Month: November 2016 Posts

Chikwawa South MP plans to take Govt. to task 

Nov 21, 2016 Chilenje Chilenje 0 &

As parliament reconvenes this afternoon the opposition Member of parliament for Chikwawa South, Illias Karim,says he will take government to task table crucial issues that are currently affecting the Malawians when he goes to parliament today.… ...

Malawi falls in press freedom ranking

Apr 20, 2016 Macmillan Mhone 9 &

Malawi has slipped seven places on the World Press Freedom index as experts are concerned about insult laws that threaten the work of journalists in the country. The World Press Freedom Index, which is released… ...

ATI bill stalls again

Mar 22, 2016 Victoria Milanzi 7 &

Media Institute of Southern Africa (Misa- Malawi) has expressed worry over the delay in tabling the Access to Information (ATI) bill. The ATI was expected to be tabled in the just ended parliamentary session but… ...

ATI bill among world’s top legislations

Feb 09, 2016 Macmillan Mhone 9 &

International legal experts have rated Malawi's Access to Information (ATI) Bill as one of world’s strongest Right to Information (RTI) legislations. The ATI bill is yet to be passed into law but an analysis by… ...

‘Peter Mutharika, a dictator in the making’

Dec 16, 2015 Victoria Milanzi 21 &

Human rights activists in Malawi country have described President Peter Mutharika as a dictator operating in a democratic society following his remarks concerning the Access to Information (ATI) bill at a press conference in Lilongwe. Mutharika’s press… ...

CSOs vow not to rest until ATI bill is tabled

Dec 12, 2015 Victoria Milanzi 15 &

Executive Director of Centre for Human Rights and Rehabilitation, Timothy Mtambo, has vowed that his organization will not rest until Malawi government tables, passes and implements the access to information bill which Parliament failed to… ...