Tag archives: Zambia

Mutharika appoints Commission of Inquiry to probe K26bn ‘maizegate’:  Malawi ex-chief justice Msosa to head Zambia import deal inquiry

By Nyasa Times Reporter

President Peter Mutharika has appointed a Commission of Inquiry to the procurement of 100 000 metric tonnes (MT) of maize from Zambia involving K26 billion. Announcing the Commisison, Chief Secretary to government, Lloyd Muhara,  President Mutharika established the Inquiry in accordance with the Inquiries Act  Section 2 (1) and the Constitution in Section 89 (1) (g). […]

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Thieves gag Times over Zambia maize deal: Judge Kenyatta grants injunction to Admarc boss

By Nyasa Times Reporter

State-produce trader Agricultural Development and Marketing Corporation (Admarc) has rushed to High Court to seek a court injunction and gagged Malawi’s leading news organisation, Times Group, to stop revealing  the rot in the procurement process of maize from neighbouring Zambia. Admarc through  lawyer Shepher Mumba, who has been a corporate governance lecturer at University of Malawi […]

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Kapito says Zambia maize deal ‘stinky’ and humiliating Malawi leadership:  Kaloswe sues Admarc

By Nyasa Times Reporter

Consumers Association of Malawi (Cama) executive director John Kapito has called the rot in the procurement process of maize from neighbouring Zambia as “stinky” and also “humiliating” to the leadership of Malawi for its suspected corruption scandal. The maize purchase deal is currently marred with controversy regarding contractual issues involving the State-produce trader Agricultural Development […]

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Malawi MPs to investigate maize deal with Zambia: ‘Minister Chaponda should explain’

By Nyasa Times Reporter

Parliamentary Committee on Agriculture, Irrigation and Water Development suspect that media reports  on the rot in the transactions of maize purchase from Zambia has characteristics of ‘Cashgate’ corruption scandal and have demanded an investigations into the procurement process. Nyasa Times and Daily Times  have reported in the recent days about the rot over the procurement […]

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Malawi govt lied on Zambia maize deal: Objective evidence reveals scam

By Nyasa Times Reporter

Documents on the deal for the purchase of  100, 000 metric tonnes by Malawi’s grain marketor Admarc were signed with a  Zambian private  company called Kaloswe Commuter and Courier Ltd  and not government to government deal as claimed by Admarc. On Tuesday  December 20 Nyasa Times published a story which said Zambian opposition leader has […]

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Zambian UPP raises eyebrows over grain exports to Malawi transactions

By Nyasa Times Reporter

A Zambian opposition leader has raised suspicion over transactions between Malawi’s ADMARC and a private firm involving Zambia maize exports to Malawi, alleging there was some racketeering by some top Zambian government officials. President of the opposition UPP in Zambia, Saviour Chishimba, has challenged President Edgar Lungu “to intervene and correct the wrong impression that […]

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Zambia maize start arriving in Malawi Admarc depots – Mulumbe

By Nyasa Times Reporter

The first two consignments of maize earmarked for sale in Admarc depots as part of the food insecurity response has started arriving in the country. According to Admarc Chief Executive Officer, Foster Mulumbe, government procured a total of 100,000 metric tons of maize which will be distribution in the northern and central regions. He said, […]

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Malawi starts receiving maize from Zambia to mitigate food shortage , says Minister Chaponda

By Nyasa Times Reporter

Malawi government has started receiving part of the 100,000 metric tonnes of maize expected from the Zambian government. Agriculture Minister George Chaponda confirmed in a telephone interview with Nyasa Times on Wednesday afternoon despite being reluctant to grant this reporter an interview. He argued that on-line publications are involved writing stories that are painting a bad picture […]

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Malawi to benefit from US$2.3 bn Chinese  railway link with Zambia

By Nyasa Times Reporter

Malawi is expected to benefit from a US$2.3 billion contract with funding from the Chinese government has signed with China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation for the construction of  of a rail link between central Zambia and the Malawian border. The 388-kilometer railway, to run from the eastern town of Chipata to the central town of […]

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Malawi secures 100,000 metric tonnes of maize from Zambia

By Nyasa Times Reporter

Malawi Government has secured 100,000 metric tons of maize from the neighboring country Zambia, deputy director of communication, Halmiton Chimala has confirmed to Nyasa Times. Chimala said Minister of Agriculture, Irrigation and water development George Chaponda signed the deal in Zambia “to exempt its ban on all maize exports and deliver 100, 000 Metric tons […]

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Zambian Army Captain jailed in Malawi for wildlife trafficking

By Nyasa Times Reporter

Three Zambians, including an army captain from the Zambian Defence Force, were each sentenced to 3.5 years in prison in Malawi Friday after they were convicted of wildlife trafficking. The three, Captain Sandu Kalimbo, 44 from Sanjangu, John Sakala, 30, from Kanjala, and Ronald Mawale, 44, from Mtete were arrested on September 2, 2016 in […]

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Prophet Bushiri launches Shepherd Mining Ltd in Zambia ahead of  PSB network launch in South Africa

By Nyasa Times Reporter

The charismatic leader of the Enlightened Christian Gathering (ECG) church, Prophet Shepherd Bushiri, was in Zambia on Tuesday where he launched his mining company – Shepherd Bushiri (SB) Mining in Ndola. The Billionaire Prophet is also expected to officiate the launch of his mobile company called PSB Network this weekend in Johannesburg. The mine, located […]

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Escom says Malawi border trading centres to have Mozambique, Zambia power

By Nyasa Times Reporter

Malawi power utility provider, Escom says the government is on the verge of signing an agreement with Mozambique and Zambia to share electricity with border trading centres of the country as the nation gears for the worst ever blackouts in the coming months. Director of Transmission Geofrey Banda said the draft agreement with Mozambique is […]

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Zambia President Lungu, VP Wina sworn in: Malawi’s Chilima represented APM

By Nyasa Times Reporter

Zambia President Edgar Lungu and Vice- President Inonge Wina have officially taken oath of office at a fully packed Lusaka’s National Heroes Stadium and have given their collective vision for the nation for the next five years after  the disputed August 11 polls. The leading opposition’s petition against his reelection was thrown out by the […]

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Malawi President Mutharika delegates VP Chilima to Zambia for Lungu’s swearing In

By Nyasa Times Reporter

Vice President Saulos Chilima will on Monday leave for Zambia to attend the swearing in ceremony of President elect Edgar Lungu, after bveing delegated by President Peter Mutharika. A statement issued by the VP’s press officer Pilirani Phiri says Dr. Chilima will leave on Monday morning and return on Wednesday. “The Vice President has been delegated by His Excellency Prof. […]

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Success story coming from Zambian club Zesco Utd in African club championship

By Nyasa Times Reporter

Zambian football club, Zesco is being applauded as the surprise package of this year’s Confederation of African Football (CAF) Champions League as they have qualified for the semi-finals, a prestigious stage of this African club championship. And this is only the second time that you have gone past the preliminaries and the first to reach […]

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Zambia offers Malawi a lesson to adopt 50-plus-1 electoral system:  ‘To avoid govt elected by minority’

By Nyasa Times Reporter

Malawi goes to national polls in three years time but debatefor change from the current first-past-the-post and adopts a 50 per cent plus one law to ensure that the winner of presidential elections enjoyed majority support  is continuing to heighten as it gets closer with Zambia polls providing good lesson. Malawi’s interfaith organization, Public Affairs Committee (PAC) […]

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