[2] Some of his major stories was an exposé on a plot by the UDF under President Bakili Muluzi to amend the Constitution to allow him to run for a third term in office.
Banda's work on anti-corruption also led to the arrest of a petroleum firm's CEO on charges of corruption involving US$11 million.
[4] Mabvuto is also credited for exposing a corrupt minister of education who abused state funds to finance his wedding.
[6][7] Both Mr. Tenthani and Mabvuto Banda were at their homes in Blantyre and detained at police headquarters in Lilongwe.
[6][7][8][9] In March 2012 Banda also made headlines in the Malawi press for challenging the Minister of Information, Patricia Kaliati, about the role of government.