High Court of Malawi – Commercial Division has ordered businessperson Zameer Karim of Pioneer Investments to pay the Malawi government about K2.3 billion in connection with the infamous Malawi Police Service food rations contract. The office of the Attorney General had sued Karim and his company to claim a refund of the money government paid […]
Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) has said the case involving businessman Zameer Karim and two senior police officer will commence when the court set the date for hearing. ACB which is prosecurting the infamous K2.7 billion police food rations case says it is set for the matter and only waiting for the court date. Egrita Ndala, ACB […]
The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) boss Reyneck Matemba has said it was prepared to investigate that an unscrupulous Indian businessman Zameer Karim of Pioneer Investments made a dubious donation of five vehicles worth K85 million to President Peter Mutharika for the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP). Karim, whose Pioneer Investments also donated K145 million to the DPP […]
Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) has said it is still investigating businessperson Zameer Karim on the Malawi Police Service (MPS) food rations scam after the bureau was advised on the matter by two legal independent practitioners. Karim, whose Pioneer Investments donated K145 million to the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) through a Standard Bank account which President Peter […]
Justice Rezine Mzikamanda of the Supreme Court of Appeal has dismissed an application made by businessman Zamir Karim and his Pioneer Investment (PI) to strike out the notice of appeal by Mzuzu-based Youth and Society in a case in which it dragged PI and ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) to court over the K2.7 billion […]
The Supreme Court of Malawi in Blantyre has overturned the High Court’s earlier ruling that Youth And Society (YAS) did not have sufficient interest in the K145 million food rations deal. YAS executive Director Charles Kajoloweka confirmed the development with Nyasa Times on Friday Mzuzu-based civil society organisation (CSO)dragged Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) and Pioneer […]
High Court last week put aside a freeze order, granting businessman Zameer Karim of Pioneer Investment Limited, the Malawi Police food rations supplier who deposited K145 million into a governing Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) account whose sole signatory is President Peter Mutharika, to access his bank accounts who cashed the money held at First Merchant […]
Ecobank (Malawi) Limited has dragged Attorney General on behalf of Malawi Police and Zameer Karim of Piooner Investment Limited over a failed loan settlement amounting to K850 million. According to court documents of a commercial case number 269 of 2018 file don August 17 2018 seen by Nyasa Times, Ecobank is claiming K850 million as […]
Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) Director General Reyneck Matemba has said the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) returned to Pioneer Investment the contentious K145 million donation suspected to have been proceeds of crime in much-publicised Malawi Police Service (MPS) food rations scam but the moneyhas been withheld. Matemba said the money was given to Pioneer’s boss Zameer Karim but […]
The Supreme Court of Appeal has granted Youth and Society (YAS) an order to stay the decision of High Court Judge Jack N’riva to unfreeze bank accounts of the governing Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) and Pioneer Investments linked to K2.7billion Malawi Police food ration scandal. YAS took the matter to the Supreme Court of Appeal […]
The ruling by High Court judge Jack N’riva to dismiss the matter in which Youth And Society (YAS) dragged Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) and Pioneer Investments to court over the K145 million food rations deal is not a victory to DPP as bigger problem for government remains “a negative perception” in terms of fighting corruption, […]
The High Court in Blantyre has dismissed Youth And Society (YAS) , saying it has no sufficient interest to pursue the case where it dragged Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) and Pioneer Investments to court over the K145 million food rations deal. The Mzuzu-based YA, through lawyer Bright Theu, obtained a court order freezing bank accounts […]
Quasi- religious body, Public Affairs Committee (PAC) meets next week to discuss how the graft busting body, the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) cleared President Peter Mutharika on the controversial K145 million “donation.” PAC spokesperson Peter Mulomole has confirmed the meeting, saying there is need for the governance watchdig to discuss the issue and come up with […]
Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) have angrily reacted to the decision by the graft busting body, the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) to back President Peter Mutharika on the K145 million, saying the issue should have gone before the courts for logical conclusion. Gift Trapence, deputy chairman of the Forum for the Defence of Human Rights said the […]
The High Court in Blantyre has deferred a decision on whether Youth And Society (YAS) is an interested party in the case where it dragged Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) and Pioneer Investments to court over the K145 million food rations deal. High Court Judge Jack N’riva was expected to make a determination on the matter on […]
The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) has cleared President Peter Mutharika of any wrong doing in the K145 million donations suspected to have been proceeds of crime in much-publicised Malawi Police Service (MPS) food rations scam. The K145 million payout to Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) was deposited by Pioneer Investment Limited in a bank account for which President […]
President Peter Mutharika’s used an interview program on the state controlled Malawi Broadcasting Corporation (MBC) on Thursday which pleaded innocent to the contentious K145 million donation suspected to have been proceeds of crime in much-publicised Malawi Police Service (MPS) food rations scam. The K145 million payout to Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) was deposited by Pioneer Investment Limited in […]
President Peter Mutharika has commented on his decision to be the sole signatory to a bank account of the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) which has been frozen following a court order, Mutharika said there was nothing unusual. The bank account has been frozen following the K145 million deposited by Pioneer Investment Limited and Anti Corruption […]