Fifteen years after bullets tore through crowds of unarmed demonstrators, the National Advocacy Platform (NAP) has issued an emotional and hard-hitting appeal for the Government of Malawi to finally compensate the families of the 20 people killed during the nationwide protests of 20 July 2011. In a strongly worded statement released on the anniversary of […]
Fifteen years ago today, Malawi endured two days of nationwide demonstrations that ended with government security forces killing more than 20 protesters — one of the darkest episodes in the country’s post-independence history, and one whose lessons, it seems, were never quite learned. The 2011 protests were not the work of a few disgruntled agitators. […]
Minister of Civic Education and National Unity, Timothy Mtambo has called for “national healing”, saying his ministry will converge a team of various stakeholders that will champion the national healing process through the “Truth and Reconciliation programme” and move forward as one country. Mtambo said this in Mzuzu when he attended this year’s memorial ceremony […]
Families of nine protesters who were mercilessly gunned down by the police in the north during the July 20, 2011 protests say they failed to hold the memorial service on Friday because of lack of money. Police gunned down 20 protesters during the protests countrywide which were organised to show anger over late president Bingu […]
Malawi Police Service (MPS) say it will honour a Supreme Court ruling which overturned the conviction of a cop accused of killing a peaceful protester during the July 20, 2011 demonstrations. A six panel Supreme Court judge has acquitted Stewart Lobo on the killing of George Thekere during the massive protests against the rule of […]
The High Court in Lilongwe has cancelled a 13-year-jail term for Malawi Police Service (MPS) officer Stewart Lobo for murdering a builder, George Thekere, during the July 20 2011 nationwide demonstrations. At the time of the incident, Lobo was working on a house in Chilinde, but was originally a resident of Kaliyeka in Lilongwe. He […]
Government has remained muted on Friday as Malawians privately remembered 20 people massacred by the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) regime seven years ago for protesting against the increasingly arrogance, intolerance and dictatorial tendencies of former president Bingu wa Mutharika. On social media platforms, people are exchanging their experiences on this day seven years ago when the police […]
Lilongwe High Court Judge Fiona Mwale’s recent ruling which acquitted Malawi Police Service (MPS) officer Sub Inspector Isaac Andrew Kamwala on a murder charge during uly 20, 2011 fatal shootings where police shot and killed unarmed demonstrator, faulted the conduct in which the law enforcers carried out their investigations. On July 20, disgruntled Malawians took […]
Malawi Police Service (MPS) officer Sub Inspector Isaac Andrew Kamwala hs been acquitted by High Court in Lilongwe on charges of murder for his role in the July 20 shootings in 2011 during the nationwide anti Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) led government demonstrations. Kamwala, who was stationed at Lumbadzi police,was being suspected of killing Edward […]
Civil Society organisations on Thursday led commemorations of July 20 massacre when 20 people were mercilessly gunned down in anti-government protests of the previous Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) regime under late president Bingu wa Mutharika six years ago. Church and Society of the Protestant Church of Central Africa Presybeterian, Livingstonia Synod, ‘constructed low cost tombstones […]
Livingstonia Synod’s Church and Society is this Thursday, July 20 expected to unveil low cost tombstones for victims of police brutality who were shot mercilessly as Malawians were protesting against former president Bingu wa Mutharika’s increasing dictatorial and intolerance. The synod’s church and society executive director Moses Mkandawire said the tombstones would be unveiled at […]
Malawi Police Service (MPS) officer Stewart Lobo has been sentenced by High Court in Lilongwe to serve a jail term of 12 years for murdering a builder, George Thekere, during the July 20 2011 nationwide anti DPP-led government demonstrations. The court convicted the cop on October 4, 2016 after , Justice Fiona Mwale said it […]
Government, through the Office of the Secretary to Treasury, has bowed down to the court order and compensated 10 families who lost their relatives during the July 20, 2011 nation- wide demonstrations. Secretary to the Treasury, Dr Ronald Mangani, to appear before it on Wednesday, August 24, to clarify on the matter. However, before the […]
Its the demonstration season, one after another against the Peter Mutharika led government. The latest being organised is by July 20 bereaved families in Mzuzu. The families of the martyers killed in the July 20 2011 nationwide demonstrations against late Bingu wa Mutharika regime want to express concern over government’s failure to compensate them about […]
Finance minister Goodall Gondwe has ruled out the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) led government compensating victims relations of July 20, 2011 protests Gondwe said the government had no money for the K30 million compensation package for the 20 protesters mauled by police five years ago. “We do not have the budget for the compensation in […]
Government and ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) officials were conspicously missing at an event to commemorate the mauling of 20 protesters five years ago. Leader of opposition Lazarus Chakwera was the guest of honour to the event held on Wednesday in Mzuzu. The police mercilessly gunned down the protesters who were up in arms against […]
Attorney General Kalekeni Kaphale has said government will challenge in court the K1.7 billion ($2.4 million) compensation claim lodged by President Peter Mutharika’s aide Symon Vuwa-Kaunda. Vuwa- Kaunda, presidential adviser on national unity and parliamentary affairs, is claiming the compensation for loss of property during the July 20 2011 protests against former president Bingu wa […]
Family members of July 20, 2011 protests victims are asking Attorney General Kalekeni Kaphale to withdraw his statement insinuating the family members had received compensation, saying this has caused problems within families. Kaphale told a newspaper recently that the state settled the issue out of court and gave out K33 million in compesation. At least […]