July 2019

UTM not ruling out coalition with MCP

Jul 23, 2019 Thandeka Lizi 1 &

Saulos Chilima's UTM is not ruling out an alliance with Lazarus Chakwera and the Malawi Congress Party (MCP) should the High Court nullify the 2019 presidential elections. UTM Spokesperson Joseph Chidanti Malunga told Malawi24 that… ...

Mzuzu vendors happy with demo cancellation

Jul 23, 2019 Mike Lyson Zgambo 0 &

Vendors in Mzuzu have welcomed the Human Rights Defenders Coalition’s (HRDC) decision to cancel demonstrations which were scheduled for today. According to the vendors, their businesses are affected when there are protests. One of the… ...

Judiciary staff announce strike

Jul 23, 2019 Russell Kondowe 1 &

Members of staff at all Malawi judiciary offices are to start a sit in demanding improved conditions of service and the ousting of the Chief Justice and registrar. According to an internal memo which Malawi24… ...

Halima Daudi regrets dumping MCP

Jul 23, 2019 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Dowa South East parliamentarian Halima Daudi says she is now happy to have won the seat under the Malawi Congress Party (MCP), the party which she regrets dumping in 2013. In 2009, Daudi was elected… ...

Muluzi wants talks with demo organisers

Jul 22, 2019 Mwayi Mkandawire 2 &

Former Malawi president, Bakili Muluzi, has invited organisers of post-election demonstrations for a dialogue meeting to find a civil solution to political unrest in the country. Muluzi wrote the Human Rights Defenders Coalition (HRDC) chairperson… ...

Demonstrations cancelled

Jul 22, 2019 Martha Chikoti 0 &

Tuesday’s nationwide demonstrations meant to force MEC Chairperson Jane Ansah out of office have been cancelled, organisers have confirmed. The nation was to be rocked into a new spate of vigils in all major cities… ...

MCP investigates arson attack

Jul 22, 2019 Lindiwe Sambalikagwa 0 &

The Malawi Congress Party (MCP) is investigating the arson attack at its regional headquarters in a bid to identify the perpetrators. The party’s president Lazarus Chakwera said this in a statement read at a press… ...