By Wanga Gwede, Nyasa Times Barely 24 hours to go, civil society organisations in Malawi have announced the call off of their much-anticipated and widely publicised August 17 national vigils. Rodgers Newa, a spokesman for the organizers, told reporters Tuesday that protests were being postponed indefinitely because of a court injunction issued to stop them […]
By Lucky Mkandawire Malawian photographers have been mourning the demise of one of the country’s photography kingpins, Mitunda Mbeta who died Sunday morning at Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital in Blantyre. He had been suffering from diabetes and sight complications for sometime, according to family members. Thousands of people from all walks of life converged at […]
By Loti Banda, Nyasa Times The Malawi Diaspora Forum (MDF) says it plans to hold vigil at the Malawi High Commission’s offices in London in solidarity with Malawians who have planned mass demonstrations on August 17. This was disclosed at the Forum’s conference in Nottingham on Saturday at Park Inn Hotel when delegates demanded protests […]
By Wanga Gwede, Nyasa Times President Bingu wa Mutharika’s good gesture of inviting vendors to Sanjika Palace has turned into blame to the Head of State that he disturbed their businesses because they failed to ply their trade on the next day due to hangover. “We dined and guzzled a lot of beer with the […]
By Nyasa Times Reporter UK Department for International Development (DFID) in Malawi has a new Head of Office, Sarah Sanyahumbi, who succeeds Gwen Hines and assumes her duties on Monday. According to a statement from DFID, Sanyahumbi is an experienced Senior Civil Servant with over 17 years working in development, primarily in Asia. “I am […]
By Wanga Gwede, Nyasa Times Malawi’s traditional chiefs on Monday made a passionate appeal to rights groups to call off the planned nationwide vigils against President Bingu wa Mutharika set for Wednesday in order to “save loss of life” and damage to property as it happened on July 20, saying they should give dialogue a chance. […]
By Green Muheya, Nyasa Times Chairman of the Mulhako wa Alhomwe heritage group in the northern region chapter, Wilson Moleni, has resigned from his position. Moleni said he has informed the group’s leadership about his resignation. “I have decided to resign from Mulhako and my decision has been communicated to the group leaders,” said Moleni […]
By Dennis Chirwa, Nyasa Times Preliminary findings by the Malawi Human Rights Commission (MHRC) have revealed that Malawi Police Service used live bullets on a largely peaceful July 20 demonstrations when 19 people were killed and many more suffered severe injuries. Malawians were protesting against the rising cost of fuel, increasing political repression and deteriorating […]
By Green Muheya, Nyasa Times Malawi civil society organisations (CSOs) have denied accusation by President Bingu Wa Mutharika of having received funds from European countries to overthrow his government. Mutharika in a speech on Malawi Broadcasting Corporation (MBC) radio on Sunday, accused ‘some’ European countries of funding protests to enforce “unconstitutional regime change”. “We know […]
NEWS ANALYSIS: By Garvey Karvei, Nyasa Times Malawi President Bingu wa Mutharika has appointed a ten-man committee to manage affairs of his recently announced Presidential Contact and Dialogue Group (PCDG), according to Zodiak Radio. The terms of reference (TOR) for the Presidential Contact and Dialogue Group include; * To act as a platform for contact […]
By Evelyn Chibwe, Nyasa Times President Bingu wa Mutharika has accused unnamed European governments of bankrolling Malawi non-governmental organisations (NGOs) in order for them to organize mass demonstration against his government and effect unconstitutional regime change. Speaking when he addressed the nation on Sunday via the Malawi Broadcasting (MBC) radio and television, Mutharika said the […]
By Green Muheya, Nyasa Times Organisers of Malawi August 17 countrywide vigils aimed at demanding President Bingu wa Mutharika’s immediate redress for their concerns have released an outline of the vigils which they say will be in two segments. The first phase of the vigils will be for 48 hours (two days) within which the […]
By Felie Mzumara, Nyasa Times Police in Mzimba have arrested a 21-year-old woman in Mzimba for killing her newly born child with a hoe handle. Northern Region Police Spokesperson Nora Chimwala said the suspected woman Mary Mvula hit her child immediately after giving birth at home. “She is suspected of killing her newly born child […]
By Evelyn Chibwe, Nyasa Times Malawi President Bingu wa Mutharika has compared the protests in his country to this week’s riots in Britain and yet again issued arrest threats against unnamed civil rights leaders who planned the July 20 mass demonstrations against the deteriorating economic, social and political order. “I will hunt you and I […]
By Nyasa Times Reporter Newly appointed Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) first vice President Goodall Gondwe has asked boss President Bingu wa Mutharika to immediately revise the policy on the proceeds from Kayelekera Uranium Mine in Karonga, which are currently earmarked for the 2014 campaign, for use in the northern region. Gondwe said there is need […]
By Lusubilo Sichali, Nyasa Times In a 25-minute long national address monitored on state-owned Malawi Broadcasting Corporation (MBC) on Sunday, President Bingu wa Mutharika pleaded with organizers of the August 17 mass protests to call them off, claiming his government is doing all it can to improve the deteriorating economic and political governance in the […]
By Evelyn Chibwe, Nyasa Times Some senior members of the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) politburo are reported to have met on Thursday and Friday in Blantyre to strategize on how they could counter the planned 17 August mass protests. Individuals that attended the meeting included those that sponsored the panga-wielding DPP cadres that terrorized Blantyre […]
By Dennis Chirwa, Nyasa Times Malawi’s first multi-party president Bakili Muluzi arrived back home from South Africa where he was receiving treatment on Saturday. Muluzi’s plane touched down at Chileka airport soon after 12 noon. Addressing members of the press, the retired president who has of lat been using a walking stick due to his […]