Mulli wants Kajoloweka’s Youth and Society deregistered: Pens NGO Board

Business magnate Leston Mulli  who obtained a court injunction with  his two companies—Sunrise Pharmaceuticals and Chombe Foods Limited—against rights activist Charles Kajoloweka, restraining him from commenting on the companies’ K8 billion claim case against government, has now written the Non-Governmental Organisation Board to either suspend or cancel Kajoloweka’s Youth and  Society (YAS) registration. Mulli accused […]

Anti-quota system conference set for mid Sept: Education policy equated to ethnic cleanisng

Two Mzuzu-based non-governmental organisations Youth and Society (YAS) and Church and Society of the CCAP Synod of Livingston’s have said they will host a multi sectoral conference that will discuss way forward on the quota system of selecting students to public universities—a subject which remains emotive. Coordinator of the conference,  who is also YAS executive director, Charles Kajoloweka, […]

Supreme Court again freezes DPP, Pioneer bank accounts over K2.7bn Malawi police  scam

The Supreme Court of Appeal has granted Youth and Society  (YAS) an order  to stay the  decision of High Court Judge Jack N’riva to unfreeze  bank accounts  of the  governing Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) and Pioneer Investments linked to K2.7billion Malawi Police food ration scandal. YAS took the matter  to the Supreme Court of Appeal […]

Court ruling on K145m scam not victory for DPP: ‘Credibility of Malawi govt will continue to suffer’

The ruling by High Court judge Jack N’riva to dismiss the matter  in which  Youth And Society (YAS) dragged Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) and Pioneer Investments to court over the K145 million food rations deal is not a victory to DPP as bigger  problem for government remains “a negative perception” in terms of fighting corruption, […]

YAS loses K145m Malawi Police food rations case: Theu appeals against N’riva ruling

The High Court in Blantyre has dismissed  Youth And Society (YAS) , saying it has no sufficient  interest to pursue the case where it dragged Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) and Pioneer Investments to court over the K145 million food rations deal. The Mzuzu-based YA, through lawyer Bright Theu, obtained a court order freezing bank accounts […]

YAS condemns State House beer parties: ‘Malawi youth need jobs, better education, and economic empowerment’

Mzuzu-based Youth and Society executive director Charles Kajoloweka has accused President Peter Mutharika of being insensitive to genuine needs of the youth for organising beer parties for youth at State House and giving cash handouts. Kajoloweka condemnation comes after reports that President Mutharika on Tuesday treated vendors to a beer party at Mzuzu State Lodge […]

YAS not giving up on Karim Batawalala’s K585m Malawi police fraud : Hires Kawelo lawyers to replace Ritz Attorneys

Youth and Society (YAS), a vocal non-governmental organization fighting for the rights of Malawians has said it will not back off on demanding that business mogul Abdul Karim Batawalala to reimburse K585 million to government which it is believed was fraudulently paid to him in respect of various contracts between the Malawi Police Service (MPS) […]

Judge N’riva defers ruling on Malawi Police food rations case

The High Court in Blantyre has deferred a decision on whether Youth And Society (YAS) is an interested party in the case where it dragged Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) and Pioneer Investments to court over the K145 million food rations deal. High Court Judge Jack N’riva was  expected to make a determination on the matter on […]

DPP, Pioneer ask court to dismiss K145m case over ‘locus standi’: YAS argues it has ‘sufficient interest’

Malawi’s ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP)  and  Pioneer Investments—a firm suspected to have fraudulently supplied food rations at Malawi Police — on Monday submitted to the High Court in Blantyre to dismiss the K145 million case  because the petitioner, Youth and Society (YAS) has no locus standi [sufficient interest]. The K145 million issue came to […]

Court condemn Youth and Society to costs in ‘Policegate’: To pay DPP, Pioneer, ACB for causing adjournment

The High Court in Blantyre on Friday condemned the Youth and Society (YAS)  to costs for causing an adjournment in a  high profile case of  K2.7 billion policegate case  and will have  to pay the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), Pioneer Investments (PI) and the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB). When the case – which also involves President […]