[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":56},["ShallowReactive",2],{"minerals-corruption-wg-malawi-mining-sector":3,"i-heroicons:arrow-left-20-solid":51},{"id":4,"title":5,"body":6,"date_start":7,"date_end":7,"organiser":8,"type":9,"topics":10,"nid":12,"links":13,"slug":17,"summary":12,"time":18,"location":19,"registration_link":20,"registration_link_text":21,"status":22,"image":23,"tags":35,"countries":36},331,"Preventing corruption in Malawi's mining sector: Lessons from a landmark case and partnership with civil society – Minerals Corruption Working Group","Join the **Minerals Corruption Working Group** for an engaging discussion exploring how Malawi's Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) and civil society joined forces to tackle corruption in the mining sector.\n\nThe session will explore the ACB investigation into bribes paid to secure the renewal of a granite mining licence in Chitipa, Malawi. The [Ilomba mine case](https:\u002F\u002Fwww.business-humanrights.org\u002Fes\u002F%C3%BAltimas-noticias\u002Fmalawi-civil-society-oppose-mining-license-renewal-of-mining-company-with-allegations-of-corruption-hanging-over-it\u002F) was first brought to light by civil society members of the Malawi Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (MWEITI), after a recording of officials discussing the license behind normal channels went viral. Civil society members then requested an investigation be made, and MWEITI referred the matter to ACB in December 2021.\n\nThe investigation uncovered not only bribery, but also money laundering and systemic weaknesses in the licence renewal process. Its ripple effects have since driven wider prevention measures, including a [new MWEITI anti-corruption strategy](https:\u002F\u002Fwww.mweiti.gov.mw\u002Fdocuments\u002Fuploads\u002F2024-11\u002FMWEITI%20Anti-Corruption%20Strategy.pdf), strengthening of institutional integrity committees (IICs) at the Ministry of Mining and the Malawi Mining Regulatory Authority, and improvements to the mining licences approval process.\n\nThe speakers will share first-hand insights from the investigation and the prevention work that followed, reflecting on how enforcement and prevention can reinforce each other and offering practical lessons for practitioners seeking to build similar collaboration between EITI platforms, anti-corruption agencies and civil society in their own countries.\n\n## The speakers\n\n- **Patricia Mkadawire**, Acting Principal Investigations Officer, Anti-Corruption Bureau of Malawi\n- **Jimmy Mtafya**, Chief Corruption Prevention Officer, Anti-Corruption Bureau of Malawi\n- **Leonard Mushani**, Secretariat Manager, MWEITI\n\nThe discussion will be moderated by **Dr Amanda Cabrejo le Roux**, Deputy Director, Green Corruption, Basel Institute on Governance.\n\n## Participate\nThe meeting will be held on Zoom with simultaneous interpretation in English, French and Spanish. It is open to current members of the Countering Environmental Corruption Practitioners Forum as well as those potentially interested in joining.\n- [zoom meeting registration](https:\u002F\u002Fbaselgovernance.zoom.us\u002Fmeeting\u002Fregister\u002FRFgsjg0_RJWkdsJJbvWC4Q#\u002Fregistration)\n\n## About the Minerals Corruption Working Group\nThe [Minerals Corruption Working Group](https:\u002F\u002Fenvironmental-corruption.org\u002Fworking-groups\u002Fminerals-corruption) is convened by the Basel Institute on Governance, in coordination with the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI), the Natural Resource Governance Institute (NRGI) and the Centre for Responsible Business Conduct of the Organisation for Economic Co-Operation and Development (OECD).\n","2026-11-05","Countering Environmental Corruption Practitioners Forum","Event",[11],"Green Corruption",null,[14],{"url":15,"caption":16},"https:\u002F\u002Fenvironmental-corruption.org\u002Fjoin","Join the Countering Environmental Corruption Practitioners Forum (membership is free)","minerals-corruption-wg-malawi-mining-sector","14:00 CET \u002F 08:00 EST","Online (zoom)","https:\u002F\u002Fbaselgovernance.zoom.us\u002Fmeeting\u002Fregister\u002FRFgsjg0_RJWkdsJJbvWC4Q#\u002Fregistration","zoom meeting registration","published",{"id":24,"storage":25,"filename_disk":26,"filename_download":27,"title":28,"type":29,"created_on":30,"modified_on":30,"charset":12,"filesize":31,"width":32,"height":33,"duration":12,"embed":12,"description":12,"location":12,"tags":12,"metadata":34,"focal_point_x":12,"focal_point_y":12,"tus_id":12,"tus_data":12,"uploaded_on":30},"35a46696-2ef3-4324-9ea8-1cef1bf2b23d","local","35a46696-2ef3-4324-9ea8-1cef1bf2b23d.png","20261105_Minerals-Corruption-Working-Group-meeting.png","20261105 Minerals Corruption Working Group Meeting","image\u002Fpng","2026-10-28T15:37:38.000Z",400976,1200,800,{},[],[37],{"id":38,"events_id":39,"countries_id":45},10,{"id":4,"title":5,"image":24,"body":6,"date_start":7,"date_end":7,"organiser":8,"type":9,"topics":40,"nid":12,"links":41,"slug":17,"summary":12,"time":18,"location":19,"registration_link":20,"registration_link_text":21,"status":22,"tags":43,"countries":44},[11],[42],{"url":15,"caption":16},[],[38],{"id":46,"name":47,"code":48,"latitude":49,"longitude":50},153,"Malawi","MW",-13.25431,34.30152,{"left":52,"top":52,"width":53,"height":53,"rotate":52,"vFlip":54,"hFlip":54,"body":55},0,20,false,"\u003Cpath fill=\"currentColor\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M17 10a.75.75 0 0 1-.75.75H5.612l4.158 3.96a.75.75 0 1 1-1.04 1.08l-5.5-5.25a.75.75 0 0 1 0-1.08l5.5-5.25a.75.75 0 1 1 1.04 1.08L5.612 9.25H16.25A.75.75 0 0 1 17 10\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\"\u002F>",1793202688705]