By Wanga Gwede, Nyasa Times Vendors have started selling their merchandise in the streets of Malawi’s capital Lilongwe claiming President Bingu wa Mutharika allowed them to do so. But presidential spokesman Hetherwick Ntaba said Mutharika never gave that directive when he met vendors. Almost all streets of the Malawian capital, Lilongwe, from Kamuzu Procession Road, […]
By Nyasa Times Reporter Malawi’s acclaimed poet, linguist and human rights activist, Dr. Jack Mapanje has advised Malawians to be vigilant to resist and fight dictatorship in the country. Speaking on BBC’s Network Africa, Mapanje noted that Malawi was passing through a critical phase of its history, and said Malawians should be resolute to check […]
By Thom Chiumia, Nyasa Times Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) will continue ruling Malawi beyond 2014 elections, newly appointed campaign director Dr Ken Zikhale Ng’oma has declared. “DPP is now very cleaner party,” said Zikhale on Straight Talk programme aired on Capital Radio Thursday. “At 2014 you like or not DPP will still be ruling this […]
A coalition of 18 trade Unions, 11 national Christian councils, 15 umbrella NGO Bodies as well as civil society groups, think thanks and human rights organisations from Malawi and across southern Africa have called on the Malawian President, Bingu wa Mutharika, to put an immediate stop to the ongoing harassment and intimidation being meted out […]
By Wise One From The East “We’re all afraid of where we’re going. Each one of us is afraid of what is coming next. If you’re not, then ask yourselves why. You may be just like a peacock that hides its head in the ground when danger approaches.” Bishop Joseph Mukasa Zuza – August 16, […]
By Peter Makossah, Nyasa Times Malawi Watch says president Bingu wa Mutharika must get the US$20milion debt back from Zimbabwe and spruce down his bloated cabinet to size in order to address the country’s flagging economy. The watchdog’s Executive Director Billy Banda says Mutharika must move swiftly “in addressing our economic struggles so that we […]
By Courtex Nzima, a correspondent Embattled President Bingu wa Mutharika has blasted Malawians in Diaspora describing them in general as desperate crooks and thieves. Mutharika was speaking in Blantyre soon after Tuesday prayers when he was meeting his party officials at Sanjika palace. He was irked that Malawi Diaspora Forum UK chapter met officials of […]
By Ganizani Desmond, a blogger In his song, Multipartidisme, Alpha Blondy sings: The teachers are angry Their trade union rights violated Students are angry They want more freedom! Doctors are angry Because they are poorly paid The workers are angry Because they have been oppressed The government is angry The empty state coffers emptied Everybody […]
By Judith Moyo, Nyasa Times The Youth Association for Democracy (YADEMA) has faulted civil society organizations for canceling the August 17 anti government vigil. YADEMA in a statement issued by its interim chairperson, Lilongwe-based lawyer Wapona Kitta says the cancellation has taken away the legitimate expectation which was created in its membership that they would […]
By Thom Chiumia, Nyasa Times Veteran politician Gwanda Chakuamba has hinted at possibly running for presidency in 2014 under the banner of his New Republican Party (NRP). Chakuamba announced after 2009 elections that he had “finally” retired from active politics but later resurfaced to lead his NRP. Speaking on Straight Talk programme on Capital Radio […]
By Wanga Gwede, Nyasa Times Representatives of Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) and Presidential Committee on Contact and Dialogue held a preliminary dialogue meeting on 16 August, 2011 at Capital Hotel facilitated by the United Nations representatives to explore modalities on dialogue following the presentation of a 20-point of concern petition to the Head of State […]
By Evelyn Chibwe, Nyasa Times President Bingu wa Mutharika had a rude awakening when head of the Catholic church in Malawi, His Grace Bishop Joseph Mukasa Zuza bluntly said in his presence that he should stop gagging the civil society, the media and the faith community, saying they had a role to play in safeguarding […]
By Wanga Gwede, Nyasa Times Barely 24 hours to go, civil society organisations in Malawi have announced the call off of their much-anticipated and widely publicised August 17 national vigils. Rodgers Newa, a spokesman for the organizers, told reporters Tuesday that protests were being postponed indefinitely because of a court injunction issued to stop them […]
By Loti Banda, Nyasa Times The Malawi Diaspora Forum (MDF) says it plans to hold vigil at the Malawi High Commission’s offices in London in solidarity with Malawians who have planned mass demonstrations on August 17. This was disclosed at the Forum’s conference in Nottingham on Saturday at Park Inn Hotel when delegates demanded protests […]
By Wanga Gwede, Nyasa Times President Bingu wa Mutharika’s good gesture of inviting vendors to Sanjika Palace has turned into blame to the Head of State that he disturbed their businesses because they failed to ply their trade on the next day due to hangover. “We dined and guzzled a lot of beer with the […]
By Makhumbo R. Munthali In one of my last year articles, Tread Carefully on Peter [which appeared in The Nation newspaper of August 9 2010], I bemoaned the tendency by some DPP faithfuls of “prematurely” embarking on a campaign trail bent at selling by-then Minister of Justice and Constitutional affairs Professor Peter Mutharika’s 2014 presidential […]
By Green Muheya, Nyasa Times Malawi civil society organisations (CSOs) have denied accusation by President Bingu Wa Mutharika of having received funds from European countries to overthrow his government. Mutharika in a speech on Malawi Broadcasting Corporation (MBC) radio on Sunday, accused ‘some’ European countries of funding protests to enforce “unconstitutional regime change”. “We know […]
By Lusubilo Sichali, Nyasa Times The former governing United Democratic Front (UDF) says it eagerly expected that President Bingu Mutharika would in his national address delivered on Sunday demonstrate empathy and sincere remorse that the people are going through serious social, economic and political challenges as a result of the President’s arrogance and policies that […]