Council for Non-Governmental Organisations (CONGOMA) on Monday launched NGO week in the Capital City Lilongwe a mid division locking the NGO fraternity. Addressing reporters in Lilongwe, CONGOMA Executive Director, Ronald Mtonga, said the event is very important because it gives chance to both local and international NGOs to showcase their activities. According to Mtonga, 30 […]
Some Civil Society groups, human rights defenders and lawyers working in the realm of human rights and governance in Southern Africa have challenged Malawi government to end the “culture of impunity” and expedite pursuit of justice on the murder of Anti Corruption Bureau (ACB) Director late Issa Njauja as well as other cases including the […]
Some Civil Society groups, human rights defenders and lawyers working in the realm of human rights and governance in Southern Africa have called for depolitisization of Malawi NGO board. The grouping made these observations during their submission at Forum on the Participation of NGOs in the 57th ordinary session of the African Commission on Human […]
Presidential Advisor on Civil Society organisations, Mavuto Bamusi, on Thursday blasted a group of Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) who released a strong worded communiqué criticizing President Peter Mutharika’s administration as a network of “hypocrites.” On Thursday the CSOs launched a movement in Lilongwe dubbed the Citizens for the Defense of Good Governance. They accused the Mutharika’s adminitration […]
A group of Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) has rejected claims by government’ security intelligence agency that it is involved in a plot to oust President Peter Mutharika. National Intelligence Bureau (NIB) report dated October 16, 2015, alleges that Leader of Opposition and Malawi Congress Party (MCP) president Lazarus Chakwera, civil society leaders Dorothy Ngoma and Martha […]
Malawi’s main Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) on have teamed up and formed a single platform, which they are calling, Citizens forum for the Defence of Good Governance(CFDGG), saying they are not seeking the illegal removal of President Peter Mutharika’s administration. Addressing a news conference in the capital city Lilongwe to mark the official launch of […]
In ensuring political freedom and civil liberties, Malawi Police Service have approved a request by Civil Society Organisations to hold peaceful demonstrations in Lilongwe on Tuesday October 27 to demand better health service delivery from government. Billy Mayaya, the architect of the demonstrations, has confirmed that letters notifying the authorities of the planned demonstrations have […]
Malawi rights campaigner and prominent leaders of Civil Society organisations (CSOs) leaders, who have been critical of government and issued a communiqué calling on President Peter Mutharika to address economic challenges or resign, have been receiving serious threats to their lives including warning of their impending death. The threats are said to be forcing some […]
Malawi’s opposition leader Lazarus Chakwera and some activists have been accused of treason in the report prepared by State spies, National Intelligence Bureau (NIB) as President Peter Mutharika’s administration raised the stakes in the battle to retain its grip on power. The report dated October 16, 2015 which has been stamped ‘Secret’ and sent to […]
Some sections of the civil society organisations are yet to drop their demand for forced resignation of President Peter Mutharika, a day after top cabinet ministers and State House top advisors responded to their communiqué. A source within the CSOs confided with Nyasa Times on Wednesday they will have to meet again as a consortium […]
Malawi’s vocal Civil Society Organisations (CSOs), activists and human rights defenders have claimed government is using a ‘divide and rule, ambush approach’ to dialogue and fanning factionalism in civil society. The vocal CSOs issued a communiqué asking government to clarify on Farm Input Subsidy Programme (Fisp), give a status report on the country’s economy, water […]
Veteran human rights activist Undule Mwakasungula has resurfaced in frontline activism with a bold patriotic stand and has welcomed the government- civil society organisations (CSOs) engagement. Cabinet Ministers called for a government-CSO engagement briefing at the Bingu International Conference Centre (BICC) in Lilongwe to discuss and respond to concerns some CSOs raised last week on […]
Malawi Civil Society Organisations have set October 27 for peaceful demonstrations in Lilongwe to demand better health service delivery from government. Billy Mayaya, the architect of the demonstrations, has confirmed that letters notifying the authorities of the planned demonstrations were delivered on Tuesday to Lilongwe police and the district commissioner’s office. He says the demonstrations […]
Senior Cabinet Ministers on Tuesday held a news conference to explain the current hardships Malawians are going through and responded to civil society organisations petition to President Peter Mutharika to commit as a matter of urgency the challenges facing the country. The CSOs urged Mutharika to reduce local and international travels; expedite pursuit of justice […]
Civil Society Organisations (CSO’s) say proposed solutions by the Public Service Reform Commission must first be approved by National Assembly before implementation. Timothy Mtambo Executive Director for Centre for Human Rights and Rehabilitation (CHRR), said reforms being pursued by President Peter Mutharika administration are not inspiring because they are not aligned with the national vision. […]
Special advisor to the President on non-governmental organisations and civil society, Mavuto Bamusi, has branded Civil Society Organisation (CSOs) of being “noisy” advocates of political propaganda. Bamusi who accused the CSO’s of being “childish” by attacking President Peter Mutharika’s attitude on October 8 during a news conference, said the activist are attacking Mutharika to on […]
President Peter Mutharika’s spokesman Gerald Viola has said the Malawi leader ‘will not resign’ despite calls from Civil Society Organisations (CSOs), activists and human rights defenders. Viola said Mutharika is determined to remain in power until he finishes his term when elections will be held and he will contest for re-election and rejects CSO’s demand […]
Malawi Civil Society Organisations (CSO’s) have undermined President Peter Mutharika economic credentials, calling him to fix the country’s ailing economy. The CSOs include Centre for Human Rights and Rehabilitation (CHRR), Human Rights Defenders Forum, Centre for the Development of People (Cedep), Civil and Political Space Platform as well as human rights activists Martha Kwataine and […]