Mpinganjira arrest warrant cancellation hearing shifted to Tuesday

High Court Judge Dorothy Nyakaunda Kamanga has shifted the interparte hearing over the cancellation of  a warrant of arrest for business tycoon Thom Mpinganjira Tuesday January 28, 2020. She was expected to hear from graft busting body, the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB)  and Mpinganjira lawyers over the matter. ACB Director Reyneck Matemba said to the media […]

Thom Mpinganjira dubious midnight bail review this week

Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) director general Reyneck Matemba says he expects the High Court review results  of  Zomba Magistrate’s Court, which saw financial services business guru Thomson Mpinganjira controversially released from police custody at midnight , on Monday or Tuesday. Matemba said as of now, he cannot take legal action on Mpinganjira unless Judge Dorothy Nyakaunda […]

Malawi’s anti-corruption alliance wants magistrate Chitsakamire probed

The National Anti-corruption Alliance (Naca) which is  aimed at mobilising and coordinating civil society activities in combating corruption has demanded a probe into circumstances that led to the suspicious cancellation of the warrant of arrest for  business mogul Thom Mpinganjira. The Lilongwe Magistrate Court on Wednesday issued Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) a warrant of arrest for […]

Mpinganjira’s midnight walk to freedom under scrutiny: Magistrate Chitsakamile should resign

The events surrounding the arrest of business mogul Thom Mpinganjira, who is also chief executive officer of FDH Financial Holdings Limited and shareholder over   the alleged judge bribery attempt in the presidential election nullification petition case is confusing as it is a mockery of justice. Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) on Wednesday arrested Mpinganjira and took […]

ACB application put on pending as law expert faults order to cancel Mpinganjira arrest warrant

Magistrate Benedicto Chitsakamile of Zomba has come under intense fire and grilling following his decision to cancel midnight a warrant of arrest for Thomson Mpinganjira group chief executive officer of FDH Financial Holdings Limited and board chairperson of Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (Escom) midnight though he did not issue it himself. Law expert at […]

FDH moves in to calm anxious clients over Mpinganjira arrest in bribery saga

FDH Financial Holdings Limited officials have moved in to calm anxious clients and the financial market over the arrest of its group chief executive officer Thomson Mpinganjira in the alleged judge bribery attempt in the presidential election nullification petition case. Mpinganjira, who is also board chairperson of Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (Escom), was arrested […]

Mpinganjira freed on bail midnight by court in judges attempt bribery over Malawi poll case

A magistrate court in Zomba has granted bail to a prominent Malawi banker Thom Mpinganjira, who has been accused of a suspected attempt to bribe a panel of five judges presiding over the country’s presidential election petition case Anti Corruption Bureau (ACB) arrested Mpinganjira on Wednesday after the bureau received a complaint on December 8 2019 […]

Court quashes warrant which led to arrest of Mpinganjira: ACB says ‘strange legal practice’

A Magistrate Court in Zomba on Wednesday late night quashed an arrest warrant obtained by Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB)  from Lilongwe Magistrate Court against prominent businessman Thomson Mpinganjira, owner of FDH Bank over allegations he tried to bribe judges hearing a legal challenge to the re-election of President Peter Mutharika. Mpinganjira, through his lawyer Frank Mbeta sought […]

Mpinganjira to appear in court Thursday over judges bribery attempt in Malawi poll case

FDH Financial Holdings Limited chief executive officer (CEO)Thomson Mpinganjira, arrested on allegations of attempting to bribe Constitutional Court judges over the election case, will appear in court on Thursday morning for formal charges. Graft busting body, the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) director general Reyneck Matemba has said the bureau has finished interrogating him. “We have charged […]

FDH boss Mpinganjira transferred to Blantyre police station

Malawi’s top banker Thomson Mpinganjira has been transferred to Blantyre police station amid very tight security and boos from people who had gathered outside the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) offices in Blantyre. Mpinganjira was arrested in the morning after he surrendered to the ACB offices where he was summoned following allegations that he was the key […]

Malawi army soldiers guard ACB offices as journalists, people gather  to see arrested Mpinganjira

Malawi Defence Force (MDF) soldiers were deployed to Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) offices in Blantyre as a mob has been gathering there to see FDH Bank Chief Executive Officer Thomson Mpinganjira who is being questioned over Constitutional Court judges bribery allegation saga. Journalists have also camped outside the offices as the ACB has tightened security following […]

ACB summons Mpinganjira of FDH Bank over Malawi judges bribery attempt on election petition

The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) has summoned  business  mogul Thom Mpinganjira, who is also chief executive officer of FDH Financial Holdings Limited, to take a caution statement in relation to investigation into allegations of attempts to bribe High Court judges presiding over the presidential election nullification petition. Mpinganjira has been accompanied by his lawyer to ACB […]

Mpinganjira urges Malawi PR professionals to uphold integrity by telling the truth

Renowned Malawi entrepreneur and philanthropist Dr. Thomson Mpinganjira, who is also FDH Financial Holdings Limited chief executive officer,  has urged public relations professionals in the country to uphold ethics and integrity when conducting their professional work. Mpinganjira made the remarks at the first   Public Relations Society of Malawi (PRSM) Annual Lakeshore Conference held under […]

FDH’s Mpinganjira shares tips for successful business enterprises

First Malawian to establish his own bank, Dr. Thomson Mpinganjira has tipped people to diversify in their business undertakings in order to reduce investment risks and succeed in their business endeavours. Mpinganjira, FDH Financial Holdings Limited group chief executive officer (CEO), said this at Malawi’s first wealth creation and personal finance conference that was held […]

Mpinganjira clears the air, ‘I don’t want politics’:  FDH  boss denies he will succeed Mutharika

Business mogul Thomson Mpinganjira has dismissed assertions that his FDH Bank funds the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) and that he wants to succeed President Peter Mutharika in 2024. Addressing a news s conference in Blantyre  on Tuesday, Mpinganjira, who is Chief executive Officer for FDH Financial Holdings, parent company for FDH Bank and other […]

FDH Bank, Mpinganjira stop CSO leaders: Lawyer for Mtambo, Trapence to challenge court order

Chief executive officer of FDH Financial Holding Group Thomson Mpinganjira and the FDH Bank have obtained an injunction from the High Court restraining human rights activist Timothy Mtambo and Gift Trapence from making careless remarks  against the bank liking it to politics or alleged electoral fraud. The order is restarting the two leaders of Human Rights Defenders […]

Malawi business mogul Mpinganjira inspires corporate gurus: Makes moving speech at meet

Business mogul Thom Mpinganjira, who is also chief executive officer of FDH Financial Holdings Limited, made a moving speech at a corporate gurus conference in Lilongwe Wednesday, narrating the challenges and hurdles he faced to establish one of Malawi’s fastest growing business empire. The conference hall was silent that one could hear a pin drop […]

FDH chief Thom Mpinganjira inspires SDA women: Offers entrepreneurship tips

Group Chief Executive Officer of FDH Financial Holdings Limited Dr Thomson Mpinganjira has challenged and inspired  women leaders to get into entrepreneurship. Mpinganjira spoke on Wednesday during the Seventh Day Adventist (SDA) Women Leadership Convention at the College of Medicine in Blantyre. Mpinganjira, in his powerful 30 minute talk titled ‘The Bolts and Nuts of […]