A syndicate of Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi, ESCOM employees, has since 2018 defrauded about K60 billion kwacha worth of pre-paid meter units sold by pararell structures to companies and individuals in the country. New ESCOM Chief Executive, Kamkwamba Kumwenda says this has been going on since the company migrated to pre-paid meter billing system […]
The Anti-Corruption has obtained restriction orders on property belonging to business man Abdul Karim Batatawala and two others. Batatawala and two officials from the Immigration Department namely Limbani Chawinga and Fletcher Nyirenda are answering the count of conspiracy to defraud by inflating the market price of 500 lockers procured by the Department. According to a […]
Story by a concerned bidder Yamikani Nicholas Kachingwe. The Department of Disaster Management(DoDMA) an institution under the office of the President(OPC) advertised several tenders/bids on 3rd August 2021,closing date was 1st September,2021. ●They clearly indicated their targeting recognised MSME’S who are registered at ministry of trade,they further clarified that preference will be given to Indigenous […]
Police in Lilongwe have arrested Ahmed Mohammed Chunara in connection with the ongoing K5 billion cementgate case. Impeccable sources at both National Police headquarters and office of Director of Public Prosecutions ( DPP) have confirmed Chunara becomes the fifth suspect to be arrested in connection with the case.Others are businessperson Mahmed Chunara, former president Peter […]
‘Concerned citizens’ from Rumphi and Chitipa districts are this morning staging demonstrations in Lilongwe over the bad condition of the Rumphi-Nyika-Chitipa Road. They intend to petition the Ministry of Finance for its failure to allocate resources for the construction of the road. To show their desperation, they are wearing sackcloth, a type of garment worn […]
Reserve Bank of Malawi has ordered Auction Holdings Limited to begin a mandatory sale of 30 percent of it’s foreign exchange proceeds, generated from tobacco auction floors to RBM immediately at the prevailing exchange rate as a way of addressing the dwindling Forex situation in the country. In a letter signed by the central banks […]
Vice-President Saulos Chilima is today in the Lower Shire on a tour of projects under the Public Sector Reforms Programme. This morning, Chilima is visiting Chimwalambangu Irrigation Scheme Reservoir in Nsanje. The reservoir, which is now completed, supplies water for irrigation to surrounding villages which are in low lying areas. The Vice-President is also expected […]
Wildlife Trust has trained 33 Malawians journalists from various media houses on wildlife crimes reporting. Wildlife Advocacy campaign officer Samantha Maputa said the training comes in as there has been a lot of wrong presentation of facts on the reporting of wildlife crimes. Journalists on wildlife crime reportingMaputa said despite the misrepresentation of crimes reporting […]
Founder of Charismatic Redeemed Ministries International (CRMI), Archbishop Mark Kambalazaza, has called on Malawians to stop speaking ill of the president, saying people in the country should instead work hard to develop Malawi.
The Farmers Union of Malawi (FUM), has warned that ADMARC should only proceed with its plans to export maize, until it confirms availability of adequate grain stocks in the country’s silos. The state-run produce marketer intends to start exporting part of its maize stock, subject to the government’s consent. This is aimed at sourcing extra […]
