Senior Chief Malemia has been sentenced to 21 years behind bars after being convicted of having sexual relations with a young girl and helping to arrange an abortion for her — in a case that has scandalised the nation. The Senior Resident Magistrate’s Court in Z omba delivered the damning verdict today, with Magistrate Elijah […]
Disgraced Senior Chief Malemia is facing the very real prospect of rotting in a prison cell after being convicted of defiling a teenage girl — and then helping her get rid of the baby. The once-respected traditional leader was found guilty at the Magistrates’ Court in Zomba, in a case that has left the community […]
The much-awaited motion on the Termination of Pregnancy Bill was rejected by members of parliament on Thursday from being tabled in the House and it was removed from the revised Order Paper, an outline of business to be tackled in Parliament. The motion to debate the bill was moved by Chitipa MP, Werani Chilenga who […]
The Malawi Parliamentary Health Committee says it will present and move a motion of the Termination of Pregnancy (TOP) bill on Thursday, March 11 2021 in the Parliament which will also be presented as a Private Member’s Bill respectively in the face of opposition from faith groups. If passed, the termination of pregnancy bill would […]
A group of Sheikh’s leaders from different Muslim organisations in the country which are under the Qadriyyah Muslim Association of Malawi (QMAM) through Qadriyyah Ulama Council in Malawi (QUCM) has come out to openly support the controversial proposed Termination of Pregnancy Bill. The grouping officials on Monday came out in the open to support the bill which has been sharply […]
Youths from Mzuzu and Nkhata-Bay have spoken in support of the proposed Termination of Pregnancy Bill, saying if passed it will help in safeguarding their sexual reproductive health rights. The youths sounded their concerns at Ilala Crest Lodge on Thursday where they had a meeting as part of 16 Days of Activism against Gender Based […]
Chairperson for Parliamentary Health Committee, Dr. Mathews Ngwale says he will table the the controversial Termination of Pregnancy Billduring the February, 2021 Parliamentary Sitting with hope that legislators will give a nod to the bill. Speaking in Mzuzu on Thursday during a youth conference on sexual and reproductive health rights (SRHR), Ngwale said he did […]
Some concerned citizens comprising faith leaders and self-proclaimed survivors of abortion are opposing the tabling in Parliament of the Termination of Pregnancy Bill and have petitioned members of Parliament (MPs) to curtail any debate on the proposed legislation, stating that it is against the fundamental right to human life. The survivors, comprise men whose mothers […]
The influential Catholic Church, which is leading a wider movement of anti-abortion laws in Malawi has asked Leader of Opposition in Parliament Kondwani Nankhumwa to lobby fellow legislators to reject the proposed Termination of Pregnancy Bill, which is expected to be tabled in parliament this week. Chairperson for the Episcopal Conference of Malawi and Archbishop […]
Some chiefs in the Southern Region have backed an amendment of the abortion law that allows for the termination of unwanted pregnancies under certain conditions and are persuading members of Parliament to pass the Termina pf Pregnancy Bill when it is tabled for debate during the current sitting of the National Assembly. Under the yet […]
Leaders of various prophetic ministries and churches in Malawi have vowed to take any steps possible to stop Parliament from debating and passing the proposed Termination of Pregnancy Bill into law. But the prophets, who were led by Prophet David Mbewe of the Living Word Evangelical Church (LIWEC) during a news conference held in Lilongwe […]
Chairperson of the Parliamentary Committee on Health, Mathews Ngwale has challenged the youth in the country to lobby their members of Parliament to support the Termination of Pregnancy Bill also known as the Abortion Bill when it is tabled in Parliament. Ngwale, who is expected to move the motion on the bill as a private […]
The Termination of Pregnancy Bill also known as the Abortion Bill has dominated the headlines on Saturday with reports that female lawmakers and most Northern Region legislators have vowed to reject the piece of legislation if it is tabled during the current sitting. The proposed Bill is lobbying for the safe termination of pregnancy where it […]
Evangelical Pastors Alliance has threatened to hold demonstrations if Parliament will pass a bill that would allow abortion in cases of rape and incest, saying they will persuade President Lazarus Chakwera not to assent the piece of legislation into law. Reverend Vincent Chiesa of Blantyre Baptist Church and Bishop Gift Chaura of Evangelical Pastors Alliance […]
Are there people who are alive today but had no right to live? The answer is shocking if you listen to some people. Rev. Jesse Jackson, the famous civil rights leader, was conceived when his mother at 16 years was raped (statutory rape). According to modern pro-abortion reasoning, his mother had a right to get […]
State House confirmed on Monday that the Termination of Pregnancy Bill will be tabled in the current sitting of Parliament. As expected, voices against this bill are already soaring. For instance, the Malawi Council of Churches, Episcopal Conference of Malawi, Muslim Association of Malawi, Evangelical Association of Malawi and Qadria Muslims Association of Malawi have […]
Faith leaders stand resolute on their resolve to block the debating and enactment of the proposed Abortion Bill scheduled for tabling in the National Assembly this week. The clergymen and women, riding on the banner of the Episcopal Conference of Malawi (ECM), Malawi Council of Churches (MCC), Evangelical Association of Malawi (EAM) and Quadria Muslim […]
Parliament is set to discuss a Termination of Pregnancy bill which aims at expanding avenues for women to have safe abortion. Speaking during the Weekly Briefings on Monday, presidential press secretary Brian Banda said the bill is coming in the House as a private member’s bill. MP will debate, pass or reject the Bill to […]