Tag archives: TransGLOBE

Mulumbe implicates Chaponda: Malawi ex-minister, Tayub plead not guilty in  corruption-related Maizegate charges

By Nyasa Times Reporter

Former chief executive officer for the State produce trader, Agricultural Development and Marketing Corporation (Admarc), Foster Mulumbe on Tuesday told the Magistrate’s Court in Blantyre that former Minister of Agriculture, Irrigation and Water Development, Dr George Chaponda, flouted procedures for the supply maize. Mulumbe  implicated  Chaponda  when he appeared before the Court Tuesday morning as first […]

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Malawi Parliament takes over Chidanti contempt case: MPs forces House to be suspended

By Nyasa Times Reporter

Malawi Parliament, through its Business Committee, has resolved to take over the case in which Chairperson for Parliamentary Committee on Agriculture Joseph Chidanti Malunga is  facing contempt of court charges issued by Transglobe Export Limited. Deliberations were suspended Tuesday morning for an hour  after lawmakers threatened not to proceed with the day’s business until the […]

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MP Chidanti Malunga slapped with contempt of court charge

By Nyasa Times Reporter

Outspoken chairman of the Parliamentary committee on Agriculture Joseph Chidanti Malunga committee has been slapped with a contempt of court charge for advocating that Transglobe Limited should be banned from conducting business in the country following an injunction stopping the Farm Input Subsidy Programme (Fisp) programme. Transglobe lawyers applied before High Court Judge Kenyatta Nyirenda […]

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Transglobe withraws Fisp injunction: Seeks judicial review on suppliers’ contracts

By Nyasa Times Reporter

Tranglobe Produce Export Limited has withdrawn the injunction it gotten from the High Court in Blantyre restraining the implementation of the 2017/18 Farm Input Subsidy Programme. This follows a 48 hours ultimatum the Parliamentary Committee on Agriculture issued on Wednesday for Transglobe to vacate the injunction for the programme to proceed. The Committee warned to […]

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Attorney General says FISP not suspended: Court to rule on Transglobe Friday

By Nyasa Times Reporter

Government, through the Attorney General Charles Mhango, has said the implementation of the 2017/18 Farm Input Subsidy Programme is on course,  advising all companies that were awarded contracts to supply farm inputs under this programme not to be distracted by the injunction Transglobe Peoduce Export Limited obtained ‘stopping’ the implementation of the programme. Transglobe rushed to […]

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Parliament committee asks Transglobe to vacate injunction on FISP 

By Nyasa Times Reporter

The Parliamentary Committee on Agriculture has given Transglobe Produce Limited 48 hours to vacate the injunction it obtained restraining the Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation and Water Development from carrying  any activities relating to the Farm Input Subsidy Programme (Fisp) . The injunction was obtained  against the programme after Transglobe Produce Exports Limited was dropped from participating […]

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Ministry of Agriculture messes up FISP as High Court extends suspension

By Nyasa Times Reporter

Ministrer of Agriculture, Irrigation and Water Development  Joseph  Mwanamvekha is at the centre of the  the 2017/18 Farm Input Subsidy Programme (Fisp)  mess which has been stopped by a court order and threatens millions of Malawians from being food insecure in the next growing season. The High Court in Blantyre has halted any operations relating […]

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Fisp haulted as Judge Kenyata grants Transglobe injunction to stop program

By Nyasa Times Reporter

High Court Judge Kenyatta Nyirenda  has granted  Transglobe Produce Export Limited an interim order to stop any operations relating to this year’s Farm Input Subsidy Programme (Fisp) after the company was dropped from list of suppliers. Lawyer representing Transglobe Produce, Lusungu Gondwe, confirmed that the court granted his client the interim order  . The order […]

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Transglobe case against Malawi Parliament withdrawn

By Nyasa Times Reporter

Attorney General Charles Mhango has confirmed Transglobe Produce Export Limited has withdrawn a case against Parliament’s Committee on Agriculture and Irrigation for its recommendation to exclude the produce dealers from the list of this year’s Farm Input Subsidy Programme (Fisp) suppliers. Mhango said Transglobe sued the wrong party – Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation and Water […]

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High Court rules Transglobe is free to participate in Fisp

By Nyasa Times Reporter

The High Court Judge Jack N’riva has made an order stopping the Parliamentary Committee on Agriculture action to block Transglobe Produce Export Limited from being included into this year’s list of Farm Input Subsidy Programme (Fisp) suppliers. The committee recommended blocking the company arguing that involving a firm which is under probe may compromise issues. […]

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Chaponda, Transglobe boss spend night under arrest over Maizegate

By Nyasa Times Reporter

Malawi’s former Minister of Agriculture  George Chaponda and businessman Rashid Tayub of Transglobe spent a night under arrest after Blantyre Police declined to grant them bail, claiming that it is only the Anti-Corruption Bureau  (ACB) and the Courts that are better placed to do so. The Bureau arrested Chaponda (former Minister of Agriculture, Irrigation and […]

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ACB arrests Transglobe boss on ‘Maizegate’ scandal

By Nyasa Times Reporter

Malawi’s anti-graft busting body, Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) on Wednesday  arrested an Asian business tycoon  and Director of Transglobe Export Produce Limited, Rashid Tayub  in connection with the government’s procurement of maize from Zambia which suspected to be shady.  ACB Director General Lucas Kondowe confirmed in an interview Wednesday afternoon that the Bureau had arrested a […]

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Chaponda faces four counts of corruption in Malawi-Zambia maize misprocurement

By Nyasa Times Reporter

Former Minister of Agriculture, Irrigation and Water Development Dr George Chaponda, who was arrested by the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) on Wednesday, faces four counts for his questionable involvement in the procurement of maize from Zambia. The ACB arrested Chaponda, Grace Mijiga Mhango (former Chairperson for Grain Traders Association of Malawi) and Rashid Tayub of Transglobe […]

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Transglobe denies using influence to get permit in Malawi-Zambia maizegate

By Nyasa Times Reporter

Transglobe Produce Exports Limited Directors appeared before the joint parliamentary committee probing maize acquisition from Zambia where they categorically denied using influence to acquire an export permit for maize in Zambia. The two directors, Salim and Rashid Tayub, who failed to appear before the committee on Friday last week due to short notice, appeared before […]

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Malawi President vows to take action on Minister Chaponda, Transglobe: Maizegate inquiry report asks ACB to probe corruption element

By Nyasa Times Reporter

Procurement procedures were not followed No money exchanged hands ACB to probe Chaponda’s conduct with Transglobe Admarc officials should be subjected to dispclinary President Peter Mutharika has said he would take action on Minister of Agricultute, Irrigation and Water Development, Geogre Chaponda and Transglobe who have been recommended in the presidential commission of inquiry on […]

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Malawi MPs inquiry on maizegate summons Transglobe again

By Nyasa Times Reporter

A parliamentary inquiry on maizegate has summoned officials from Transglobe again after they refused to appear before the inquiry on Friday. Chairperson of the inquiry Joseph Chidanti Malunga said the joint committee has issued a summon to the agro dealers to appear before the committee on Sunday. Transglobe officials are expected to explain themselves to […]

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Transglobe snubs Malawi parliamentary inquiry on maizegate: House to pronounce penalties

By Nyasa Times Reporter

Transglobe officials, who were supposed to appear before a parliamentary inquiry on maizegate on Friday afternoon, have not turned up at Parliament meeting in Lilongwe. Chairperson of the inquiry Joseph Chidanti Malunga said Transglobe, one of the key witnesses in the maize procurement investigations, called to say the were not coming. “They said they have […]

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Maizegate Scandal: Admarc has no contract with Transglobe as Chishimba is accused of ‘creating hoax’

By Nyasa Times Reporter

The joint parliamentary committee investigating the maizegate scandal will be more confused when they establish that the Agricultural Development and Marketing Corporation (Admarc) did not have any contract with one of the local companies Transglobe to supply 50, 000 metric tonnes of maize from Zambia. Parliamentary committee Chair Jospeh  Chidanti Malunga expressed surprise at the […]

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