Yao tribesmen have announced the launch of their heritage grouping called Chiwanja Cha a Yao -literary meaning an Association for the Yaos- on October w9 2018 as a way of preserving their culture, similar to what former Malawi president the late Bingu wa Mutharika, formed – Mulhako wa Alhomwe. Reverend MacDonald Sembereka, spokesperson for the […]
Executive Board Member for Centre for Development of People (CEDEP) Reverend Macdonald Sembereka has insisted that Malawi needs at all cost to adopt the newly proposed Abortion Laws which he said will greatly assist in reducing cases of maternal deaths. Sembereka was speaking prior to the March protest against the legalization of Abortion in Malawi […]
Malawi Network of Religious Leaders living with or Personally Affected by HIV and Aids (Manerela+) has been hit by uncharacteristic fraud case involving over K8 million. Nyasa Times established that the donors have been suspecting “financial irregularities” on the funds they have been pumping into the organisation in order for them to implement programs which are […]
Yao tribesmen have announced they are forming a heritage grouping as a way of preserving their culture, similar to what former Malawi president the late Bingu wa Mutharika, formed – Mulhako wa Alhomwe – which will be called Chiwanja cha Ayao. Initially, the Yao’s formed Ndamo Sya Yao, but the group died a natural death. “We wish to […]
A first list of casualties in “disappointments” has been drawn after President Peter Mutharika announced new appointments in government positions with Police deputy chief Nelson Bophani being replaced on Sunday. Mutharika has replaced deputy inspector general (IG) of police (operations) Bophani with Lexten Kachama. But Bophani claimed on Sunday he is “in the dark” regarding […]
Malawi will on June 28 to 29 host the first Summit of the United Nations Programme on HIV and AIDS (UNAIDS) and Lancet Commission to discuss issues from AIDS to sustainable health. Speaking in Lilongwe on Wednesday, Special Advisor to the President, Rev Macdonald Sembereka said the main agenda of the commission is to engage […]
Rocked by the current harsh economic downturn, people in the populous lake shore resort district of Mangochi are now selling their own blood for survival, it has been learnt. Thousands of people in the district, propelled by the ongoing economic hardships in the impoverished southern African state, are selling blood to vendors in order to make […]
The rock superstar Sir Elton John took time in his address at the International Aids Conference in Washington DC on Monday to hail Malawi President Mrs Joyce Banda for brave interventions in the fight against HIV/Aids such as involving the sexual minority groups. President Banda’s administration wants no discrimination on people based on sexual orientation in […]
President Joyce Banda has appointed seasoned journalist and editor for Malawi’s oldest weekly newspaper, the Malawi News, Steve Nhlane as State House Press Secretary. Nhlane will replace politician Dr Hetherwick Ntaba who was spokesman of late president Bingu wa Mutharika and specialised in rebuttals. He has had his contract terminated this week. Ruth Govati is […]
Malawi’s President Joyce Hilda Banda is reported to have targeted resolute civil and human rights activist Reverend Macdonald Sembereka as her special advisor on religious matters. A source privy to the issue confided in Nyasa Times, the president is set to appoint Reverend Sembereka because she is impressed with his conduct. “The president has expressed […]
Representatives of the Malawi civil society say they are expecting the new President, Her Excellency Joyce Banda, to appoint a lean and clean cabinet based on merit and not partisan politics. They said this at a news briefing in Lilongwe on the current political transition in Malawi. They urged President Banda to ensure that the […]
Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) in the country say President Bingu wa Mutharika and his government need to know that the role of CSOs is indispensable in a democracy and attempting to muzzle its legitimacy to operate is tantamount to breach of the very fundamentals of democracy. CSOs’ representatives said this in Lilongwe during a news […]
Malawi President Bingu wa Mutharika has been asked to stop using hate speeches and desist from badmouthing donors and critics. Human Rights Consultative Committee (HRCC) an umbrella of rights groups in Malawi, said in a statement made available to Nyasa Times on Tuesday that Mutharika should stop his inflammatory, intimidating and abusive comments in public […]
Malawi President Bingu wa Mutharika has hired a hit-squad from his political ally Zimbabwe dictator Robert Mugabe to deal with critics and activist, Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) have claimed. Presidential spokesperson Heatherwick Ntaba has however refuted the allegations as baseless. Acting national coordinator of Human Rights Consultative Committee (HRCC), Reverend MacDonald Sembereka, speaking at a […]
“For us Church, sometimes we are told…not to interfere with politics. We as Church leaders are told to concentrate on preaching and on spiritual things. The Church is therefore seen as an intruder and not part of the society…” These words from the Catholic bishop, Joseph Zuza, Chairman of the Episcopal Conference of Malawi (ECM), […]
A leading human rights activist in Malawi, Reverend MacDonald Sembereka, has expressed doubt over the level of independence of the Presidential Commission of Inquiry into the death of 19 people killed in cold blood during the July 20 nationwide demonstrations. “This is long overdue. It is a welcome development if it is not going to […]
By Wanga Gwede, Nyasa Times Acting national coordinator FOR Human Rights Consultative Committee (HRCC), a forum for different human rights organisations in the country, Reverend MacDonald Sembereka has hit back at remarks by First Lady Callista Mutharika attacking civil society groups behind the July 20 anti-government demonstrations. “If they [NGOs] want to beg for money, […]