Malawi government has taken swipe at Voice Mhone, a spokesperson for the coalition of the Malawi Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) that are leading the voice of dissent against president Banda’s handing of cashgate scandal saying he is not a man to be trusted and that he has indelible track record. In an unsigned statement but […]
Civil society organisations (CSOs) operating under the Grand Coalition are proposing a march to the State House to push for President Joyce Banda to resign and pave for an interim government if the State fails to conduct a fast-tack trial on suspects involved in the looting of public resource dubbed cash-gate scam. Malawi is recovering from wide […]
Board Chairperson of Council of Non-Governmental Organizations (Congoma), Voice Mhone has accused government of embarking on propaganda campaign against him and other activist but has since vowed that “we are not going to relent or be distracted”. Last Thursday, the newly appointed Director of Information in the ministry of information, Chikumbutso Mtumodzi accused Mhone of […]
The Council for Non-Governmental Organisations in Malawi (Congoma) on Wednesday said International Monetary Fund (IMF) prescriptions imposed on Malawi such as a combined dose of 49 percent currency devaluation; floatation of the kwacha and removal of subsidies of fuels is hurting Malawians. Congoma board chairperson Voice Mhone accused President Joyce Banda for implementing in full […]
The Daily Times newspaper of Friday February 15, 2013 ran an editorial that correctly laid a damning verdict on lack of institutions of democracy in Malawi. It is safe to say that this includes Malawi parliament, it is an open debate whether it is fit for its purpose. The editorial decried the ‘dormancy’ of the country’s civil […]
Civil society organizations (CSO) leaders in Malawi are pushing speaker of the national assembly to ensure that Sections 65 of the country’s constitution –is revoked during the next parliamentary session which starts on November 12 in the capital Lilongwe. The provision which is in Malawi’s constitution bars any parliamentarian from joining a political organisation represented […]
Malawi President Joyce Banda has asked the religious community in Malawi to offer special prayers for her so that she does not become the usual leaders who get drunk with power . Banda made the plea during an Interdenominational memorial prayer service for the 20th July 2011 victims held under the them: ”Time for healing […]
In a typical tit-for-tat style civil society organisations (CSOs) chased a state controlled Malawi Broadcasting Corporation Television (MBC TV) crew from their news conference held in the capital, Lilongwe on Tuesday, accusing them of not reporting their news objectively. And one of the CSOs leaders Voice Mhone said the action was also in line with […]
Malawi’s Information and Civic Education Minister, Patricia Kaliati has lambasted Non Governmental Organizations (NGOs), for advocating for impeaching President Bingu wa Mutharika, saying they (NGOs) have run out of ideas. Kaliati was reacting to a story carried out by a local newspaper in which the NGOs were demanding the removal of the Head of State […]