January 13, 2021 Wanga Gwede- Nyasa Times 23 Comments
The flamboyant chief executive officer for Pacific Group of Companies , Faisal Aboo, has apologised to Parliament’s ad-hoc Privileges Committee for the statement his private company issued on Blantyre City South East member of Parliament (MP) Sameer Suleman in November 2020.
Faizal Aboo: : Owns big plots but apologises for issuing statement
MP Suleman: I have a petition from the people of my area called Chiwembe Housing, where this guy [Aboo] is so arrogant that he has gone to build a fence right on the main road. No one can touch him.The larger-than-life businessman Aboo, appeared before the committee on Tuesday after being summoned as Speaker of Parliament Catherine Gotani Hara, set the ad-hoc committee which the House approved to summon him.
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Two weeks ago, Malawi government signed the extradition papers to begin the process of extraditing Prophet Shepherd Bushiri and his wife, Mary, to South Africa.
The South African government had earlier written Malawi government requesting the extradition of the two, who–facing fraud and money laundering charges–left the rainbow nation citing security reasons and, also, because they were certain they would never get a fair trial.
The public reaction to the news that Malawi government had, finally, signed the extradition papers was somehow of a shock to many.
Human Rights Defenders Coalition (HRDC) cautioned Malawi government against rushed decisions in handling the extradition processes.
Malawi: Indian Investor Offers K60m Bribe to Minister, HRDC - Mayaya Reports to ACB allafrica.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from allafrica.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
December 24, 2020 Wongani Chiuta - Nyasa Times 38 Comments
Indian national Chandrashekar More, who is said to have set up an edible oil extraction plant in the country, who was deported from Malawi in May 2017 following his arrest on alleged tax evasion charges offered a K60 million bribe to Minister of Homeland Security Richard Chimwendo Banda for a reversal of his prohibitive immigration status and has been reported to Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB).
More: Tax cheater deported in Malawi to India wants to be returned and offered k60 million bribe
Mayaya: Reports to ACB
Human Rights Defenders Coalition (HRDC) executive member Billy Mayaya has also given the graft-busting body recorded audio conversation between More and Mayaya when the Indian businessman offered the bribe.