Vol 64 No 16 | MALAWI You can run and you can hide 3rd August 2023 Former National Budget Director Paul Mphwiyo, whose non-fatal shooting in 2013 blew the lid off the Cashgate scandal of wholesale plunder of the public purse by politicians, is rep...
Vol 64 No 12 | MALAWI Mutharika manoeuvres for a comeback 5th June 2023 So dire is the record of the incumbent that the opposition believes Peter Mutharika could be elected president again in 2025 The political situation is in such turmoil that the next contest to lead Malawi is already dominating talk in the capital. Ex-President Peter Mutharika is planning a comeback, acco...
Vol 64 No 4 | MALAWI Anti-corruption furore goes global 10th February 2023 Law officers are determined to obstruct fraudbuster Martha Chizuma's investigations as foreign envoys sound a warning The government has launched a war of attrition against the courts as it tries to stop Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) Director-General Martha Chizuma from investigating top politician...
Vol 63 No 24 | MALAWI Chakwera's travels and travails 23rd November 2022 There's no let-up in popular anger with the President's trips abroad, while the government mends fences with the IMF Nobody was surprised to see President Lazarus Chakwera's motorcade loudly booed as it swooped past motorists languishing in long queues for scarce petrol on the weekend of 3-4 Nove...
Vol 63 No 13 | MALAWI Chakwera sacks and attacks 23rd June 2022 President Lazarus Chakwera has reacted to the Anti-Corruption Bureau report that he demanded to be produced within three weeks by sacking key officials, but also by attacking the A...
Vol 63 No 12 | MALAWI Bribery accusations engulf government 27th May 2022 Revelations in an English court and public anger at the behaviour of top law officers are challenging President Chakwera's authority The case of businessman Zuneth Sattar, who is being jointly investigated by Malawi's Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) and Britain's National Crime Agency (NCA) for alleged bribery over...
Vol 63 No 12 | MALAWI Turmoil at the top deepens 27th May 2022 The split between the heads of the governing alliance parties is getting wider as the economy declines ever further President Lazarus Chakwera is attracting widespread public criticism for excessive international travel while the economy festers – as does public opinion of the government &...
Vol 63 No 12 | MALAWI Name or blame 9th June 2022 President Lazarus Chakwera has responded to the crisis caused by the British government's naming of officials in his administration as suspected of corruption by demanding action w...
DISPATCHES Vol 63 No 3 | MALAWI Chakwera makes a clean sweep of his cabinet 25th January 2022 After protestors hit the streets accusing the government of betraying its promises to end corruption, the President tries an emergency reshuffle Rather than sack his ministers facing criminal charges, President Lazarus Chakwera dismissed his entire cabinet on 24 January and promised to name a new one within 48 hours. He sin... READ FOR FREE
Vol 63 No 3 | MALAWI Fraud furore engulfs Chakwera 21st January 2022 A scam involving ministers and UK businesses is causing public fury and dismay at the President's handling of the case Accusations of procurement corruption, fraud and bribery are gripping the public and damaging the image of President Lazarus Chakwera, a strong critic of his predecessors over graf...