Malawi Housing Corporation (MHC) tenants in Mzimba have obtained a court injunction restraining the Corporation from implementing new hiked rentals for its houses. MHC recently hiked the rentals for its houses in Mzimba with almost 100 percent. House rentals for junior quarters have been hiked from K2, 904 to K6, 000 where as those at K6, […]
Tenants of the Malawi Housing Corporation (MHC) will from next month dig deeper into their pockets following the corporation’s rental hike by 25 percent. The Corporation’s Board has since attributed the move to the recent devaluation of the kwacha and that they should have increased the rentals way back. MHC General Manager, Wezi Mkandawire said […]
Minister of Lands and Housing Henry Phoya has disclosed that Malawi Housing Corporation (MHC) will construct more than 1,000 housing units as one way of ensuring easy access and affordable houses in urban areas. Phoya told reporters in Lilongwe on Tuesday that a Chinese investor Henan Guoji Investment, will carry the project and help bridge the […]
The Industrial Relations Court has struck off the roll the suspension which was imposed on former Assistant General Manager of Malawi Housing Corporation (MHC) Floyd Mondiwa. Mondiwa was arrested together with his former boss Golden Matiya in connection to the housing scam. The two were arrested by the graft bursting body Anti Corruption Bureau (ACB) […]
The Blantyre Magistrates Court has thrown out a high profile case involving former General Manager of Malawi housing Corporation (MHC), Golden Grant Matiya , who was answering two charges of abuse of office when he purchased MHC house and did not declare interest as stipulated in MHC corruption prevention policy, Nyasa Times can reveal. Matiya came under […]
Malawi’s opposition member has asked government of President Joyce Banda to thoroughly investigate several of the former ruling DPP scandals including the housing scam involving the Malawi Housing Corporation (MHC) in which former cabinet ministers were involved in buying houses for a song. MCP’s Lilongwe Nsozi south Vitus Dzoole Mwale raised the issue during debate […]
Malawi’s Foreign Affairs Minister Peter Mutharika and other senior government officials involved in the Malawi Housing Corporation (MHC) K105 million house scam are “innocent” and have no case to answer, Anti Corruption Bureau (ACB) director Alex Nampota has declared. The scam was exposed by the Daily Times and the publication graphically presented facts and figures […]
Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) on Tuesday said it arrested assistant general manager of Malawi Housing Corporation (MHC) , Floyd Mondiwa , in relation to a multi-million kwacha housing scam which also involves President Bingu wa Mutharika’s brother, Peter. The arrest of Mondiwa has been confirmed by ACB spokeswoman Egritta Ndala in a statement obtained by Nyasa […]
Malawi Housing Corporation (MHC) former General Manager Golden Matiya, faces four counts of corruption, according to the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB). ACB arrested MatIya on Thursday October 20 in a multi-million kwacha housing scam involving top government officials, including President Bingu wa Mutharika’s brother. In a press statement issued by ACB Public Relations Officer Ms Egrita […]
Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) on Thursday arrested former general manager of Malawi Housing Corporation (MHC) , Golden Matiya , in relation to a multi-million kwacha housing scam which also involves President Bingu wa Mutharika’s brother, Peter Matiya, who joined MHC on September 15, 2008, left the company recently after government declined to renew his contract recently […]
Malawi Housing Corporation (MHC) has increased rent by 10 percent. Corporate secretary for MHC , Welling Kazembe, said rental hike has been approved by government on condition that MHC renovates the houses to make them habitable. He described the rent adjustment as modest. But Consumer watchdog argued that the houses were in bad condition and […]