Anti-Corruption Bureau Director Martha Chizuma says the state will parade 16 witnesses in the Abdul Karim Batatawala immigration case.
Chizuma said this is a big and old case dating from 2019; hence, the need for all those witnesses.
Batatawala, Department of Immigration and Citizenship Services former director-general Elvis Thodi, commissioner for operations Fletcher Nyirenda and deputy director Limbani Chawinga were arrested for various offences bordering on corruption and money laundering at the department in a procurement deal.
The trial started today with the State parading two witness, the Immigration’s Superintendent for Human Resource Ernest M’baluku and Procurement expert Edward Jeke.
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Malawi, US sign defence partnership
Malawi, Zambia and the North Carolina National Guard, courtesy of the National Guard Bureau’s State Partnership Program (SPP), have signed the first ever trilateral partnership agreement at a ceremony that took place at Kamuzu Palace in Lilongwe on Saturday. President Lazarus Chakwera hailed the agreement, saying it will enhance cooperation for the benefit of the…
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Muslim Journalists urged to be united
Minister of Water and Sanitation Abidah Mia has encouraged Muslim journalists to be in the forefront in promoting Islam in the country. Speaking on Friday during Annual General meeting of Association of Muslim Journalists (AMUJO) at Malawi Sun Hotel in Blantyre, Mia said it is the responsibility of Muslim Journalists to be reporting on issues…
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Chilima courts Malawian community in TZ
Vice President Dr. Saulos Chilima on Friday urged the diaspora community in Tanzania to contribute towards the socio-economic development of Malawi. He made the remarks in an interview after meeting the Community of Malawians Living in Tanzania (COMATA) which was held at Hyatt Regency Hotel in Dar es Salaam, after he attended Tanzania’s Union Day…
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