July 2019

UN orders Malawi to release Trapence, Sembereka

Jul 11, 2019 Russell Kondowe 2 &

The United Nations (UN) has ordered the Government of Malawi to immediately release activists Gift Trapence and MacDonald Sembereka. Trapence – Vice Chairman of the Human Rights Defenders Coalition (HRD) – and Sembereka who is… ...

Amnesty condemns Mutharika over Trapence’s arrest

Jul 10, 2019 Mwayi Mkandawire 4 &

...Says arrest is ploy to harass and intimidate activists to end post-election protests …orders Malawi government to unconditionally release the activists Rights Group, Amnesty International, has condemned the arrest of activists Gift Trapence and McDonald… ...

Women march for Ansah

Jul 10, 2019 Russell Kondowe 2 &

Thousands of women in Blantyre joined the ‘IamJaneAnsah’ demonstrations to show solidarity with the under fire Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) chairperson Jane Ansah. The women took part in the protests organised by the Forum for… ...

Bail hearing for activists adjourned to Friday

Jul 10, 2019 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

A court in Lilongwe has adjourned to Friday the bail hearing for activists Gift Trapence and MacDonald Sembereka. Trapence and Sembereka spent Tuesday night in jail following their arrest. The Lilongwe Magistrate Court’s decision to… ...

Chakwera visits jailed activists

Jul 10, 2019 Mwayi Mkandawire 1 &

Malawi Congress Party (MCP) president Lazarus Chakwera this morning visited jailed rights activists, Gift Trapence and MacDonald Sembereka, in Lilongwe. Trapence and Sembereka were arrested on Tuesday and were being kept at Lilongwe Police Station.… ...

Namadingo’s Madando becomes a post-election hit

Jul 10, 2019 Lyonike Mughogho 0 &

Musician Patience Namadingo is the master of the current highlight in Malawi music, Madando, a song he unleashed in May following the elections. Madando meaning complaints, trailed the controversial presidential elections. It is during the… ...

Papa Bushiri fails to pay 96 Armed Police Officers hired to protect him

Jul 10, 2019 Malawi24 Reporter 18 &

Quick Facts: - Bushiri claims governments honour him with police escort, when he actually pays for it - Prophet Bushiri sells security armbands to protect people from dangers, yet he hires over 30 private bodyguards… ...