Indian national Chandrashekar More, who is said to have set up an edible oil extraction plant in the country,—who was deported from Malawi in May 2017 following his arrest on alleged tax evasion charges— offered a K60 million bribe to Minister of Homeland Security Richard Chimwendo Banda for a reversal of his prohibitive immigration status and […]
Malawi Police Service in Blantyre have arrested one of the influential opposition Democratic Progressive Party’s (DPP) cadets Jomo Osman. Southern region police spokesperson Ramsy Mushani said the arrest of Osman popularly known as Ntopwa 1 is in connection with the assault of rights activist Billy Mayaya in the run up to the court sanctioned presidential […]
Malawi police is being accused of selective justice as it has left Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) cadets led by Jomo Osman who stoned and assaulted human rights activist Billy Mayaya in Blantyre to be loaming in the streets scot free while there has been no arrest in connection with alleged attack in Human Rights Defenders Coalition […]
Several human rights activist and commentators on Wednesday warned authorities against letting the country degenerate into a state of lawlessness after members of the governing Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) youth wing—commonly referred to as cadets— attacked Human Rights Defenders Coalition (HRDC) official Billy Mayaya and others who were injured. Governance expert Makhumbo Munthali, rights activist […]
Human rights activist Billy Mayaya has been rushed to Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital after he was severely hacked in the head by ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) youth cadets who are also accused of abducting some protesters in the Human Rights Defenders Coalition (HRDC) demonstrations. HRDC organised were marching to petition Southern Africa Development Community […]
The Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) supporters on Wednesday blocked Human Rights Defenders Coalition (HRDC) demonstrators in Blantyre who wanted to petition Southern Africa Development Community (Sadc) Electoral Commissions Forum (ECF) delegates meeting in Blantyre. DPP supporters converged at the Chichiri Trade Fair Grounds where Minister of Agriculture Kondwani Nankhumwa was opening the Agriculture Fair While […]
Malawi police says the arrest of human rights activists Reverend McDonald Sembereka and Gift Trapence of the Centre for the Development of People (Cedep) are not politically motivated, saying its purely a criminal offence. Human rights activist Billy Mayaya claimed Sembereka and Trapence arrest was political “persecution” aimed at silencing critics of President Peter Mutharika […]
Divisions have emerged within the Civil Society Organisations (CSO) ranks and file over the Wednesday November 8, demonstrations. The self-acclaimed civil and muman rights campaigner, Mayaya, on 3 November, 2017, served Lilongwe City Council with a five day notice of peaceful demonstration against the unrelenting ESCOM intermittent power cuts. Mayaya in the notice of intention […]
A group of civil society organisations (CSOs) warned to hold nationwide protests as part of a campaign against corruption, economic mismanagement and unemployment. Catholic Commission for Justice and Peace (CCJP), Centre for Development of People (CEDEP), Youth and Society (YAS) and Church and Society (Livingstonia Synod) on Thursday held peaceful protest in Lilongwe and presented […]
Civil Society activist Billy Mayaya has been freed on bail after he was arrested on Tuesday for attempting to stage protests against persistent power black outs and water shortages. Mayaya and two of his colleagues have since been charged with unlawful assembly and holding a demonstration without permission. He has paid K20, 000 and surrendered […]
Civil society groups in the country have condemned the arrest of Billy Mayaya the organiser of Tuesday protests, saying this was unlawful. Mayaya was arrested at Area 18 roundabout where the protest match against persist and never ending blackouts and water shortages, was supposed to start. The police rounded up Mayaya and two others, bundled […]
Human rights activists Billy Mayaya has been arrested by police in Lilongwe as he was about to lead demonstrations against persistent power outage in the country. Mayaya who was organising the demonssltrations has been arrested at Area 18 round about as he was about to start leading group of people in the demonstrations. The highly […]
Human Rights activist Billy Mayaya has confirmed that the demonstrations against poor service delivery by the Electricity Supply Coorperation of Malawi (Escom) in offering Malawians reliable electricity will proceed despite calls from the Police and Lilongwe City Council to have the date to hold the demo’s shifted to a later date. Mayaya said this after holding […]
Demonstrations are often presented as being motivated by violence which endangers the fabric of our society but rights activist Billy Mayaya is saying the protests allow them to hold leaders accountable on various issues of national interest. Mayaya said every citizen ought to regard demonstrations as a tool to compel duty bearers to act on […]
Malawi Police officers equaled the number of protesters in the Customary Land bill protests in Lilongwe. There were 30 protesters against 31 police officers who peacefully escorted the protesters, led by Billy Mayaya, from Area 18 Round About to Civic offices after Police gave Mayaya a green light to go ahead with it. The law enforcers […]
Malawi Police have refused to provide security for the protest match on Monday against the controversial Customary Land bill passed by parliament but organisers of the demonstrations say they will go ahead with or without the law enforcers. Bill Mayaya, the organiser of the protest match said he was surprised that the police have decided […]
Malawi may face mass protests of citizens with a petition to President Peter Mutharika to fire seven ministers, who have been implicated in the suspected K577 billion Cashgate, to ensure more conclusive investigations and prosecution. The civil society groups want President Mutharika to fire all cabinet ministers who are callously draining the economy, enrighing themselves […]
Mulanje South parliamentarian-cum-comedian Bon Kalindo popularly known as Winiko has blasted donors specifically global human rights body, Amnesty International “to go to hell” with their anti-death penalty campaign, saying Malawi needs to execute killers of people with albinism. Kalindo, who organised a protest march to National Assembly with an aim to force the members of […]