Month: July 2022 Posts

Chakwera accused of controlling ACB

Jul 12, 2022 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) announced last month that it would arrest four people in connection to the Zuneth Sattar corruption case but the suspects are yet to be arrested, leading to fears that President Lazarus… ...

Chakwera urged to honour pledge of trimming presidential powers

Jul 04, 2022 Martha Chikoti 0 &

The Centre for Democracy and Economic Development Initiatives (CDEDI) has asked President Lazarus Chakwera to honour the pledge of trimming his powers by removing presidential immunity. In a letter to the president, CDEDI has warned… ...

Fuel price hike will hit Malawi consumers hard

Jun 23, 2022 Martha Chikoti 0 &

Centre for Democracy and Economic Development Initiatives (CDEDI) says the decision by Malawi Energy Regulatory Authority (MERA) to hike fuel prices will worsen the living standards of Malawians who are already struggling to make ends… ...

Racist video: CDEDI pushes for arrest of Susu

Jun 17, 2022 Martha Chikoti 0 &

The Centre for Democracy and Economic Development Initiatives (CDEDI) has demanded  authorities including Chinese Embassy to facilitate the arrest of Chinese national Lu Ke, also known as Susu, saying failure by authorities to act as… ...

Rights group demands Chinese Embassy to apologise to Malawians

Jun 15, 2022 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

The Centre for Democracy and Economic Development Initiatives (CDEDI) says the Chinese Embassy in Malawi should apologise to black Malawians over the racist video filmed by Chinese national Lu Ke. CDEDI held a press briefing… ...

CDEDI wants all Chinese nationals in Malawi to be traced

Jun 13, 2022 Martha Chikoti 0 &

The Centre for Democracy and Economic Development Initiatives (CDEDI) has asked authorities to trace all the Chinese nationals in the country to ascertain the status of their stay and to verify if indeed what they… ...

Minister Matola under fire for calling Malawians “frogs”

Jun 07, 2022 Martha Chikoti 0 &

The Centre for Democracy and Economic Development Initiatives (CDEDI) has called upon President Lazarus Chakwera to act on Minister Ibrahim Matola's conduct after the minister called Malawians "frogs". In a press release seen by this… ...