Month: July 2019 Posts

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… ...

Malawi Human Rights Commission wants anti-Ansah demos cancelled

Jul 22, 2019 Luke Bisani 0 &

The Malawi Human Rights Commission (MHRC) has called for suspension of demonstrations against Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) Chairperson Jane Ansah citing scenes of violence the country has witnessed. Through a letter that has been signed… ...

Chakwera bars MCP supporters from court

Jul 22, 2019 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

Malawi Congress Party (MCP) has told the party’s supporters to stop camping outside the court in Lilongwe to follow the Malawi election case. In a statement read at a press briefing in Lilongwe, Chakwera said… ...

Mzake ndi Mzake is a friend indeed

Jul 22, 2019 Chikondi Magalasi 0 &

Non-governmental organisation Mzake ndi Mzake has donated items such as laptops, projectors and bicycles to community coordinating committees for HIV prevention advocacy in Phalombe district The organisations hopes the items will help the committees in… ...

Network for HIV positive youth established in Phalombe

Jul 22, 2019 Chikondi Magalasi 0 &

Youths who are HIV positive in Phalombe now have a platform where they can share problems they are encountering in their respective communities following the establishment of Y+ District Network. The network was established on… ...