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 […]
The much anticipated “day of rage” demonstration staged in the capital Lilongwe to demand an end to impunity failed to pull a crowd as many Malawians feared to join the protest with vivid memories of the fierce crackdown in the normally peaceful nation by law enforcers when 18 people were killed in an anti government protests July […]
Governance activist Undule Mwakasungula has called for dialogue with civil society organisations (CSOs) to ensure peaceful protests on Thursday March 2 2017 hold in Lilongwe when activists take to the streets to hold “Day of Rage” demonstrations. The CSOs demand transparency, accountability and an end to impunity which they claim has reached disturbing levels in […]
Some section fo the civil society organisations (CSOS)have said they will be holding protests marking a “day of rage” among the people, on Thursday March 2 2017 in the capital Lilongwe to demand an end to impunity which they claim has reached disturbing levels in the country. The organiser including Catholic Commission for Justice and Peace […]
Civil society organisations (CSOs) have described the fresh cashgate deals busted through flawed maize purchase procedures from Zambia as disturbing, and have said they will go to the streets for protests as they since demanded that all contracts between the Government of Malawi be suspended with immediate effect. The CSOs – Youth and Society (YAS), […]
Civil society organisations (CSOs) fear arbitrary crackdowns on their finances and they are up in arms against certain clauses in the NGO draft policy which they feel if implemented would kill the CSOs. Benedicto Kondowe, who is leading a consortium of CSOs says a clause that forbids CSOs from getting foreign funding is undemocratic as […]
The Malawi Revenue Authority (MRA) Friday urged the Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) in the country to be tax compliant first if they were to take the message to the masses. MRA Deputy Commissioner General, Roza Mbilizi, made the appeal in Lilongwe during the national workshop with CSO leaders as a way of enhancing the ongoing […]
A nationwide peaceful demonstration will be held to force President Peter Mutharika to dismiss Minister of Agriculture, Irrigation and Water Development George Thapatula Chaponda who is officially under probe by the Anti Corruption Bureau (ACB) on corruption and abuse of office. Chaponda is implicated in the Zambia maize procurement saga. A commission of inquiry which […]
A whatsapp stray chat from a veteran women activist Faustace Chirwa has revealed that State House is funding some civil society organisations leaders to buy them off as progovernment activists. Chirwa, who has ever shown that she is a progovernment activist, asks presidential advisor on civil society Mabvuto Bamusi to fund activities of CSOs like […]
Civil society organisations (CSOs) have called on President Peter Mutharika to come out and spell out his role in the Zambia maize saga. A representative of CSOs Robert Mkwezalamba said the embattled Minister of Agriculture, Irrigation and Water Development George Chaponda has constantly mentioned Mutharika in the whole maize saga. Chaponda told the parliamentary inquiry […]
Civil society organisations on Tuesday served Speaker of the National Assembly Richard Msowoya with High Court documents in relation to the suspension of Minister of Agriculture, Irrigation and Water Development George Chaponda. This follows the reluctance by Msowoya on Monday to announce in the House that Chaponda was on suspension in the absence of the […]
Human rights activist Allie Mwachande with backing from fellow Human Rights Defenders (HRD) including the vocal Gift Trapence who is also Executive Director for Centre for Development for People (CEDEP) plans to mobilize Malawians of good will to hold Vigil at the airport on the day suspended Malawi Minister of Agriculture, Irrigation and Water Development Dr. George Chaponda returns […]
Executive Director for Youth and Society (YAS) Charles Kajoloweka has advised suspended Agriculture, Irigation and Water Development Minister D George Chaponda to ‘adhere to a court’ decision issued on Monday 17th January 2017 at the Mzuzu High Court sustaining the injunction stopping him from discharging his duties as Cabinet minister. High Court Judge John Chirwa, […]
At least 18 civil rights organisations have asked Solicitor General Janet Chikaya Banda to step down from the Peter Mutharika appointed Commission of Inquiry on maizegate following her her comments on social media platform, Facebook, which seemed to imply that the Judiciary was clueless on its powers and functions. Banda’s post followed the High Court […]
Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) have warned public officials both elected and appointed that they are being watched and will account for their omissions or commission when discharging their duties arguing that nobody is above law. The CSOs said they have enhanced their watchdog role claiming there is a total collapse of state accountability institutions in […]
Malawi civil society organisations (CSOs) and activist have applied for a judicial review from the High Court in Mzuzu and among other things asking Minister of Agriculture, Irrigation and Water Development George Chaponda to resign over Zambian maize misprocurement saga and pave way for investigations. The CSOs led by youth activist Charles Kajoloweka – are […]
A prominent human rights activist Undule Mwakasungula, who is also former Centre for Human Rights and Rehabilitation (CHRR) executive directoris appealing to Malawi President Peter Mutharika to include the representative of the media and civil society organisations leaders into the commission of inquiry into the alleged misprocurement of maize from Zambia by State grain trader […]
Minister of Information, Communication and ICT, Nicholous Dausi has advised leaders of civil society organisations (CSOs) to be calm and wait for the results of the ‘maizegate’ commission of inquiry before making fresh demands on the issue. Dausi said this in reaction to the CSOs demands to include them in the commission of inquiry as well as some […]