The Freedom of Worship Association of Malawi (FOWAM) president Prophet David Mbewe has urged Rastafarians in Malawi to rally behind the government and the Ministry of Health as they roll out coronavirus (Covid-19) vaccine in few days time. Mbewe made the call when he graced Big Sabbath prayers for the Rastafarians in Machinga. The prophet […]
Minister of Civic Education and National Unity, Timothy Mtambo, on Friday engaged with the Rastafarian community at their gathering site in Area 47, Lilongwe where they urged government to have policies that remove discrimination. Mtambo’s meeting with the Rastas comes in as part of his initiative of meeting community and religious leaders ahead of the launch […]
Rastafarians in Malawi received a heavy reprieve on Tuesday after the High Court ordered public schools to start enrolling dreadlocked learners. An injunction granted by Judge Zione Ntaba at the High Court in Zomba orders the Attorney General, Ministry of Education, Education Division Manager (South) and the Headmaster of Blantyre Girls Primary School to allow […]
The Rastafarian community in Malawi says violent incidences that characterised what were termed as peaceful demonstrations organised by the Human Rights Defenders Coalition (HRDC) should be condemned at all costs. Since results of the May 21, 2019 Presidential elections were released by Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC), HRDC has been organising a series of demonstrations to […]
Rastafarians in Malawi are intensifying their push for the government to lift its ban on students attending school wearing dreadlocks as they staged protests on Wednesday at the Civic Office in Blantyre City on the disguised state’s denial of the rastas `freedom of worship’. The much-maligned sect also wants the Head of State to extend […]
The Rastafarian community in the country has made a determination to embark on construction of modern facilities project at Emperor’s view on Zomba Mountain as one way of generating income. The Rastas made the determination when members of the sect held their cultural event which coincided with the anniversary of the Emperor Haile Selassie’s visit […]
Nyabinghi Elder Ras Chikomeni Chirwa has expressed interest to contest for the presidency in the 2019 Tripartite Elections as an independent candidate. The aspiring presidential candidate said he was driven bylack of equal rights and justice in the country to people of his faith. “To me to stand is a clear demonstration that the rule […]
Some members of the Rastafarian communities have complained they do not enjoy the same legal protections as Christians or Muslims. Ras Patrick Galawanda of Lilongwe Nyahbinghi Theocracy Reign said after the visit of Unite Religious Initiative (URI)s Interfaith Development Officer Geoffrey Manasseh that there has been societal discrimination based on Rasta’s religious affiliation, belief, or […]
Malawi Police has said 12 rastafarians will appear in court soon to answer charges of cultivation and possession of cannabis sativa without a licence and misconduct at a police station but they have argued that ‘weed’ is considered to be an aid to worship, a medicine and a source of income for their sect. According to Police the […]
A group of Rasta’s on Wednesday embarked on a big walk along Haile Selassie Road in Blantyre to raise funds for the roofing of their worship temple and the construction of a new primary school block in Chileka. The National High Priest of the Rastas in Malawi Nimrod Kush Chilambe said they decided to have […]
Malawi government has dismissed reports that through the Ministry of Education it has regulated and authorised putting on of Hijabs to children who are of Islamic Religion as well as allowing Rastafarian children in public school institutions in the country. This follows circulation of a letter on the same through the social media. The author […]
Malawi Police in Nkhotakota have arrested a 26-year-old Rasta man for illegally being found in possession of 31 kilograms of Cannabis Sativa locally knowns as ‘chamba’ at Kaombe police checkpoint in the district. Cannabis is regarded as a “sacred commodity” by Rastas and they have been campaigning to have laws allow them to use and […]
Members of Rastafarian community in Malawi on Wednesday presented a petition to government asking it to allow their children to attend classes in dreadlocks. The petition was presented at Civic Offices which was received by Lilongwe District Commissioner, Felix Mkandawire on behalf of Office of President and Cabinet (OPC). President of Rastafari for Unity, Ras Judah handed over […]
Leader of Rastafarian for Unity, Ras Judah, says it’s time Chamba (Indian-hemp) drug was legalised for the benefit of the whole country. He claimed top government officials in the country are engaged in trafficking Indian-hemp. “Haven’t you ever wondered that weed is an illegal trade but yet Malawi is one of the leading exporters of […]
Malawi Rastafarian community will seek an audience with President Mrs Joyce Banda to petition government on the disguised state’s denial of the rastas `freedom of worship’. Leader of Rastafarian for Unity, Ras Judah, said the Rastas movement were not happy with the rebuff by ministry of education on their request to allow their children to […]
Rastafarians are renovating Chigwirizano police unit in Lilongwe which irate demonstrators razed early this year. Ras Judah whose real name is Charles Liomba said they realized the importance of security for community residents, saying since the police unit was razed some months ago there have been security concerns hence the intervention to renovate it. “We […]
The Rastafari community in the country is reeling with excitement with the news that Rita Marley, wife to late Reggae legend Bob Marley, and Marcus Garvey’s son, Dr. Julius Garvey will be in the country over the weekend for the 7th Africa’s International Media Summit (AIMS). The two are attending the AIMS at the Bingu International […]
Ras Judah of the Rastafarian sect, took unawares the Speaker of the National Assembly, Henry Chimunthu-Banda, demanding that concerns raised by the sect, particularly one on education presented to the House about four years ago, be included in the forthcoming November 2012 sitting. Taking advantage of the international interfaith group that converged at the New […]