Uranium miner, Paladin Energy Limited has confirmed Nyasa Times report that a group of recently retrenched employees entered the Kayelekera Mine in Karonga on Thursday last week claiming they received inadequate pay out. “A group of 32 former employees did enter the Site last Thursday, seeking to complain principally over the decision by commercial banks […]
A group of former miners who were recently retrenched from uranium miner, Paladin, on Thursday stormed the Kayerekera mine in northern border district of Karonga, a claiming they received inadequate pay out. Over 30 ex-mine workers stormed into the mines premises to complain about what they think was a raw deal after being retrenched. The […]
Malawi’s graft-busting body says it is “reviewing” a complaint from Australian uranium miner, Paladin—owner of Kayerekera Uranium Mine (KUM) in the northern Malawi district of Karonga— to investigate corruption allegations. Paladin general manager for international affairs, Greg Walker, told Nyasa Times this week that he lodgeda complain with Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB). He confirmed that there […]
Australian uranium miner, Paladin Energy Limited, operators of the Kayerekera mine in Karonga district has lodged an official complaint with Anti Corruption Bureau (ACB) following allegations that Malawi’s vice president Khumbo Kachali through intermediaries had solicited US$1 million (about MK360 million) ‘gift’ from the company. Nyasa Times last year reported that a senior government official […]
By Thom Chiumia, Nyasa Times Australian uranium miner Paladin Energy would restructure the mining operations at Kayelekera in Karonga that would result in the retrenchment of 110 employees. The miner confirmed to Nyasa Times when asked about the job cuts. Paladin international affairs General Manager Greg Walker told Nyasa Times: “We have reviewed staff numbers and […]
Malawi’s opposition party, People’s Transformation Movement (PETRA), says Malawians need to combine forces if they are to effectively fight any form of exploitation by foreign businesses. PETRA’s remarks follow Paladin Africa Limited’s declaration that it will not renegotiate the Kayelekera uranium mining agreement with the Malawi government until the expiry of the current 10-year contract. […]
Issues surrounding Kayelekera Mine in Karonga have for a long time been a bone of contention as some quarters feel that Malawi government was hoodwinked in signing a deal that does not bring direct benefits to the citizens. Lately, Kamuzu Chibambo who is President of Peoples Transformation Party (PETRA) and civil rights activist, Collins Magalasi, […]
Opposition People’s Transformation Party (Petra) recently launched what it calls Malawi’s 3rd Liberation Movement. The following is the unedited statement made by Petra’s president Kamuzu Chibambo at the launch: Economic Bondage Malawi has for many decades now been gripped in economic bondage of gigantic magnitude. This pathetic and heart-rending reality has been fastened to the […]
Malawi’s opposition People’s Transformation Party (Petra) has added its voice to the concerns raised by African Forum and Network on Debt and Development (AFRODAD) that the government of Malawi had made a bad choice of project given the absence of transparency and accountability in the deal. PETRA president Kamuzu Chibambo told reporters in Blantyre on Monday that his […]
Paladin Africa Limited- Malawi office- has sent on an indefinite suspension two of its employees for allegedly swindling funds meant for buying food staff in Karonga District, Nyasa Times has learnt. The two, Chipiliro Mwenelupembe and Helena Makwakwa, who were working as Food Buying Supervisor and Food Buying Clerk respectively, received their suspension letters last […]
Uranium miner Paladin Energy has dimissed claims by Malawian lawmaker that a child of one of the top government official has pocketed over K40 million bribe from the managers of Kayelekera project in Karonga as one way of gaining favours from the government. Controversial Thyolo Thava parliamentarian Lifred Nawena made the bribery allegations in Parliament last […]
Controversial and outspoken Thyolo Thava parliamentarian Lifred Nawena has blasted fellow Members of Parliament particularly those from the ruling People’s Party (PP) for keeping their mouths shut while in real sense they are aware of the “evil deeds” happening at the Kayelekera uranium mine in Karonga which is fully managed by Paladin Africa. Nawena said […]
Malawi Congress Party (MCP) Member of Parliament for Nkhotakota Central constituency Edwin Banda on Tuesday took to the floor in the National Assembly the controversial deal government entered with uranium miner Paladin, on Karonga’s Kayerekera project. Two small local nongovernment organisations, Karonga Youth for Justice and Development (KYJD) and Karonga Business Community, had proposed holding a peaceful demonstration […]
The proposed demonstration at Paladin’s Kayelekera uranium mine in northern district of Karonga has been cancelled by the organisers. Two small local nongovernment organisations, Karonga Youth for Justice and Development (KYJD) and Karonga Business Community, had proposed holding a peaceful demonstration near Karonga from November 14 to 17, during which protestors would blockade the M26 […]
While Karonga minority vocal groups and local businesses are unhappy at Paladin Energy’s corporate social responsibility undertakings, Nyasa Times investigations shows that local businesses do benefit significantly from supply contracts with Kayelekera Mine. According to the Development Agreement , the miner should provide opportunities to “legitimate established businesses in Malawi” to tender to supply materials, equipment and services to Kayelekera Mine which meets the specifications of the invitation to tender; is competitive in cost with international sources; meets the delivery requirements of the Project; meets the quality requirements of the Project; and is bona fide. Nyasa Timesinvestigations can reveal that Clause 5.1 (a) of the Development Agreement also obliges the Paladin to assist in establishing or expanding Malawian businesses that may be capable of providing goodsand services to the mine, but such businesses must be uncompetitive with another non-Malawian supplier. Most of the chemical […]
A top government official is being accused of soliciting bribes from uranium miner, Paladin Energy and has resorted in fermenting trouble by inciting the community to hold demonstrations near Kayelekera Mine in northern region border district of Karonga. Nyasa Times sources said a very top government official who is also top official in the ruling […]
Karonga Youth for Justice and Development, a non-governmental organization in Karonga, is calling on Malawi government to closely monitor all activities taking place at the Paladin’s Kayelekera Uranium Mine, arguing that since its inauguration seven years ago, the district and the country has not benefitted from it. The Kayelekera Uranium Mine, located in Karonga, northern […]
Influential Paramount Chief Kyungu of Karonga has accused Paladin Africa Limited, the company mining uranium at Kayelekera in Karonga of doing nothing to develop the lakeshore district as part of the company’s social responsibility. He said much as Paladin Africa continued to get uranium at Kayelekera, people of Karonga and Chitipa districts benefit nothing as the company is not carrying out its social responsibility roles to assist in developing the districts. […]