Opposition UTM Party has described as childish, government allegations that the Malawi Congress Party (MCP) and UTM have teamed up with Human Rights Defenders Coalition (HRDC) to assassinate police officers and cause instability in the country. UTM spokesperson Joseph Chidanti Malunga said the government, through the cabinet ministers, should be talking peace and unity in […]
Homeland Security minister Nicholas Dausi has blamed the Human Rights Defenders Coalition (HRDC) sanctioned anti-Jane Ansah protests for people’s erosion of trust with the police. Dausi said this on Thursday in Mzuzu as he toured some establishments in his ministry. The minister said the protests were unnecessary and only caused huge misery to Malawians as […]
A fierce social and political commentator Idriss Ali Nassah has faulted Minister of Information, Civic Education and Communications Technology Mark Botomani, saying as government spokesperson he is degrading his office, citing the statement he issued that government has stopped granting permissions to hold demonstrations in all the country’s districts. Botomani defended government position […]
Legal and governance commentators have said details disclosed by Minister of Homeland Security Nicholas Dausi of the gazette the government secured, over the past three days, which have declared the airports and border posts out of bounds for the demonstrators raises more questions than answers as demonstrations are a constitutional right. Speaking at a news conference […]
Minister of Homeland Security Nicholas Dausi and Minister of Information Mark Botomani have a addressed a news conference on Friday assuring that all airports and land borders will remain open and operate normally despite Human Rights Defenders Coalition’s (HRDC) planning five-day demonstrations targeting the country’s port of entry and airports. The two Cabinet ministers said […]
The governing Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) spokesperson Nicholas Dausi has expressed worry over the allegations made by Human Rights Defenders Coalition (HRDC) that the party was responsible for the petrol-bombing of a house belonging to HRDC chairperson Timothy Mtambo. Mtambo, who is also Centre for Human Rights and Rehabilitation (CHRR) executive director, had his house […]
Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) has reacted to comments by the Malawi Congress Party (MCP) accusing the ruling party of causing violence in the country during demonstrations. This was said on Friday during a news conference held at DPP’s Headquarters in Area 4 in Lilongwe. Since the Tripartite elections on May 21 2019, there has been protests […]
Malawi Network Against Trafficking in Person (M-NAT) chairperson Rodrick Mulonya has dislosed that abut 95 percent of Malawians seeking greener pastures elsewhere are trafficked without their knowledge, mostly for exploitative purposes. Mulonya disclosed this on Tuesday at Sunbird Capital Hotel in Lilongwe during the commemoration of the Trafficking In Persons Day which falls on July […]
Ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) has launched a stinging attack on the main opposition parties in the country over the ongoing spate of protests and violence, warning the parties leadership would be held responsible for loss of lives and property damage. The DPP warning comes barely a day after police chief Rodney Jose told the […]
Minister of Homeland Security Nicholous Dausi is still marverick in parliament with his long-winded style of speech. Here is one quote he said in the House on a point of order: “ Madam Speaker, I just want to say that sentiments that reflect on your decision and create unnecessary aspersion to be seen that one […]
Crisi? What crisis? The governing Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) has assured development partners, business community and the private sector and the general public that Malawi is not in a crisis. DPP spokesperson Nicholas Dausi said this Tuesday at a news conference in Lilongwe that there are no curfews or disruption of ordinary life or business in […]
Malawi Congress Party (MCP) has strongly denied taking responsibility of settling bills for the damaged properties during the June 20 demonstrations and other costs of post-elections demonstrations. The development comes after Homeland Security Minister Nicholus Dausi told parliament on Tuesday that calculation to find the total cost of damaged properties is underway and that thereafter […]
Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) says the physical assault of former Minister of Homeland Security Nicholas Dausi was beyond the pollster mandate. MEC chairperson Jane Ansah also dispelled rumours that Dausi was severely beaten up at MEC offices in Blantyre. The flamboyant former minister was seen with an injured arm after he had gone to pacify […]
The governing Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) spokesman Nicholas Dausi was Friday beaten up in the commercial capital Blantyre as he reportedly tried to intervene in a matter involving marked ballots. Nyasa Times has learnt that a truck with marked ballots from Nsanje was intercepted after tips from concerned people. “The [concerned] people tipped Abida [Mia] […]
The governing Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) spokesperson Nicholas Dausi has made two rebuttals, one denying that that he has been beaten up and also h dismissed as “mere political tantrums” claims made by the country’s Vice-President Saulos Chilima, who is also UTM Party presidential candidate, that the DPP is training mercenary police officers to man […]
Minister of Homeland Security, Nicholas Dausi, has filed a lawsuit against State vice-president and UTM Party presidential candidate Saulos Chilima for defamation over the 2014 Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) warehouse torching allegations made against Dausi. Defamation is a “cause of action”: a basis for commencing litigation and seeking a remedy from a court. Chilima made […]
Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) under the Human Rights Defenders Coalition (HRDC) have demanded for an immediate arrest of minister of Homeland Security Nicholas Dausi for allegedly being responsible for the torching of a warehouse. Dausi’s involvement in the torching of the Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) warehouse in Lilongwe came to limelight recently when the country’s […]
Malawi Congress Party (MCP) has called for the arrest of Minister of Homelands Security, Nicholous Dausi, following revelations that he was behind setting on fire of Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) warehouse in 2014. MCP director of elections Moses Kunkuyu made the call during a news conference in Blantyre on Thursday following revelations by UTM Party […]