Organisers of the anti-Jane Ansah peaceful protests, the Human Rights Defenders Coalition (HRDC) have snubbed the police chief and the ruling party over the demonstrations, saying they are still on come Tuesday despite insecurity threats. HRDC executive member Luke Tembo said on Saturday the protesters have a right to protest as enshrined in the Republican […]
Some vendors in Blantyre have threatened counter protests on Tuesday should the Human Rights Defenders Coalition (HRDC) go ahead to convene. Chairman of the vendors Chester Mwale said the anti-Jane Ansah protests negatively affect their businesses as people fear to go to the central business district. “Our businesses are suffering because of these protests. They […]
Minister of Information, Civic Education and Communications Technology, Mark Botomani has asked staff working in the Information Department to desist from involvement in politics in their line of duty. The minister was addressing the staff on Friday at the department’s offices in Area 3 in Lilongwe during his familiarisation tour to the offices. The minister […]
An accountants body has asked the government to remove value added tax on essential goods and services to increase income disposal for the majority poor. Institute for Chartered Accountants of Malawi (Icam) said this on Friday in Blantyre during pre-budget consultative meeting in the commercial city. Minister of Finance, Economic Planning and Development Joseph Mwanamvekha […]
Officials from the Human Rights Defenders Coalition (HRDC) say the Malawi police is yet to furnish the human rights activists a letter from the Inspector General of police Rodney Jose outlawing peaceful demonstrations aimed at forcing beleaguered Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) chairperson Jane Ansah to resign for messing the May presidential elections. Vice chairperson of […]
Three of the quadlets born to a 33-year-old mother a few weeks ago in Kasungu, have died. Kasungu district health officer Dr. Emmanuel Gorombo has confirmed the death of the three babies, all girls. “The children were premature and were born underweight, this is why they have died,” said Gorombo. The woman, Enita Phiri, conceived […]
Reserve Bank of Malawi (RBM) has announced that it has maintained the policy rate—also known as the bank rate—at 13.5 percent and that the country’s economy is expected to grow by 5% this year, up from 4% the previous year. RBM Governor, Dalitso Kabambe said this to reporters in Mzuzu at the Reserve Bank Mzuzu […]
Malawi Police say they are counting the cost of Thursday’s anti-Jane Ansah protest damages across the country which others say it is colossal. Police spokesperson at the police headquarters James Kadadzera said the auditing team department has Friday morning started counting the cost. “We can only know the cost after the completion of this exercise,” […]
Protest organisers in Karonga have given the district commissioner Emmanuel Burukutu seven days to meet them else they will forcebly remove him from office. The anti-Jane Ansah protest organisers are accusing the district commissioner of being a Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) cadet. The protest organisers say Burukutu has been in the forefront trying to stop […]
Malawi Police in Nkhotakota have arrested a court-marshal over missing pieces of ivory which were meant to be exhibits in a court case. Nkhunga police in Nkhotakota police spokesperson Ignatius Esau said the court-marshal, Gift Nyirenda, 36, is suspected to have stolen one pair of ivory which was kept in an exhibit room at Nkhunga […]
Before elevating two senior chiefs to Traditional Authority in Machinga District, Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Ben Malunga Phiri first made an inspection tour of Machinga District Council’s new office complex in Liwonde where he issued a stern warning to its staff against indulging in corruption. Phiri made the statement after been appraised […]
Malawi Police in Mulanje on Wednesday arrested Benjamin Samson, 28, at Chinakanaka Trading Centre for allegedly being found in possession of medical drugs without licence. According to Mulanje Police Station spokesperson, Gresham Ngwira, the law enforcers were tipped that Samson was selling drugs at Chinakanaka. He said when police went to the trading centre in […]
Malawi police have arrested a 28-year-old Shaibu Mussa for killing a 31 year-old Loveness Gowa at Bunda Forest, Lilongwe Police have confirmed. Public Relations Officer for Central Region Police Headquarters, Kingsley Dandaula said the incident occurred on April 21, 2018 at around 11 o’clock in the morning. “On the day of the incident, the deceased, […]
The road leading to Kamuzu Palace – the official residence of President Peter Mutharika in the capital Lilongwe was full of smoke on Thursday afternoon as thousands of anti Jane Ansah protesters burnt bushes along the road on their march to the palace to submit a petition to force the embattled Chairperson of the Malawi […]
Minister of Lands, Housing and Urban Development, Symon Vuwa Kaunda, has warned his ministry officials in the northern region, against corruption in the sale of land. The minister said there is a “perception” that the Land Department is one of the most corrupt entities in the country and said they need to save face. He […]
Deputy Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Esther Majaza, has installed Malani Phiri as Traditional Authority (T/A) Mkumbira and elevated group village heads (GVH) Thula and Chipimbininga to sub-traditional authorities in Nkhata Bay District. Malani Phiri has acted as T/A Mkumbira since the death of his predecessor Senior Chief Mkumbira in 2018. The combined […]
Malawi Police in Kasungu have arrested four people for being found in possession of ivory whose elephants are suspected to have been poached from Kasungu National Park. Police spokesperson in Kasungu Harry Namwaza said the four were found with ivory worth 34 kilograms. “They were selling the ivory at K60,000 per kilogram,” said Namwaza. He […]
About a hundred protesters, masquerading as Lilongwe vendors, took to the streets protesting against Jane-Ansah Human Rights Defenders Coalition (HRDC) sanctioned demonstrations. HRDC and opposition political parties Malawi Congress Party and UTM have been organizing demonstrations to force Ansah, a judge at Malawi Supreme Court of Appeal, to step down as MEC chair. The demonstrators […]