) deputy chief executive Officer Gerald Viola for fraud and abuse of office. A disciplinary committee of the NFRA board met in Mangochi in April where they recommend to have Viola dismissed after he was […]
Leader of opposition and Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) Vice-President for the Southern Region, Kondwani Nankhumwa on Saturday morning paid a surprise visit to DPP ward councilor for Bangwe-M’thandizi Isaac Jomo Osman at Limbe Police Cell in Blantyre. Nankhumwa, further, drove to Chikwawa to visit another DPP sympathizer Gerald Viola who has been arrested for pawning […]
Beleaguered National Food Reserve Agency (NFRA) deputy chief executive officer Gerald Viola implicated in a K3.3 billion maize deal will know his fate after a final disciplinary hearing to be held in Mangochi on Thursday, Nyasa Times understands. Nyasa Times can reveal that Viola, who is suspected to have single handedly gave out a contract […]
The National Food Reserve Agency (NFRA)) has been put on spot a contract was given to a firm through a Local Purchase Order (L.P.O) for the supply of maize amounting to a whooping K3.3 billion. According to the LPO sources by Nyasa Times, deputy chief executive officer Gerald Viola single handedly gave the contract by-passing […]
President Peter Mutharika has appointed former broadcaster Gerald Viola as deputy chief executive officer for the state run grain storage facility, the National Food Reserve Agency (NFRA). Viola served as the second press secretary for Mutharika before he was fired because of his poor relationship with some media houses as he was accused of refusing […]
Former Director of Public Affairs in the Office of the President and Cabinet (OPC) Gerald Viola is still enjoying his salary and monthly benefits despite resigning from the civil service to pursue his political career, Nyasa Times has established. Viola resigned from public office last year to contest for a parliamentary seat in Chikwawa South […]
Director of Public Affairs in the Office of President and Cabinet (OPC) Gerald Viola on Friday submitted nomination papers for the Chikwawa South Constituency in the ruling Democrtaic Progressive Party (DPP). The move by Viola contravene Chief Secretary to Government’s memorandum asking all civil servants intending to stand for any particular party to resign first […]
Gerald Viola who was fired as Presidential Spokesperson and sent back to the Ministry of Information to work as technical advisor, replacing another former Press Secretary of the President Frederick Ndala, is on the move again as he has been redeployed elsewhere, Nyasa Times understands. Viola has now been sent to Malawi Posts Corporation on […]
Former presidential press secretary Gerald Viola has finally vacated State House and paid tribute to President Peter Mutharika for appointing his as his spokesman before disappointing him with redeployment. Viola said he was looking forward to another equally challenging job at Ministry of Information. The former press secretary said that his new job as an […]
President Peter Mutharika has relieved his Press Secretary, Gerald Viola, of his duties at State House. Viola himself confirmed that he has been posted to Ministry of Information as Technical Advisor replacing his predecessor at State House Fredrick Ndala. Ndala has since been posted to Ministry of Trade and Industry to help champion the ‘Buy […]
Malawi President Peter Mutharika wants Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender and Intersex (LGBTI) people to be protected against homophobia and that the decision on whether homosexuality be legalised or not should be decided by Malawians, State House has said. Speaking on Capital Radio’s Daybreak Malawi program on Wednesday, Presidential Press Secretary Gerald Viola said President Mutharika […]
Firebrand Rumphi east MP Kamlepo Kalua has again forced State House on the firing defensive firing line on the purchase of a mullti million luxury vehicle for catering and toilet facilities for President Peter Mutharika. Kamlepo had told a local newspaper that State House had bought the vehicle at a staggering K150 million, an amount […]
The decision to omit and bar journalists from privately-owned Zodiak Broadcasting Station (ZBS) from attending President Peter Mutharika’s news conference at Kamuzu Palace was unanimously made by embattled Press Secretary Gerald Viola and his errand boy Sylvester Namiwa without the knowledge of the First Citizen, Nyasa Times has learnt. Viola, who has lost grace in […]