Mwayi Mkandawire, Author at Malawi 24

Dialogue with Muluzi is useless, all we want is Jane Ansah Must Fall: Mtambo snubs Bakili

Aug 20, 2019 3

The Human Rights Defenders Coalition (HRDC) has thrown to the ground a call for dialogue from former President Bakili Muluzi over the incoming series of demonstrations against management of the May 21 elections. The HRDC… ...

Chilima insists two pre-marked ballots affected election

Aug 19, 2019 3

Former Vice President Saulos Chilima has told the Constitutional Court that two pre-marked ballots found in Mzimba affected the May 21 elections. Frank Mbeta, lawyer for President Peter Mutharika who is first respondent in the… ...

Mutharika should not resign – JB

Aug 19, 2019 0

Former President Joyce Banda says President Peter Mutharika should remain in power to take a lead in resolving the country’s political impasse. Banda has also advised Malawians to patiently wait for the conclusion of the… ...

Malawi’s democracy under threat from internal turmoil – Govt

Aug 18, 2019 3

Government says the country’s democracy is under threat from people who seek to gain from chaos, internal turmoil and conflict. Minister of Justice and Constitutional Affairs Bright Mask made the remarks Thursday when he launched… ...

Govt raises minimum maize price to K180/kg

Aug 16, 2019 1

Government has raised the minimum maize price from K150 to K180 per kilogramme to avoid scenarios where maize is smuggled to Mozambique and Zambia. Minister of Agriculture Kondwani Nankhumwa announced the change in prices at… ...

Attack on Mtambo’s property a clear act of intimidation – Amnesty

Aug 16, 2019 1

Amnesty International has described the petrol-bomb attack on Human Rights Defenders Coalition (HRDC) chairperson Timothy Mtambo’s property as a clear act of intimidation, designed to deter him from carrying out his human rights work. The… ...

Mutharika to skip SADC summit

Aug 14, 2019 0

President Peter Mutharika will not attend the Southern African Development Community (SADC) Ordinary Summit of Heads of States and Government in Tanzania. The Malawi leader has sent Vice President Everton Chimulirenji to represent him at… ...