Mzimba South West legislator Khumbo Kachali, who is also a former State vice-president, has said people have lost trust with the Public Affairs Committee (PAC) after the cancelled streets protests for electoral reforms laws which raised suspicions that the organisation was silenced with money. He said this when Legal Affairs Committee of Parliament met representatives of […]
The Public Affairs Committee (PAC) has postponed its two-day meeting in Lilongwe in which they would have discussed on when to hold peaceful mass demonstrations following the shooting down of Electoral Reforms Bills during the last meeting of Parliament. The quasi-religious grouping and governance watchdog will not hold the meeting to discuss on the date […]
The Public Affairs Committee (PAC), a multi-faith human rights, democracy and accountability watchdog, says it will consult its board January 30 in Lilongwe on new dates for the mass demonstrations that were called off last year. The protests were called off to push for enactment of the Electoral Reforms Bills following government’s indication that it […]
Controlling officers in two ministries told ParliAment’s Public Accounts Committee (PAC) that they had allocated unauthorised expenditure amounting to K55 million to finance the expenses for the annual ritual of the President attending the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York in 2015. President Peter Mutharika had a bloated delegated of 100 people for […]
Public Affairs Committee (PAC), a multi-faith human rights, democracy and accountability watchdog, says the mass demonstrations that were earlier called off will be held in the coming new year. The protests were called off to push for enactment of the Electoral Reforms Bills following government’s indication that it would table all the pieces of legislation. […]
Malawi’s flagship newspaper has written a scathing editorial criticising President Peter Mutharika’s claim that leader of opposition in Parliament Lazarus Chakwera pushed a regime-change agenda through the rejected Electoral Reforms Bills. During the groundbreaking ceremony for a five-star hotel project and business centre in Blantyre yesterday, the President took a swipe at Chakwera, who is […]
The postponed nationwide demonstrations organised by Public Affairs Committee (PAC) to push for electoral reforms slated for December 13 following government’s turnaround to table bills in parliament took center stage in the local press on Wednesday with Malawi’s flagship daily newspaper saying the decision to call off protests has just made an oppressive President Peter Mutharika’s […]
A massive nationwide demonstration planned for Wednesday December 13 to press Malawi’s President Peter Mutharika totable of the six Electoral Reforms Bills has been put on hold after government circulated all pieces of legislation among members of Parliament (MPs). Public Affairs Committee (PAC), a multi-faith human rights, democracy and accountability watchdog, says the demonstrations will […]
Malawi Muslim youth leadersgip has joined the Quadria Muslims Association of Malawi to throw their weight behind the Public Affairs Committee (PAC) peaceful demonstrations this Wednesday calling on their membership to come en-masse to support the cause. Muslim Association of Malawi (MAM) leadership told reporters in Blantyre on Sunday that they will not attend the […]
The civil society organisations (CSOs) and Mzuzu University (Mzuni) student community have added weight to the Public Affairs Committee (PAC) nationwide demonstrations by declaring that they will participate in the December 13 marches. The CSOs and Mzuni student community have since called on their constituents to come out in large numbers and participate in the demonstrations […]
The Public Affairs Committee (PAC) has released a tentative programme for the much awaited December 13 protests and settled for red as dominant colour. The protests are aimed at forcing the Peter Mutharika administration through Members of Parliament to deliberate and pass the Electoral Reforms Bill as well as addressing other social and economic challenges leading to the […]
All Church of Central African Presbyterian (CCAP) synods in the country are in support for their flock to participate in Public Affairs Committee (PAC) nationwide demonstrations on December 13 to push for the enactment of the Electoral Reforms Bills, including the 50+1 provision for electing the President while Malawi Muslims Association (MAM) leadership are reported to […]
Minister of Information Nicholus Dausi has been mobilizing some Catholic youths especially in the Archdiocese of Blantyre to defy the Episcopal Conference of Malawi (ECM) directive for a peaceful mass demonstration on December 13 to push government to table Electoral Reforms Bills, including the 50+1 provision. Nyasa Times can reveal that Dausi, a well known […]
Public Affairs Committee (PAC) has said they have picked the colour red to be used for the planned December 13 demonstrations to push for the tabling of the the Electoral Reforms Bills which include adoption of a 50-plus-one system of choosing the country’s President to enhance credibility. However, he influential multi-faith quasi-religious human rights, democracy […]
Muslims in the country have been urged to participate in Public Affairs Committee (PAC) nationwide demonstrations on December 13 to push for the enactment of the Electoral Reforms Bills, including the 50+1 provision for electing the President. Quadria Muslim Association of Malawi National Secretary General, Osman Karim and publicity secretary Sheikh Jafaar Kawinga, encouraged the Muslim community to come in […]
The Public Affairs Committee (PAC) nationwide demonstrations set for December 13 to push government of President Peter Mutharika on the enactment of the Electoral Reforms Bills, including the provision of 50+1 proposal of electing the President to replace the much-maligned First-Past-the-Post , has received overwhelming support from more faith groups. The Evangelical Association of Malawi […]
Minister of Civic Education, Culture and Community Development Grace Chiumia has bluntly said the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) led government is not in support of the proposal of a 50+1 electoral system where the triumphant president contender is decided on the basis of getting a majority 50 percent plus one of the votes to win. One of the electoral reforms the Malawi […]
State Vice President Dr Saulos Klaus Chilima on Sunday read out a letter from the Episcopal Conference of Malawi (ECM), a grouping of Catholic bishops, asking their flock to pray for, and patronise, peaceful marches organised by the Public Affairs Committee (PAC) on December 13 to register its frustration with the way government has handled […]