The Malawi Revenue Authority (MRA) on Wednesday intercepted and seized two bags of suspected prohibited drugs believed to have been imported from India. According to MRA,tThe drugs were seized at Chileka Airport passengers’ terminal by Customs officers during passenger clearance. The drugs, weighing 22kgs, were concealed inside eleven soft wood boards which had imprint of snakes and […]
The Malawi Revenue Authority (MRA) on Wednesday arrested Mr. Tushar Vinodrai Lakhani of Lakhani Trading Company for using a fake Customs document to externalize forex amounting to US$39,112.50 contrary to provisions of the Customs and Excise Act (Cap 42:01 of the Laws of Malawi). Lakhani is suspected to have forged a Customs seal, signature and initials used […]
Malawi Revenue Authority (MRA) has planted over 5,000 trees during an exercise at all its stations countrywide. MRA Commissioner General Raphael Kamoto said they are mandated to assess, collect and account tax revenue, but as a responsible Corporate Citizen, the taxmen are now also very interested in caring for the general society and environment as well. […]
The High Court in Blantyre has reinstated Malawi Revenue Authority (MRA) Commissioner of Customs and Excise Shadrick Namalomba who was suspended for alleged misconduct. Justice Kenyatta Nyirenda in his determination, ruled that MRA Commissioner General Ralph Kamoto acted illegally to suspend Namalomba, saying the power to suspend him lies in the hands of MRA board. […]
After Nyasa Times reported that Malawi Revenue Authority (MRA) boss Ralph Kamoto h suspended commissioner for exports Shadrec Namalomba for facilitating to clear nine trucks belonging to ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) lawmaker Noel Masangwi of round wood from Chikangawa meant for export, it has been revealed that the DPP heavyweight silenced MRA officials from […]
Nyasa Times can reveal that employees have been working in fear for the last seven months at Malawi Revenue Authority (MRA) as commissioner general Ralph Kamoto is wreaking havoc at the tax gathering institution first denying taxmen of their due bonuses and thereafter firing people at will. Kamoto has also brought in dictatorial measures by […]
Malawi Revenue Authority (MRA) boss Ralph Kamoto has suspended commissioner for exports Shadrec Namalomba for facilitating to clear nine trucks of round wood from Chikangawa meant for export. The trucks that Namalomba cleared reportedly belong to ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) lawmaker Noel Masangwi. According to an MRA staff circular number 28 dated February 20 […]
Malawi Revenue Authority (MRA) on Tuesday, 17 February 2015, gave maize flour weighing 30 metric tonnes to flood victims in Zomba through the Department of Disaster Management Affairs (DODMA). The maize flour was intercepted and impounded as it was illegally being exported out of the country through Chiponde. It is illegal to export maize and […]
The Malawi Revenue Authority (MRA) intercepted a truck and seized Indian hemp weighing 42 kilogrammes (kgs) at Lojwa, just after Jenda Trading Centre in Mzimba District. The incident occurred on Thursday, February 5, 2015 following a tip to MRA from members of the public about suspicious items in the truck. The Indian hemp was in […]
Malawi Revenue Authority (MRA) has seized Indian hemp weighing 29.5kgs at Mwanza Border. The incident took place on Wednesday, January 21, 2015 during inspections conducted on an Intercape bus coming from South Africa. The carton’s owner, Prisca Musesa was immediately arrested by the Police. The hemp, which is currently in Police custody, was disguised in […]
Malawi Revenue Authority (MRA) says automation of operational procedures and its undivided dedication to serve the public are some of the tactics in place to ensure that time spent to clear goods at the borders is further reduced. The tax collecting body’s Commissioner of Customs and Excise Shadric Namalomba said this in an interview with […]
Chinese couple has been arrested for allegedly prejudicing Malawi of tax revenue in continued bad headlines the Chinese people in thje southern African nation. Zai Jinji and his wife Yin Yunye were arrested this week for allegedly evading payment of value-added tax (VAT). They are alleged to have contravened electronic fiscal device regulations that require […]
A study conducted by one of the country’s business persons and also a civil rights campaigner Rafiq Hajat on Malawi Revenue Authority’s (MRA) plans to introduce Electronic Fiscal Devices (EFDs) to compliment its VAT collection exercise by 30th June, has indicated that the plan has been done in hurry. The study calls upon the MRA to […]
Malawi Revenue Authority (MRA) will on January 31, 2014 join the rest of the world in commemorating the International Customs Day (ICD). This years’ commemoration, under the theme ‘Communication: sharing information for better cooperation’, will be held at Sunbird Mount Soche in Blantyre. According to the press release signed by MRA’s Commissioner General, John Biziwick, […]
About 210 former employees of Malawi Revenue Authority (MRA) now have a reason to afford a broader smile after the Industrial Relations Court in Blantyre ordered the firm to compensate them for unfair dismissal. The ex-employees dragged MRA to court after they were declared redundant during the organization’s restructuring process that took place between June […]
Malawi Revenue Authority (MRA) has managed to collect tax revenue for the month of October amounting to K37.43 billion, representing 20.3 percent higher than the projection. The October generated revenue is 2.3 percent more than what the institution raised in September. In a detailed report seen by Nyasa Times, the tax-collector has released, reveals that […]
The Asian business community in Blantyre and Limbe has called on the Malawi Revenue Authority (MRA) to extend the Voluntary Compliance Window (VCW), saying three months is not enough to assess all their shortfalls. The tax collecting body opened VCW from November 1 2013 to January 31 2014 to enhance tax compliance by businesses. VCW […]
Malawi Revenue Authority (MRA) Director of Tax Investigation, Henry Ngutwa has been reported to Anti Corruption Bureau (ACB) by a whistle-blower on allegations of extortion from wealthy business people and getting a job without going for interviews . According to a whistle-blower who told Nyasa Times the matter has been submitted to ACB, said the […]