Public Appointments Committee u-turns on inquiry
By Cathy Maulidi: The Public Appointments Committee of Parliament (Pac) has abruptly stopped its inquiry into the East Bridge fertiliser deal, saying the committee has established that no money was lost through the deal. Pac Chairperson Mark Botomani told journalists in Lilongwe Tuesday that the
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Source: The Times Group Malawi - Breaking news, politics, sports, entertainment and more - The Times Group Malawi
ACB, PPDA mum on blacklisting of corruption-laden Fresenius Medical Care
The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) and the Public Procurement Disposal of Assets Authority (PPDA) have come under spotlight for failing to crack a whip on Fresenius Medical Care, which is embroiled in myriad cases bordering on bribery and corruption across the globe. The German-based provider of
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Source: Malawi Nyasa Times - News from Malawi about Malawi
NRWB CEO in conflict of interest situation - The Times Group Malawi
By Deogratias Mmana: Northern Region Water Board (NRWB) Chief Executive Officer Titus Mtegha has rented out his two lodges to China State Construction Engineering Company, a contractor hired by the water board to handle a $26.7m (K22bn) Karonga Town Water Supply Project. The project started on
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Source: The Times Group Malawi - Breaking news, politics, sports, entertainment and more - The Times Group Malawi
AG Silungwe demands fresh investigation into K12.3 billion Batatawala deals | Malawi 24 - Malawi news
Attorney General Chikosa Silungwe has told the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) to investigate the suspicious awarding of contracts worth K12 billion to businessperson Karim Batatawala. Silungwe has said this in a letter to the ACB in which he has also expressed suspicions over the handling of the
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Source: Malawi 24 | Malawi news
Smoke out more Mapetos, Batatawalas
This week has been interesting. People that have transcended regimes in terms of sustaining warm ties with the politburo of ruling bureaucracies were called to account. It is unusual in this country to effect such an arrest and given the run-rate displayed so far, then ending excesses and trickery
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Source: Malawi Nyasa Times - News from Malawi about Malawi
State of capture foils inquiries
How political capture of Parliament is sabotaging inquiries that would have provided answers to questions Malawians have on some of the controversial deals presided over by the administration By Cathy Maulidi: Malawians should forget that the current Parliament will ever conduct an inquiry in any
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Source: The Times Group Malawi - Breaking news, politics, sports, entertainment and more - The Times Group Malawi
Parliamentary Budget and Finance Committee Chair Ganda disagrees with fuel report, urges ACB to probe NOCMA
Parliament on Thursday, May 27, 2021 adopted a 'Special Report of the Parliamentary Committee on Natural Resources and Climate Change on the Process of Procuring Fuel by National Oil Company of Malawi (NOCMA) and the Role of Malawi Energy Regulatory Authority (MERA),' which was presented by the
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Source: Malawi Nyasa Times - News from Malawi about Malawi
High Court Rebuffs Reserve Bank, ordered to amend submission case against PPDA
The High Court has ordered the Reserve Bank of Malawi (RBM) to amend its submission so it sues the right party in a case it brought to court challenging the decision of the tender Review Committee of the Public Procurement and Disposal of Assets (PPDA). PPDA ordered RBM to retender the supply of
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Source: Malawi Nyasa Times - News from Malawi about Malawi
Govt must blacklist, confiscate assets of corrupt & fraudulent companies
It is no longer a far-fetched idea that Malawi is slowly but steadily nourishing her two twins—fraud and corruption—who are, unfortunately now, quickly making sure that this nation—their mother—is reduced to nothing but shambles, as far as economic prudence is concerned. Now, this is not only
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Source: Malawi Nyasa Times - News from Malawi about Malawi
Joshua Chisa Mbele faces K200 million defamation lawsuit
Chisa Mbele Chairperson of Public Procurement and Disposal of Assets Authority (PPDA), innoncentia Ottober, is demanding K200 million damages from activist Joshua Chisa Mbele over Mbele’s Facebook post. Mbele has posted on his Facebook account today a notice of intended suit by
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Source: Malawi 24 | Malawi news
Parliament allows NOCMA to award fuel import contracts
'NOCMA should proceed with the necessary administrative arrangements within the law.' Parliamentary committee on energy and natural Resources has finally gave a go-ahead to National Oil Company of Malawi (Nocma) to proceed with awarding of contracts to fuel importing companies, which won the
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Source: Malawi Nyasa Times - News from Malawi about Malawi
Please sue — Chisa Mbele
Activist Joshua Chisa Mbele says lawsuits will not gag him from calling out corrupt institutions and practices by Malawi Government officials. Mbele has said this after being sent a demand letter by Public Procurement and Disposal of Public Assets Authority (PPDA) chairperson Innocentia Ottober
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Source: Malawi 24 | Malawi news
Barter nation
Malawi could be moving in reverse. Malawi could be going back to the basics. Malawi could be treading where the original Akafulas, who inhabited this country before Eastern and Western religion gave chase to traditional religion, trod. I am talking about the days of barter, before money was
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Source: The Times Group Malawi - Breaking news, politics, sports, entertainment and more - The Times Group Malawi
Police Uniform Scandal - ACB, PPDA fail to investigate MK13 billion contract to Abdul Batatawala
Multi-billionaire business mogul, Sabina Abdul Karim Batatawala, has come under the spotlight once again after the Malawi’s Attorney General (AG) Dr. Chikosa Mozesi Silungwe recommended the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) and Public Procurement and Disposal of Assets Authority (PPDA) to probe the
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Source: Malawi Nyasa Times - News from Malawi about Malawi

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