Chairperson of the Human Rights Consultative Committee (HRCC) Robert Mkwezalamba and Fryson Chodzi have gone to court to seek an order stopping the Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) from proceeding with the ongoing election processes in preparation for the fresh presidential election on July 2, 2020. Mkwezalamba and Chodzi have hired private practice lawyer in Mzuzu […]
Civil rights activists in the country have petitioned regional and continental bodies to have an extraordinary meeting to discuss the current wave of xenophobic attacks in South Africa. Robert Mkwezalamba, the executive director of Malawi Black Empowerment Network said if unchecked, the xenophobic attacks can spread to other countries in retaliation. “There is need for […]
The chairperson of Human Rights Consultative Committee (HRCC) and Black Economic Empowerment Movement (Mablem) Robert Mkwezalamba has joined other stakeholders calling for an end to attacks against foreign immigrants in South Africa as the rainbow nation leaders rallied to halt xenophobic violence. No Malawian has died while two sustained injuries and 300 were displaced in suspected […]
The Human Rights Consultative Committee (HRCC) has called on residents of Area 18 in Malawi’s capital Lilongwe, who recently were subject to drinking piped water mixed with sewer, to disregard the task force appointed by the country’s president. HRCC has described the task force appointed by President Peter Mutharika as a waste of time and […]
The murder of of Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) director of corporate services Issa Njauju and University of Malawi student Robert Chasowa mighthave been carried with orders of someone “senior enough” hence government ‘s disinterest in expediting their cases, chairperson for Human Righrts Consultative Committee (MHRC), Robert Mkwezalamba has observed. It is widely believed in Malawi that […]
The Human Rights Consultative Committee (HRCC) has advised President Peter Muthatika led government to listen to voices of reason and called for more all-inclusive stakeholders forums. The human rights body has since commended quasi – religious body, Public Affairs Committee (PAC) for setting the pace for all-inclusive stakeholders forums. PAC organized a two-day conference in […]
The Human Rights Consultative Committee (HRCC) has called on government and key stakeholders to fast track the establishment of a national health insurance in Malawi as a means of contributing to the well-being of Malawians some of whom are dying of preventable diseases and ailments. HRCC chairperson Robert Mkwezalamba was reacting to the deaths of former first […]
The Malawi Congress of Trade Unions (MCTU) officials on Sunday swallowed their pride and apologized for mistreating members of the media who came to cover the official opening of the organization’s 5th Quadrennial congress at Malawi Sun Hotels in Blantyre on Friday. Making the apology at the close of the three-day conference, MCTU’s outgoing secretary […]
The Malawi economic crisis is slowly bringing the country to its knees as companies have cut down production leading to over 20,000 job losses so far. This has been confirmed by Malawi Congress of Trade Unions (MCTU) which says unavailability of foreign exchange and fuel scarcity are the major causes of low production and job […]
The number of companies facing decreasing production is on the rise, the recent being Bakhresa that has closed down its Lilongwe branch. This has ended in more people having no jobs because myopic economic engineering by the authorities. Bakhresa Grain Milling (Mw) Limited has closed down its branch in Lilongwe there by declaring only Malawian […]
By Green Muheya, Nyasa Times August 17 demonstrations organisers have said they are now cowed by the threats of President Bingu wa Mutharika to crush the protestors, hitting back that they will meet him in the streets. Mutharika warned on Thursday that he will meet protesters in the streets, as the protest will be a […]
By Peter Makossah, Nyasa Times The Civil Society organisations in Malawi says the follow-up August 17 mass protests premised on poor governance, disrespect of the rule of law, abuse of power, corruption dwindling economic situation and political intolerance among others will go ahead because President Bingu wa Mutharika and his government have failed to address […]