‘The stench of evil twins of corruption and fraud are still largely responsible for Malawi’s retarded development’—HRDC

* To this day, there is rampant suspected corruption and abuse of public resources * As well as gapping loopholes in public financial systems that have resulted in the loss of Billions of public funds * The gulf between the rhetoric and the reality of the levels of suspected corruption is like day and night By Duncan Mlanjira Human Rights Defenders Coalition (HRDC) says President Lazarus Chakwera that in his early major campaign speeches, he had vowed “to disinfect…

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ACB arrests fired IG implicated corruption case involving Sattar; As Chilima breaks silence on his own corruption involvement

Fired IG George Kainja * Chilima maintains that at no point has he ever been involved in any perverted or criminal scheme as suggested by the Bureau * He further finds it curious that, to date, the Bureau has not confronted him with the said allegations of criminal conduct * So that he has the opportunity of making representations on the same By Duncan Mlanjira Breaking news coming in is that the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) has arrested recently-fired Inspector…

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UTM Party stands steadfast in solidarity with its president Saulos Chilima

* We are not going to make further comments henceforth until this issues comes to its logical conclusion * As a party that has absolute belief and trust in Malawi’s justice system * We have absolute confidence that justice will prevail in the end By Duncan Mlanjira Following President Lazarus Chakwera’s decision to withhold his Vice-President Saulos Chilima from any delegated duties while waiting for the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) to substantiate its corruption allegations against him, the UTM Party…

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African Parks thrives to enhance positive community engagement to advance positive co-existence around Liwonde National Park boundaries

* Ever since 2015, thousands of community members have benefited directly from Liwonde Park * In the form of environmental education, scholarships, healthcare infrastructure and supporting them in income-generating activities * Interprise initiatives include Spicy Farmers, which produced over 70 tonnes of chilies in 2021 * Honey for Heart’ project has nearly doubled its honey harvest since its inception in 2018 * Liwonde also supports vegetable and livestock farmers which are thriving under the irrigation assistance Analysis by Duncan…

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Sattar’s associate kept a record of all who allegedly received money from the high corruption suspect from 2008 to 2020—Chakwera

* But curiously, the Bureau’s report does not include any of the names of those found in the 14 ledgers that contain this information * This, in my view, points to another factor that drives corruption in this country * Namely the selective pursuit of justice by the Bureau in its enforcement of the law By Duncan Mlanjira In his address to the nation this evening, President Lazarus Chakwera reveled that the investigations that the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) found…

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Chakwera spits fire; Withholds Chilima from any delegated duties, fires IG, suspends State Residences’ Chief of Staff

Saulos Chilima under scrutiny  * The Vice-President’s office is unique in that the Constitution does not provide for his suspension or removal from it by the President * And that he holds that office by the will of Malawian voters, which Chakwera respects, this is “the best” he could “do for now” * IG George Kainja, who was found by the ACB to have been recorded through telephone conversations with Sattar * Allegedly discussing procurement deals and kickbacks —…

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Malawi enlists support of China in investigations of alleged inhumane treatment of Malawian children by some Chinese nationals

The video that went viral globally * The actions by the perpetrators of such unacceptable mentality is an affront to the principles enshrined in various international human rights instruments * Including the United Nations Charter and the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child * The Embassy Embassy strongly condemns racism in any form, by anyone or happening anywhere * The Chinese government has zero tolerance for racism and has in the past years been cracking down…

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Premier Bet Malawi demands K100m as defamation compensation from a Lilongwe man over an alleged fake win of same K100m

The contentious presentation of the K100 million reward * During the first article that was shared to the media houses, it never mentioned that Mercy Phiri was not her real name * The media houses edited that only after we raised a query to them * Immediately after our article, some media houses took down the story from their website * Premier Bet also immediately after our suspicions deactivated the game from their website By Duncan Mlanjira Lilongwe-based Kenneth…

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Malawi Police investigating a Chinese caught on camera abusing rights of Malawian children through derogatory videos he sells for profit in China

* The Chinese has been identified as Lu Ke and located in Njerwa, Lilongwe * The children were taught to speak a Chinese phrase in which they unknowingly uttered what was translated as ‘blacks are devils and blacks have low IQ’ * Victim Bright also revealed that he was sometimes pinched or whipped when he missed out some of the Chinese phrases By Duncan Mlanjira Following a conclusive investigative journalism piece by BBC Africa Eye journalist, Runako Celina —…

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Malawian academics in diaspora add voice to concerns over slow progress to root out corruption and looting

* We note with great concern the growing leadership crisis in Malawi and the worsening socio-economic conditions * Which have made life unbearable for ordinary Malawians * We are disappointed that the promise of a new dawn represented remains unfulfilled Maravi Express Malawian academics in diaspora have expressed their alarm that corruption and looting are getting worse and that the scandals have implicated those at the very top of the government, businesspeople, civil servants, police, and military officials. This…

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