Month: March 2020 Posts

Mutharika fires Kutsaira for second time in a week

Mar 18, 2020 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

President Peter Mutharika has removed Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) Regional Governor for Centre Bintony Kutsaira, less than a week after Mutharika also fired Kutsaira from the cabinet. According to a statement from the DPP, Mutharika… ...

Global alliance of NGOs concerned over Govt’s efforts to silence activists

Mar 13, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Civicus, a global alliance of civil society organisations, has raised concerns over the Peter Mutharika administration’s efforts to silence activists. The alliance expressed the concern in a statement on Thursday flowing the arrests of three… ...

Human Rights Watch join calls for activists’ release

Mar 12, 2020 Lindiwe Sambalikagwa 0 &

Human Rights Watch, an international human rights organisation, has joined calls for the immediate release of three Malawian activists saying they have been arrested on trumped up charges. Southern African Director for Human Rights Watch,… ...

Chakwera to march to State House over activists’ arrest

Mar 09, 2020 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

Malawi Congress Party (MCP) President Lazarus Chakwera has threatened to mobilise Malawians to march to State House if the Malawi Police do not release arrested activists. In a statement released today, Chakwera said President Peter… ...

Nankhumwa seeks God’s intervention ahead of fresh elections

Mar 09, 2020 Daniel Sapuli 0 &

Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) Vice president for Southern Region, Kondwani Nankhumwa, has urged party followers to seek God's help throughout the campaign period for fresh presidential elections scheduled for May 19. He said this on… ...

Mutharika orders Malawi Army to use force against protesters

Mar 08, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

President Peter Mutharika has ordered the Malawi Defence Force and the Malawi Police to use necessary force to stop protesters who plan to shut down State House on 25 March. Speaking at a Democratic Progressive… ...

DPP candidate wins Liwawadzi ward by-election

Mar 06, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) candidate Pharaoh Kambiri has won the Liwawadzi Ward by-election in Balaka. Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) chairperson Jane Ansah said Kambiri amassed 2,615 votes out of the total 4,578 valid votes that… ...