The Women Manifesto Movement, comprising various women empowerment civil society organisations (CSOs) are organising a nationwide protest this Friday against President Lazarus Chakwera’s failure to fulfil the Gender Equality Act (GEA) requirement of 60:40 representation of either sex in public appointments. According to a notice on the demonstrations, women in Blantyre plan to march from […]
Concerned Graduate Interns under the Youth Internship Programme (YIP) have expressed anguish with the decision by the government through the Ministry of Labour to postpone the commencement of the graduate internship programme from August to October this year due to coronavirus (Covid-19) crisis and wants to hold demonstrations this Friday at Vice President’s office. According […]
The Human Rights Defenders Coalition (HRDC) has endorsed demonstrations by lawyers in the country to take place Wednesday to defend the country ’s judicial independence following government’s decision to force Chief Justice Andrew Nyirenda to go on leave pending retirement. In a statement signed by HRDC chairperson Gift Trapence and regional leaderships, the coalition said […]
Malawian lawyers are mobilising themselves to hold street demonostration in the country’s four cities ; Blantyre, Lilongwe, Mzuzu and Zomba on Wednesday June 17 to push for President Peter Mutharika and an Executive arm of government to respect the independence of the Judiciary and rule of law. The lawyers have already informed city authorities and […]
Human Rights Defenders Coalition (HRDC) has announced plans for three-day nationwide protests starting Wednesday this week against President Peter Mutharika. HRDC chairperson Gift Trapence said on Sunday that the coalition will mobilise three million people for the march from Wednesday to Friday. Trapence said they have resolved to hold a three-day demonstration to allow people […]
President Peter Mutharika was on Friday June 5 counting post-election protest violence costs, saying it cost the country a whopping K62 billion. In his recorded state of the nation address to parliament, Mutharika said the political violence disrupted businesses, undermined revenue collection and slowed down the economy. “I must report to this Assembly that the […]
The Human Rights Defenders Coalition (HRDC) have announced nationwide protests on May 28 to force Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) chairwoman Jane Ansah and her fellow commissioners to step down. During a news conference in Lilongwe on Monday, HRDC leader Gift Trapence told journalists that the impunity and arrogance being displayed by Ansah and her team […]
State Vice-President Saulos Chilima has told the Malawi Defence Force (MDF) soldiers and the police to defy orders to shoot down peaceful protesters. Speaking at Njamba Freedom Park in Blantyre on Sunday, Chilima said it was illegal to shoot down peaceful protesters. “Let me talk to you now as the country’s state vice president, do […]
Officials from the Human Rights Defenders Coalition (HRDC) say they are not intimidated by the arrests of two of their leaders, saying the rights activists will go ahead to shut down State residences on March 25 to force President Peter Mutharika fire Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) commissioners and assent to Electoral Bills recently passed in […]
Rights activists, the Human Rights Defenders Coalition (HRDC) say they will shut down all state residences in what they say a five million strong protesters demonstration on March 25. HRDC chairperson Timothy Mtambo said on Friday in Lilongwe that they will shut down the state residences to force President Peter Mutharika fire all MEC commissioners […]
The Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) says the stoning of party protesters last week in Mzuzu is an indication of chaos reigning in the country. Some DPP supporters who were in Mzuzu for a protest march were pelted with stones by an unidentified people whilst others took off their blue party clothes and escorted to waiting […]
Thousands of the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) supporters on , flooded the streets of Blantyre in a protest march against the Constitutional Court election case ruling. DPP prominent politicians including party publicity secretary Nicholas Dausi, who is also Minister of Homeland Security, deputy minister of Homeland Security Charles Mchacha,members of parliament including Sameer Suleman, […]
Malawians are bracing for fresh unrest after the Human Rights Defenders Coalition (HRDC) unveiled plans for a series of nationwide protests from next week. The normally stable and peaceful country was hit by protests throughout last year over the disputed presidential election result, and on Friday the HRDC activists threatened the Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) […]
A security guard for state produce Admarc has shot three learners at Mponela in Dowa as the learners, joined by other people at the trading centre, went on looting spree as the teachers strike entered day three. Eyewitnesses said the learners looted shoes from Bats shoe shop, Airtel shop and went to Admarc to loot […]
Five men have been sentenced to 36 months in prison for looting during last year’s Human Rights Defenders Coalition (HRDC) organised demonstrations in Lilongwe. A court in Lilongwe on Friday sentenced Donald, 52, Henry Kazembe, 24, John Banda, 27, Hopeson Kankhulungo, 21, and Justin Kamuloni, 24. Through police Prosecutor Sub Inspector John Kamphani, the court […]
A group of young men who were hired by the governing Democrtaic Progressive Party (DPP) to torch a vehicle which carried public address system during the Human Rights Commission (HRDC) Thursday protests camped at the party regional office over night demanding payment. A source said the ‘thugs for hire’, known as the Nyaphaphi gang, used […]
Dozens of masked, panga-carrying men on Thursday caused problems at the end of Human Rights Defenders Coalition (HRDC)-led demonstrations in Blantyre when they attacked people in a vehicle that was used in ferrying a public address (PA) system and burnt the car along the Sanjika Road in Blantyre. The ‘thugs for hire’, known as the […]
Demonstrators in Thursday’s Human Rights Defenders Coalition (HRDC)-led demonstrations looted the Central Poultry 2000 Limited farms in Lilongwe and stole chickens and eggs worth over K40 million. According to CP Risk and Loss Control Manager Benson Chirwa, the demonstrators ransacked Mpingu Breeding and Msundwe Farms and went away with about 15, 000 breeder chickens. “They […]