Month: January 2021 Posts

Chakwera m’busa wabodza

Jan 19, 2021 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

...anama kuti ndalama zaboma zinathandiza amalawi kuthawa Covid ku Joweni A Malawi omwe anavotera mtsogoleri Lazarus Chakwera chaka chathachi awuzidwa ndi mtsogolerIyu kuti anachalira vimadzi vamphusi chifukwa iwo sali pano kukwaniritsa lonjezano lomwe ananena. Ena… ...

Chakwera told to step down for making false campaign promises

Jan 18, 2021 Archangel Nzangaya 0 &

Malawian rights group Centre for Democracy and Economic Development Initiatives (CDEDI) has demanded President Lazarus Chakwera to immediately step down for making false campaign promises. CDEDI Executive Director Sylvester Namiwa in a Monday press statement… ...

Blantyre demos postponed

Jan 13, 2021 Archangel Nzangaya 0 &

The Centre for Democracy and Economic Development Initiatives (CDEDI) and small scale business operators in Blantyre have postponed demonstrations which were scheduled for today in the commercial city. According to CDEDI executive director Sylvester Namiwa,… ...

Small business operators to hold protests tomorrow

Jan 12, 2021 Archangel Nzangaya 0 &

Rights group Centre for Democracy and Economic Initiative (CDEDI) together with Blantyre Small Business Operators including motorcycle operators will hold demonstrations tomorrow in Blantyre. This was disclosed on Tuesday morning when the two groups held… ...

Blantyre demos shifted to next week

Jan 09, 2021 Archangel Nzangaya 1 &

Rights group Centre for Democracy and Economic Development Initiatives (CDEDI) in conjunction with small scale business operators has shifted Blantyre demonstrations to next week, with a warning to Blantyre City Council. Initially, the grouping was… ...

RBM Governor questioned over silence on leakage of forensic audit report

Dec 29, 2020 Archangel Nzangaya 0 &

The Centre for Democracy and Economic Development Initiatives (CDEDI) has taken to task the Malawi Reserve Bank Governor Dr. Wilson Banda for his silence on the leakage of a forensic audit report. It is reported… ...

Rights group faults Chakwera administration over fiscal year change

Dec 25, 2020 Archangel Nzangaya 1 &

A rights group has threatened to launch a legal challenge against the government’s fiscal year change, saying the Lazarus Chakwera administration did not consult before introducing the change. This is according to CDEDI Executive Director… ...

CDEDI questions decision to close borders

Dec 23, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

The Centre for Democracy and Economic Development Initiatives (CDEDI) has bashed government for closing borders, saying the move will lead to a loss in business for Malawians. The grouping said this on Tuesday after the… ...

Demos against influx of illegal immigrants postponed

Dec 15, 2020 Archangel Nzangaya 0 &

Demonstrations organized by the Centre for Democracy and Economic Development Initiatives (CDEDI) and aimed at protesting against influx of illegal immigrants have been postponed to Friday. This is according to CDEDI chairperson Sylvester Namiwa who… ...

CDEDI yakonza zionetsero

Dec 10, 2020 Archangel Nzangaya 0 &

Limodzi mwa mabungwe omenyera ufulu m'dziko muno la Centre for Democracy and Economic Development Initiatives (CDEDI) lati lipangitsa zionetsero sabata lamawa kaamba kakunyalanyaza kwa mtsogoleri wa dziko lino a Lazarus Chakwera pa nkhani zofunika. Malingana… ...

Chakwera given 14 days to act on Thyolo, Mulanje land dispute

Dec 07, 2020 Archangel Nzangaya 0 &

The Centre for Democracy and Economic Development Initiatives (CDEDI) has given Malawi president, Dr Lazarus Chakwera, 14 days to resolve the dispute over land between residents and estates in Thyolo and Mulanje. This is according… ...

Malawi showing signs of failed state, absent leadership – CDEDI

Dec 01, 2020 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

Centre for Democracy and Economic Development Initiatives (CDEDI) says Malawi is showing visible signs of a failed state and absent leadership under President Lazarus Chakwera’s administration. This is according to a press statement signed by… ...

Activists say ministers shouldn’t hire own spokespersons: ‘It’s politics of appeasement’

Oct 31, 2020 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

Rights activists say Lazarus Chakwera administration's decision to let cabinet ministers appoint own spokespersons is part of a scheme aimed at legitimizing blatant siphoning of taxpayers’ money into the pockets of the Tonse Alliance handclappers… ...

Chakwera challenged to reveal foreign trip expenses

Oct 29, 2020 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

Activists have challenged President Lazarus Chakwera to reveal the expenses incurred during the four foreign trips he undertook last month and earlier this month. The Centre for Democracy and Economic Development Initiatives (CDEDI) wants Chakwera… ...

TUM told to stop ‘stealing’ from teachers

Sep 23, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

  A non-governmental organisation has demanded the Teachers Union of Malawi (TUM) to stop deducting money from teachers' salaries without the teachers' consent. The Centre for Democracy and Economic Development Initiatives (CDEDI) has issued the… ...