Malawi is supposed to be a civilized social and political nation committed to a happy view of life. It cannot be looked at differently. The current sense of catastrophe which we are being beaten with by Civil Society activists led by Billy Mayaya and his tribe is supposed to be the monopoly and luxury of […]
Malawi human rights activist Billy Mayaya has called for renouncing violence against non-Muslim groups in the eastern lakeshore district of Mangochi which is predominantly for Moslems. Mayaya told Nyasa Times that it’s worrisome to note about violence that erupted when a trader Paulo Msangwa slaughtered a pig and went to sell it at Maldeco Market in the district. This […]
One of the prominent human rights activist Billy Mayaya has condemned the Joyce Banda administration for hiring a London based public relations firm Bell Pottinger after the Capital Hill looting scandal christened Cash-gate, saying it is reputation laundering. Malawi has been rocked by widespread corruption, losing millions of funds to theft by mostly ruling People’s Party officials […]
Consumers Association of Malawi (CAMA) on Thursday successfully delivered its petitions to government authorities after demonstrations against the government’s failure to swiftly act on the plundering of public finances in what is known as cash-gate scandal. The poorly patronized but peaceful demonstrations which started from Parliament Building to the Capital Hill in Lilongwe were graced […]
A group calling themselves concerned consumers of the Electricity Supply Commission of Malawi (Escom) has warned of nationwide demonstrations over the parastatal’s “insensitivity to customer’s needs” among others. The concerned electricity users also observe that the load-shedding programme has deteriorated to intolerable levels, thereby affecting the economy in light of the government’s touted Economic Recovery […]
Malawi activists have respected and appreciated the decision of ruling People’s Party (PP) secretary-general Henry Chibwana to resign, hailing it as “a good example of responsibility shown by someone who did put his party into disrepute.” Chibwana resigned on Sunday over the remarks he made at a rally last week that Malawi would be better off […]
Malawi’s political and human rights activists have told governing People’s Party (PP) Secretary General, Henry Chibwana, to either withdraw his “ill-fated” remarks or resign from his position for bringing disrepute to President Joyce Banda’s party. Chibwana said in Lilongwe on Monday it was his party’s wish to see the country going back to a one-party state because […]
Human rights activist Billy Mayaya said the arrests of eight e students for being in possession of leaked Malawi School Certificate of Education (MSCE) examination papers is “justified” but has called on a probe to Malawi Examinations Board (Maneb). Mayaya’s comments posted on his Facebook Timeline comes after Maneb in conjunction with Police, this week, arrested eight […]
A vocal human rights activist Billy Mayaya has resounded the call for President Joyce Banda to declare her assets I the wake of reports that former president late Bingu wa Mutharika had accumulated wealth up to K61 billion in the eight years he was in power. Mayaya told Nyasa Times that civil society wants President […]
Head of an NGO National League for Democracy and Development, Billy Mayaya has called for Minister of Labour Eunice Makangala to resign following revelations that Lilongwe did not sign an agreement with South Korea on the controversial labour export. Makangala have been telling the country that South Korea agreed to employ 100, 000 Malawians. But […]
A vocal human rights activist has asked Malawi government to tread carefully in its health reforms after announcing that it is reintroducing paying for the provision of health service in the country in order to improve on its delivery. According to Principal Secretary for Ministry of Health Charles Mwansambo, government will reintroduce the paying services […]
A vocal human rights activist Billy Mayaya has added his voice to the growing chorus for President Joyce Banda to take action on reports that staple grain, maize in the grain reserves were rotten. About 30 000 metric tonnes of maize is damaged at the silos when Malawi faces a shortage of the grain on […]
Malawi’s prominent human rights activist Billy Mayaya has drafted a petition which Malawians are signing online denouncing demands from members of Parliament (MPs) to get K10 million (about $27 777) each as fuel allowance arrears. The National Assembly has 193 MPs, which means the total amount paid would add up to K1.9 billion (about $5.3 million). But […]
Malawians have bashed the much touted first ever live presidential programme aired on Zodiak Broadcasting Station (ZBS) claiming President Joyce Banda’s lecture offered no hope to the citizenry. Snap interviews Nyasa Times conducted immediately after the programme, revealed that most people who listened to the President were not satisfied with her speech. They observed that […]
Malawi’s prominent human rights activist Billy Mayaya has criticized the government for arresting two women from the southern district of Mwanza for allegedly insulting or undermining the authority of President Joyce Banda. According to published reports, two women, 26-year-old Eliza Kusheni and Dorothy Ng’onga, 24, are claiming police arrested them last week for insulting President […]
Malawi activists have advised the new director of the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) Judge Rezine Mzikamanda to restore public confidence in the bureau and desist from discriminative prosecution. President Joyce Banda appointed Mzikamanda as ACB director. The President had earlier appointed him Supreme Court judge after serving as High Court judge for several years. The Parliamentary […]
Malawi’s political rabble-rouser Kamlepo Kalua who has been backing President Mrs. Joyce Banda has for the first time attacked her government accusing it of “abandoning God” for suspending a law banning same-sex relationships. Kalua has been strong backer of the President’s economic reforms since Banda took over as the country’s leader following the death of Bingu […]
Malawi Chapter of the Media Institute of Southern Africa (MISA-Malawi) has condemned the arrest of Malawi Voice’s online editor, Justice Mponda and says it considers his detention and treatment as unconstitutional and retrogressive for Malawi’s nascent democracy. Mponda, 27, was arrested by heavily armed police officers in the early hours of Monday at his Chiwembe […]