22 arrested over land encroachment
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- Category: Local News
- Published on Thursday, 27 September 2012 06:35
- Written by MANA
At least 22 people have been arrested in Kasungu for allegedly establishing settlements in Kasungu National Park illegally.
The suspected encroachers were arrested after officials at the Park informed the police of their illegal presence in the protected area.
Among the 22 is 37-year-old Precious Phiri who is Senior Group Village Headman Nthunduwala.
The district police spokesperson Edwin Kaunda said the suspected encroachers argued that they were advised by Phiri to build houses in the park.
The village headman allegedly collected K5000 from each of the encroachers and before the arrest he already pocketed K293, 000 from 125 villages on pretext that the money would be paid to the district commissioner.
The group is expected to appear in court soon to answer charges of obtaining money by false pretence, defamation and encroaching into the protected area without permit.
Forest rangers hurt two poachers in gun battle
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- Category: Local News
- Published on Wednesday, 26 September 2012 12:50
- Written by MANA
Two suspected poachers are battling for their lives at Salima district Hospital after they were injured in a gun shoot-out with game rangers of Thuma forest reserve in the district.
The two, James Zoye and Wilson Chimangeni together with an accomplice Adoni Chipengo are said to have entered the restricted area of the forest reserve on the morning of Sunday armed with a homemade gun to hunt for game.
Salima Police public relations officer Gift Chitowe said the three were confronted by the rangers after they shot dead a warthog.
Chitowe said the three exchanged fire with park rangers as they resisted arrest.
Zoye sustained head injuries while Chimangeni sustained a wound on the chest and the other escaped before he was apprehended at his village on Monday morning.
Thuma Forest Reserve which borders between Salima, Lilongwe and Dowa districts is home to different kinds of wildlife including elephants and is currently being managed by Wildlife Action Group on behalf of the Government.
Opposition candidates allege PP plans to rig votes
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- Category: Local News
- Published on Tuesday, 25 September 2012 11:17
- Written by Henry Mhango
Allegations of vote rigging continue to be levelled against the ruling People’s Party ahead of the October 9 by-elections in Mzimba south west constituency.
Some contestants claim that the ruling party is planning to rig the votes and is currently collecting identity numbers from legible voters in the constituency.
There are fears that the elections would not be held in a free, fair and credible manner.
Independent Candidate James Nthala raised the concern last week and has since lodged a formal complaint to the Malawi Electoral Commission.
This was however dismissed by the PP campaign team leader, Frank Mwenifumbo.
In the latest development, two other candidates have also issued another complaint.
These are Leonard Chavula of the Democratic Progressive Party, and an independent candidate Baxter Mazunda.
Mazunda told Capital radio that he sought an explanation from the zone governor for Edingeni on why the authorities are collecting the voter registration numbers during the campaign period.
Mazunda said: “When I heard about the rumour, I pnoned Mr. Jellings Ngwira, the Endingeni Zone governor to explain why they are collecting voter regislation number during the campaign period, and he told me that they are trying to amend the areas in the constituency so that are functional. But the answer is very questionable; I know there is something fishy going around.”
But Mwenifumbo describes such claims as fears of the unknown.
Economists back JB’s bloated entourage to UN
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- Category: Local News
- Published on Monday, 24 September 2012 08:05
- Written by Elvis Howahowa
The 308 million kwacha UN assembly trip by President Joyce Banda and her 33 member entourage is receiving support from economic commentators who are describing it as beneficial in the long run to the country’s ailing economy.
The President and her administration have come under heavy criticism for the entourage of 33 people including chiefs and Peoples party loyalists when the country is facing serious economic challenges.
However State House Presidential Press secretary Steve Nhlane says the amount is a necessary expense given the importance of the many meetings President Banda is holding with potential investors and world leaders whose support Malawi needs for rebuilding the economy.
And conquering with Nhlane, one of the country’s economists and executive Director of Alliance Capital Chikavu Nyirenda told Capital Radio that “I fully understand the concerns by the public because it was difficult to measure the immediate benefits of such trips.”
“However, we should keep in mind that in the end the country stands to benefit from the meetings and discussions the President is having with various partners there.”
Journalists to lead national ACB day
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- Category: Local News
- Published on Monday, 24 September 2012 07:47
- Written by Wezi Nyirongo
Media practitioners in Malawi are to lead commemorations of the National Anti-Corruption Day for 2013 on 5, February.
The government through the Anti Corruption Bureau have been organising the event every year and this will be the first time for the media to take a leading role.
Activities for the event will be coordinated by the National Media Integrity Committee which is chaired by the Media Council of Malawi-MCM under the theme, The MEDIA, a Partner in Fighting Corruption.
The commemoration follows the launch of the National Anti-Corruption Strategy in 2009.
In a statement, MCM Acting Executive Director Vales Machira said "the choice of the media to lead in the commemoration follows the 2010 Malawi Governance and Corruption Follow-up Survey, which rated the media as one of the institutions effectively contributing to the fight against corruption in the country."
Machila added that the ACB acknowledges that some of the corruption cases the Bureau has successfully investigated and prosecuted were through exposure and whistle-blowing by the media.
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