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Ombudsman’s determination on firing of former MACRA DG Itaye and 15 others exposed depressing total disregard for rule of law, injustice and maladministration at MACRA

February 2, 2025

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Former MACRA director general, Godfrey Itaye * Though the Ombudsman wrongly assumed jurisdiction to investigate the matter or that it lacked jurisdiction to investigate the anonymous complaint * The Court declared that there was no investigation carried out by the Ombudsman at MACRA as she lacked jurisdiction * Itaye and the 15 others remain MACRA employees by operation of law but should be paid all their terminal benefits up to the point when their contracts ended or would have…

Dowa police worried over high crime rate at Dzaleka refugee camp due to many illegally operating bars

January 31, 2025

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* There are many people including young boys aged between 12 to 15 years involved in robberies and assault, usually happening between midnight and 3am * Many criminals are hiding behind these bars, posing as customers, but committing crimes like violent robbery and assault during the night By Sylvester Kumwenda, MANA Worried over high crime rate at Dzaleka refugee camp, Dowa Police have sounded an alert to stakeholders for their interventions to counter the development, which has been attributed…

Deputy Minister Daudi’s visit to Mpemba Reformatory Centre exposes its serious dilapidation of structures

January 30, 2025

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* Low funding from the central government has led to wear out of structures * And struggling to provide proper meals and in time to the youngsters, who were found in conflict of the law By Brenda Nkosi, MANA Mpemba Reformatory Centre in Blantyre is in a dilapidated state due to low funding from the central government, that has led to wear out of structures and struggling to provide proper meals and in time to the youngsters, who were…

Mangochi Police on the hunt for village headman M’madi and others over vandalism of government property

January 30, 2025

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* M’madi allegedly mobilised his subjects to damage the property, which reportedly removed and stole 48 iron sheets * Worth K1.055 million and assaulted the house’s occupant during the attack * Also on the hunt for temporary employees of the Smallholder Farmers Fertilizer Revolving Fund of Malawi (SFFRFM) * Accused of stealing bags of fertilizer and two company cellphones used for beneficiary registration under the Affordable Inputs Program (AIP) Maravi Express Police in Mangochi report that they are searching for…

Do not let your personal data loose because people can use it to commit crimes in your name—MACRA DG Suleman

January 28, 2025

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* During commemoration of Data Privacy Day today in Blantyre that preceded with a street awareness march * Now that many things have gone digital, we need to know how to protect our data By Pempho Nkhoma, MANA Malawians have been asked to safely guard their personal data and not let it loose because people can use it to commit crimes in their name. This is an alert from Malawi Communications Regulatory Authority (MACRA) Director General, Daud Suleman today,…

Makandi Tea & Coffee Estate closed for 7 days until non-compliance to labour laws are addressed

January 28, 2025

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* Workers brought to light various challenges at the workplace, such as long working hours exceeding 10 hours per day * Low wages of K3,460 per 60kg harvested in a day and K89,000 wages per month instead of the minimum K90,00 * Lack of pension and holiday benefits and workers making their own sacks for harvesting tea Maravi Express Minister of Labour, Vitumbiko Mumba today discovered several serious non-compliance to labour laws when he inspected Makandi Tea & Coffee…

CFTC discovers 11 companies engaging in excessive pricing and unconscionable conduct

January 28, 2025

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Paramount Holdings Limited was already punished by MBS and CFTC earlier this month * Given interim orders to nine farm input distributors and two poultry feed companies to desist from the unconscionable conduct * Amongst them Paramount Holdings Limited, Export Trading Group (ETG), Farmers World, Malawi Fertilizer Company, Dalitso General Supplies * Optichem 2000 Limited, Rabs Processors Limited, Brussels Fertilizers Limited and Agora Limited and poultry feed companies CP Feeds and Proto Feeds * Failure to comply with the…

56 Malawians amongst a total of over 1.4 million expected to be deported from the US as of November 2024

January 28, 2025

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* Topping the list are countries bordering the US that have had running battles with the US on many immigration issues that include illegal immigration and importation of illicit drugs * Such countries include Honduras, which has over 261,651 illegal immigrants on the list; Guatemala 253,413, Mexico (252,044) * El Salvador (203,822); Nicaragua (45,995); Cuba (42,084); Colombia (27,388) Venezuela (22,749) and Peru (13,769) By Duncan Mlanjira From a total of over 1,445,549 of non-citizens living illegally in the United…

MDF to be deployed on Zomba Plateau to stop alarming theft of trees

January 28, 2025

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This trek of illegal sawyers was captured and went viral on social media * MDF to be given all the powers to deal with anyone found entering the plantation and harvesting timber * This challenging situation in Zomba should have been curtailed by us the stakeholders * But it seems we are also the direct beneficiaries of this illegal act * If the malpractice involves politicians who claim to be powerful, let us know, we will deal with them…

AACC economic justice & accountability champion in Malawi, Rev. Maulidi applauds MERA on its censure of ESCOM’s poor customer service delivery

January 28, 2025

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Rev. Baxton Maulidi * He notices some accountability responses from the two parastatals on three fronts: * MERA expressing its concerns raised from public complaints over poor service delivery; * ESCOM responding to the regulator by taking responsibility of the issues raised; * and ESCOM acknowledging the public’s response to the leaked internal communication from MERA By Duncan Mlanjira All Africa Conference of Churches (AACC) Economic Justice Accountability Champion in Malawi, Rev. Baxton Maulidi, has applauded Malawi Energy Regulatory…