[ad_1] Blantyre, Malawi — Investigative journalist Gregory Gondwe, who exposed the Malawian government’s planned purchase of 32 armored vehicles from a company implicated in corruption, is in hiding, fearing arrest by the military. In a story published Monday, Gregory Gondwe, who works with Platform for Investigative Journalism, quoted unnamed military officials saying the Malawi Defense … Read More “Malawi Journalist in Hiding After Exposing Government Corruption” »
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[ad_1] Majority say relief assistance was distributed unfairly. Key findings Three in 10 Zambians (30%) say a member of their household lost a job, business, or primary source of income due to the pandemic, while 9% report that someone in their household became ill with COVID-19 or tested positive for the virus. Almost seven in … Read More “Zambians Laud Govt’s Response to Covid-19 but Believe Resources Lost to Corruption” »
[ad_1] President Dr. Lazarus McCarthy Chakwera has yet again condemned greed and selfishness among top ranking civil servants and public officers, lamenting that the vices are delaying the country’s transformation. Chakwera said Malawi is failing to develop because some high ranking officers in the public and private sector are too selfish to give others opportunities … Read More “Malawi: Chakwera Denounces Greed Among Civil Servants, Public Officers” »
[ad_1] Director General of the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) Martha Chizuma has vowed to bring people at the centre of the law in order to continue fighting against corruption in the country. Chizuma was speaking during Anti-Corruption Awareness Day on Friday at Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural Resources-LUANAR Bunda campus in Lilongwe. She said, “You … Read More “Malawi: Chizuma Vows to Bring People At Centre of the Law to Fight Corruption” »
[ad_1] Harare — Police in Zambia arrested the wife of former president Edgar Lungu, Bloomberg reports. The former first lady and four other people were arrested after being accused of stealing a motor vehicle, according to a statement from Zambia Police’s deputy public relations officer Danny Mwale. According to Mwale, the former first lady was … Read More “Zambia: Former Zambian First Lady Arrested For Alleged Theft” »
[ad_1] There is speculation in Ntcheu South Constituency that the graft busting body, the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB), is investigating corrupt practices in the construction of Kamwendo-Chiole bridge in Gomani Chikuse Ward in the constituency, formerly known as Ntcheu West. The bridge in Traditional Authority Kwataine, reportedly pegged at MK12 million, allegedly cost MK55 million of … Read More “Malawi: Suspected CDF Abuse, Corrupt Practices in Bridge Construction in Ntcheu South Constituency” »
[ad_1] Lusaka — Authorities in Zambia have arrested former President Edgar Lungu’s son and daughter-in-law on charges of money laundering and possessing property believed to be proceeds of crime worth more than $5 million. Lungu’s Patriotic Front Party has described the move as continued persecution of Lungu’s family by the government. Police spokesperson Rae Hamoonga … Read More “Zambian Police Arrest Former President’s Son and His Wife On Corruption Charges” »
[ad_1] Malawi Human Rights Defenders Coalition (HRDC) has petitioned the Board of Malawi Communications Regulatory Authority (MACRA) to carry out a comprehensive investigation on the circumstances surrounding procurement of the Consolidated ICT Regulatory Management System (CIRMS) equipment — otherwise known as the spy machine. MACRA bought the CIRMS machine from Agilis International Inc — a … Read More “Malawi: HRDC Petitions Macra Board to Investigate Purchase of Cirms Equipment” »
[ad_1] President Lazarus Chakwera has warned public officers, both elected and appointed, against abuse of state power. He has instead advised all those entrusted with power to use it for the benefit of the country’s citizens and not for selfish ambitions. Speaking on Tuesday at the end of a two-day National Conference on Separation of … Read More “Malawi: Chakwera Warns Public Officers Against Power Abuse” »
[ad_1] The Malawi Police Service (MPS) says it has instituted investigations into allegations that its officers at Bunda/Bypass Roadblock pocketed K3,000.00 from a woman who failed to convince them on the source of her two bags of maize and groundnuts which she was transporting. The incident happened on Saturday, May 20, 2023. The video of … Read More “Malawi: Police Investigating Own Officers Over Alleged Corruption” »