Introduction We, members of the civil society organizations in Malawi, are saddened with the untimely death of the late Prof. Ngwazi Bingu wa Mutharika who until his death was the father and President of the Malawi Nation. On behalf of the civil society organizations we would like to extend our heartfelt condolences to Madam Calista […]
Representatives of the Malawi civil society say they are expecting the new President, Her Excellency Joyce Banda, to appoint a lean and clean cabinet based on merit and not partisan politics. They said this at a news briefing in Lilongwe on the current political transition in Malawi. They urged President Banda to ensure that the […]
Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) in the country say President Bingu wa Mutharika and his government need to know that the role of CSOs is indispensable in a democracy and attempting to muzzle its legitimacy to operate is tantamount to breach of the very fundamentals of democracy. CSOs’ representatives said this in Lilongwe during a news […]
Presidential Spokesperson Dr. Hetherwick Ntaba has accused the media practitioners and Civil Society Organization Leaders (CSO) for attacking President Bingu wa Mutharika and his government and also plotting to overtake the leadership of Malawi. Ntaba was speaking on Thursday through the state controlled public broadcaster Malawi Broadcasting Corporation TV (MBC TV). He echoed that the […]
Malawi’s Energy Minister Goodall Gondwe, in a bid to salvage his image, has been forced to disassociate himself from claims that civil society groups are planning to overthrow the government of Bingu wa Mutharika. Gondwe made the remarks at the March 3 Martyrs Day event in the northern port district of Nkhata Bay. His speech […]
United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon is worried with the fragile situation in Malawi and has asked Southern African Development Community (SADC) to assess the situations. The UN chief asked Angola, as chairperson of SADC , to assess Malawi “ on the worrying situation.” Malawi situation triggered more concerns on Sunday when President Bingu wa […]
Despite derogatory language towards donors on homosexual rights and unfounded allegations that NGOsare getting funded on the backs of homosexuals, President Bingu wa Mutharika’s administration is the one receiving funds from donors and implementing gay activities, The Nation has revealed. The exact amount government has received for gay activities is unclear, but the US Embassy […]
Malawi NGOs have called on President Bingu wa Mutharika to stop its terror campaign against a growing band of critics concentrate on resolving the county’s social and economic woes or consider resigning. Addressing journalists in Mzuzu on Wednesday, the NGOs; Forum for New Direction (FOND), Youth Watch Society, Renaissance Solutions Centre and Church and Society […]
It is becoming increasingly obvious that the peaceful Malawi we knew is gradually disappearing right before our eyes. An important instrument of democracy, kumemekeza maustogoleri (a combination ofbata and ulemu) is slowly disappearing into the political horizons. Instead, what we have in its place is the foreign concept of citizenship that is rooted in arrogance, aggression and the deliberate […]
Malawi civil society organisations and opposition have said only a referendum can give people in the country a genuine platform to decided whether President Bingu wa Mutharika should continue ruling the country or not. Addressing the press in Blantyre, a rights activists under the name Human Rights Defenders claimed that Mutharika has lost the mandate and […]
Malawi Civil Society Organisations have pulled out of negotiations over 20 point petition which formed the core of issues that culminated into July 20 anti-Government protests. Leader of the CSOs dialogue team Voice Mhone told a news conference in the capital, Lilongwe on Friday that they have made the decision to abandon the talks following the arbitrary […]
The Malawi government has secretly drawn a list of human rights activist and critics of President Bingu wa Mutharika for arbitrary arrests and even causing physical harm this year, Nyasa Times sources have disclosed. Topping the list are vocal human rights defenders; Undule Mwakasungula, Unandi Banda, Benedicto Kondowe, Reverend Macdonald Sembereka, Voice Mhone and Rafik Hajat. Journalists, lawyers […]
Civil society organizations (CSOs) in Malawi have made an apology through the Media Institute for Southern Africa (MISA) Malawi Chapter for chasing away state-run broadcaster, Malawi Broadcasting Corporation (MBC) journalists from covering their press conference on Tuesday. A response to chairperson, Anthony Kasunda, titled ‘Our take on MISA’s statement’, says CSOs who organized and participated in […]
It is a well-established fact that Malawian journalists contributed a lot to the fight for the introduction and consolidation of multiparty democracy in the country. Some, like Nkwapatira Mhango lost their lives in this quest. Others, like Jeffrey Msampha lost their jobs. For some, ‘telling it is it is’, as Maganizo Mazeze discovered, resulted to […]
Renowned outspoken and veteran human rights activist Emma Kaliya has admonished her fellow activists for chasing Malawi Broadcasting Corporation (MBC TV) crew from their news conference held in the capital, Lilongwe Tuesday. Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) chased from their function two state journalists, cameraman Gerald Ntaba and reporter/news analyst Chawezi Banda whom they accused of […]
Malawi President Bingu wa Mutharika has hired a hit-squad from his political ally Zimbabwe dictator Robert Mugabe to deal with critics and activist, Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) have claimed. Presidential spokesperson Heatherwick Ntaba has however refuted the allegations as baseless. Acting national coordinator of Human Rights Consultative Committee (HRCC), Reverend MacDonald Sembereka, speaking at a […]
In a typical tit-for-tat style civil society organisations (CSOs) chased a state controlled Malawi Broadcasting Corporation Television (MBC TV) crew from their news conference held in the capital, Lilongwe on Tuesday, accusing them of not reporting their news objectively. And one of the CSOs leaders Voice Mhone said the action was also in line with […]
Malawi’s human rights activists on Tuesday termed as politically motivated the arrest of former Attorney General and leading private practice lawyer Ralph Kasambara. Meanwhile, Kasambara’s partner in Ralph and Anords legal firm, Wapona Kita said Magistrate Innocent Nedi in Blantyre granted him bail with conditions to deposit K20,000 cach, produce one surety bonded to the sum […]