36 h. ago Mutharika Slams Corruption and Favouritism in Mega Farms: A Flagship Vision Gone Rotten

President Peter Mutharika has dropped a bombshell on one of the Chakwera administration’s flagship programmes, declaring that the mega farms initiative has been deeply compromised by corruption, cronyism, and gross mismanagement. Speaking at Sanjika Palace during the swearing-in ceremony of Second Vice-President Enoch Chihana and new ministers Roza Fatch Mbilizi (Agriculture) and George Partridge (Industry), […] The post Mutharika Slams Corruption and Favouritism in Mega Farms: A Flagship Vision Gone Rotten appeared first on Malawi Nyasa Times - News from Malawi about Malawi.

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36 h. ago Report exposes rot, favouritism, political interference at Ministry of Lands

A leaked institutional report has blown the lid off deep-rooted corruption, favouritism, and political meddling inside Malawi’s Ministry of Lands — exposing a once vital government department now crippled by greed, regional bias, and chaos. The damning report, prepared by the Institute for Public Sector Ethics and Accountability (IPSEA) and dated October 20, 2025 describes a Ministry […]

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56 h. ago Report exposes rot, favouritism & political interference at Ministry of Lands: PS Chilonga and Commissioner Chiundira Implicated

A leaked institutional report has blown the lid off deep-rooted corruption, favouritism, and political meddling inside Malawi’s Ministry of Lands — exposing a once vital government department now crippled by greed, regional bias, and chaos. The damning report, prepared by the Institute for Public Sector Ethics and Accountability (IPSEA) and dated October 20, 2025 describes a Ministry […] The post Report exposes rot, favouritism & political interference at Ministry of Lands: PS Chilonga and Commissioner Chiundira Implicated appeared first on Malawi Nyasa Times - News from Malawi about Malawi.

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3 d. ago Mutharika Promises Reliable Fertilizer, Slams Chakwera’s Butchery Scandal

President Professor Arthur Peter Mutharika has vowed that his government will procure fertilizer from reputable suppliers, sharply criticizing the previous administration of Lazarus Chakwera for its mishandling of fertilizer procurement. The President made the remarks during a meeting with the First Minister of Scotland, John Swinney, at Sanjika Palace in Blantyre today, during Swinney’s official […]

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7 d. ago Was Mega Farms Initiative a Scam? The story of Billions Missing, Suppliers Unpaid, and Farmers Abandoned

What was once hailed as Malawi’s boldest step toward agricultural modernization — the Mega Farms Initiative — is now facing accusations of mismanagement, political interference, and possible fraud. The programme, meant to transform smallholder farming into large-scale commercial agriculture, has sunk into a financial crisis, leaving a trail of unpaid suppliers, untraceable loans, and disillusioned […] The post Was Mega Farms Initiative a Scam? The story of Billions Missing, Suppliers Unpaid, and Farmers Abandoned appeared first on Malawi Nyasa Times - News from Malawi about Malawi.

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1 week ago ACB HEAD LEADING MCP PLUNDER OF STATE RESOURCES, GETS 800 BAGS OF FERTILIZER

By Our Reporter The acting Director General of the Anti Corruption Bureau (ACB) Hillary Chilomba has gotten himself embroiled in some scandal where supporters and officials of the former ruling Malawi Congress Party (MCP) were looting state resources including sharing for free government fertilizer. The looted fertilizer, under the Ministry of Agriculture’s Mega Farm Program […]

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