Malawi Human Rights Commission (MHRC) has made a frantic plea to Human Rights Defenders Coalition (HRDC) to call off the scheduled by-weekly protests, saying they are turning violent. MHRC executive director David Nungu says the protests will negatively affect the country’s economy and greater suffering of the people. “These negative effects could be avoided if peaceful […]
The governing Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) cadets are swiftly washing away a graffiti on Providence Secondary School fence wall which says ‘APM must fall’. The graffiti was put just last night on the fence wall in Mulanje central, the constituency of hitherto president Peter Mutharika’s blue eyed boy, Kondwani Nankhumwa. Mulanje is regarded as the […]
Opposition Malawi Congress Party (MCP) president Lazarus Chakwera has launched a blistering attack on the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) for stalking the already fragile political situation with petrol bombings to trigger the state of emergency. Chakwera said this on Monday at a news conference in Lilongwe just hours after MCP offices were petrol bombed […]
Political pundits have put their weight behind political parties who are holding campaign like rallies, saying this is the only way to remain relevant and connected to grassroot supporters. This comes amid calls by Malawi Law Society (MLS) who say parties should stop holding the campaign like rallies, as this was not a campaign window […]
Communities in Senior Chief Nthondo in Ntchisi have expressed optimism that sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) will soon be history following the construction of a Community Victim Support Unit (CVSU) in the area. The United Nations (UN) has constructed the unit under the Spotlight Initiative Project, which receives funding from the European Union (EU) and […]
NICO Group, Malawi’s giant financial services provider, pooled all its employees together for a Family Day outing at Blantyre Sports Club in Blantyre where they were joined by their families to relax, interact and celebrate their efforts in making NICO the strong brand it is today. They indulged in a fun walk from Chichiri Shopping […]
Lilongwe Society for the Protection and Care of Animals (LSPCA) has created action groups to conduct free rabies vaccination in the city to curb prevalence of rabies cases and speculations. Membership of the groups include city council representatives, chiefs and health surveillance assistants. LSPCA rabies programmes manager Edson Chiweta recently said that they are working with […]
An irate mob in Chiradzulu has killed a 25-year-old suspected thief and police say they are looking for his accomplices. Assistant police publicity secretary for Chiradzulu Vincent Khola has confirmed the killing of the suspect. Khola said Lucky Moffat was caught red handed in a house where he and his accomplices are suspected to have […]
A group of women called Malawi Natural Hair Convention has organized an event called the Natural hair convention where women will be taught how to best care for their natural hair. Co-Founder and speaker of the Malawi Natural Hair Convention, Tilinao Lamba said the motive behind the event was to show people the beauty of […]
Chibuku Products Limited Malawi (CPL) has seized over 200 cases of Chibuku Super beer in Lilongwe which is suspected to have been smuggled into the country from neighbouring Zambia. The development comes after the company conducted a two-day search in Lilongwe and Mchinji districts on July 16 and 17 respectively. In Lilongwe, the illegally imported […]
Prophet Shepherd Bushiri donated medical equipment worth hundreds of thousands of rands to Itereleng clinic in Dobsonville, Soweto on Thursday during the commemoration of the Nelson Mandela day. The event was attended by a large number of people who live in the township of Soweto. Speaking in an interview , the facility manager, Nomkosi Masala […]
Police in Dowa are looking for two Ethiopians over allegations that they are connected to a ring of human traffickers at Dzaleka Refufgee Camp in Dowa. Dowa police officer-in-charge Charles Msitu has confirmed that the two Ethiopians were allegedly involved in human trafficking at the 40,000-strong refugee camp. “These two Ethiopians are notorious and deadly. […]
The Chewa Heritage Foundation (CHEFO) has embarked on a campaign in Lilongwe rural to sensitise residents to the need to conduct demonstrations. Speaking during a meeting organized by Lilongwe District Council, the chairperson for the foundation, Lyson Banda said the campaign follows violent scenes during recent demonstration that let to destruction of property. Banda said […]
United Nations officials in the country are warning Malawians over bogus job offers in various social media platforms, saying they are fake. In a statement, UN Malawi says there is an ongoing fake recruitment process in the name of Committee, Social and Cultural Rights (CESR) under the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSIC). “In […]
Blantyre City Council has refused Human Rights Defenders Coalition (HRDC) permission to hold peaceful march protests Friday in the commercial capital. Council spokesperson Anthony Kasunda said HIRDC had failed to pay K9.5 million in damages of property occurred in the previous similar protests which turned violent. “We told them to pay for the damages first […]
The High Court has dismissed hearing of a Chikulamayembe chieftaincy case because it was prematurely brought to the court. Justice Dorothy De Gabrielle dismissed the case on Wednesday saying it was not ripe for adjudication. The claimants applied for an injunction against the elevation of the acting chief Chikulamayembe. But the judge said the elevation […]
Human Rights Defenders Coalition (HRDC) have flatly refused to reschedule peaceful demonstrations on Friday following a graduation ceremony of Mzuzu University graduands. HRDC regional chairperson for the north Happy Mhango said the two activities can go at the same time, saying it was the duty of the police to ensure protection of people’s lives and […]
Rwandans living in Malawi will on Friday celebrate the 25th Anniversary of Rwanda’s Liberation Day know as Kwibohora25 which is a reminder on how far Rwanda has come since the heroic stopping of the 1994 Genocide against Tutsi and the country’s total liberation on 4th July 1994 by the men and women organised under the […]