Category: Law Enforcement

* Following the case of Portuguese construction company Mota-Engil that challenged MHRC’s decision to assess its compliance with the ATI Act * The Court found that MHRC’s decision to assess Mota-Engil was neither illegal nor unreasonable in the Wednesbury sense By Duncan Mlanjira The High Court ruled on Friday, March 6, 2026 that the Access to Information Act (ATIA) applies to private companies that are undertaking Malawi Government contracts. The judgement follows the case of Portuguese construction company, Mota-Engil,…

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* Warns all traders, retailers and consumers to immediately stop using banned things plastics and switch to environmentally-friendly alternatives * As the regulator embarks on compliance and enforcement inspections in markets and trading areas nationwide * All plastics with no name, registration of manufacturer, or a symbol indicating that it is recyclable, remains illegal in Malawi under the Environmental Management (Plastics) Regulations, 2015 By Duncan Mlanjira Malawi Environment Protection Authority (MEPA) is encouraged members of the public to support…

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* As the Government is automating most fees to eliminate cash transactions across all Ministries, Departments and Agencies Maravi Express Traffic offence fines by the police will now be made through mobile money as the Government is automating most fees to eliminate cash transactions across all Ministries, Departments and Agencies. This was announced by Minister of Finance, Economic Planning & Decentralisation, Joseph Mwanamvekha in his presentation of the 2025–2026 National Budget in Parliament today. In the same vein, the…

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Amaryllis Hotel in Blantyre  * Acting ACB Director Gabriel Chembezi discovered to have represented one of the parties involved in the very transaction the ACB was purportedly investigating  * MLS demanded clarification regarding Chembezi’s role in the investigation and his overall personal involvement * To date, the Bureau has not responded to the Malawi Law Society’s letter, nor has it provided the requested clarification  * MLS encourages members of the Pension Fund to demand accountability and transparency from the…

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* This is a year after a Chinese national was also nabbed in Lilongwe for the same offence in collaboration with three Malawians  * As Limbe police recover 195.6kgs of copper and 364.2kgs of aluminium while the Chinese national in Lilongwe was found with approximately 18 tonnes of copper wires By Duncan Mlanjira While a case in Lilongwe last year seemed to be one in exceptional isolation, in which Chinese national Xu Hongxiang was arrested after being found with…

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  * Five days before the malawi-law-society-petitioned-the-attorney-general- for an immediate suspension of the proposed acquisition, pending a full and transparent review  * The Board proceeded with the transaction well-knowing that the Fund will be in breach of the prudential limits  * The Registrar of Financial Institutions has since ordered the PSPTF to rescind the sale agreement and censures it for disobeying its direction made in November By Duncan Mlanjira In his capacity as the Registrar of Financial Institutions, Reserve…

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* Also investigate the full record sorrounding the withdraw of the sale transaction made by the Public Service Pension Trust Fund (PSPTF) Board on January 17, 2024  * Examine compliance with prudential regulatory warnings issued on December 23, 2025 and January 6, 2026; former-rbm-governor-mafuta-mwale-raised-profound-financial-regulatory-red-flags-on-proposed-sale-of-amaryllis-hotel-at-exorbitant-k148-billion/ * Recommends an immediate stay on any further financial disbursement pending a comprehensive forensic audit into valuation methodology, advisory independence and fudiciary compliance  By Duncan Mlanjira The furore sorrounding the proposed sale of Amaryliss Hotel…

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