ACB Arrest 3 MRA Officials Over Corruption
The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) has arrested three officials of the Malawi Revenue Authority (MRA) for corruption.
In a statement, ACB Principal Public Relations Officer Egrita Ndala, points out that the three who are Tax Investigation Officers at MRA received K12.5 million from a Kasungu-based tax payer in order to reduce tax.
The three, who are Peter Ntopa, Christophoro Chidam’modzi and Francis Malunga, were initially demanding K60...
HRDC For Swift Prosecution Of Corruption Cases
The Human Rights Defenders Coalition (HRDC) is lobbying the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) to swiftly probe and prosecute various cases of corruption and abuse of office that are on its table.
It follows the HRDC’s recent filing of a letter requesting the ACB to investigate allegations of fraud and irregular executive influence in the dealings of the then Malawi Enterprise Development Fund (MEDF).
The allegations gathered through...
Man Forced Pregnant Mistress Into Car Before Burning Her Alive – After She Refused To Have Abortion
A 19-year-old Brazilian man has allegedly murdered his girlfriend after she refused to have an abortion.
The man has been arrested for brutally murdering his pregnant girlfriend and her friend.
Ellen Priscila Ferreira, 24, was four months pregnant with the baby of the 19-year-old man. Ferreira and her friend Ely Carlos dos Santos were burned alive after the man had asked her to abort the child...
ACB, Ministry Of Civic Education Agrees On Fighting Corruption
As one way of dealing away with corruption, Ministry of Civic Education and National Unity and the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), marking collaboration in programmes aimed at fighting corruption in the country.
In the MoU, among others, the two institutions will work together in raising awareness as well as handling of corruption reports that may arise in the course...
Ombudsman probe into alleged acts of bias, nepotism, irregularities in recruitment at Tobacco Commission
The Office of Ombudsman has instituted a probe into alleged acts of bias, nepotism and irregularities in the recruitment , promotion and secondment of some staff at Tobacco Commission (TC) by outgoing Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Kaisi Sadala.
Among others, Sadala is being investigated for allegedly facilitating sale of two institutional houses belonging to the commission to leader of opposition Kondwani Nankhumwa and former Democratic...
