Month: September 2022 Posts

Police fire teargas at University of Malawi students

Sep 09, 2022 Raphael Likaka 0 &

Police have fired teargas at University of Malawi (Unima) students  in Zomba who are holding protests against a five-month holiday at the university. The students blocked the Charles Lwangwa Road and pelted stones at police… ...

Malawi Police fire teargas at protesters in Lilongwe

Jul 20, 2022 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Police this morning fired teargas to disperse ‘anti-judiciary’ protesters who gathered in Lilongwe despite a court order stopping their demonstrations. Leaders of a grouping called Human Rights Ambassadors have since been arrested over the protests.… ...

Court stops ‘anti-judiciary’ demonstrations

Jul 20, 2022 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

The High Court in Lilongwe has granted an injunction to John Kwenda and others, stopping a group of Malawians from conducting demonstrations today against alleged selective justice and injustice by the Judiciary in Malawi. Lawyer… ...

Sri Lanka President to resign after protesters stormed palace

Jul 10, 2022 Gracious Zinazi 0 &

Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has agreed to step down on 13 July after protesters stormed his official residence and set the prime minister's house on fire. On Saturday 9 July, 2022, thousands of protesters… ...

Mangochi divided over Thursday’s anti-Tonse demos

Jun 15, 2022 Archangel Nzangaya 0 &

As Mangochi Human Rights Ambassadors is set to hold anti Tonse Alliance demonstrations on Thursday, some residents in the district have faulted the grouping over the protests and they have said they will not participate.… ...

Anti-Corruption protesters march in Lilongwe

Mar 04, 2022 Russell Kondowe 0 &

Malawians led by a grouping called Citizens against Impunity and Corruption marched today  in Lilongwe where they expressed anger over high levels of corruption in Malawi. At Lilongwe District Council, Malawi Police fired teargas to… ...

Malawi activist arrested near SADC summit venue

Aug 11, 2021 Mwayi Mkandawire 1 &

Malawi Police have today arrested a rights activist who led protests near the venue of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) summit in Lilongwe. Mr. Sylvester Namiwa, executive director of CDEDI, has been arrested at… ...

HRDC threatens to hold ‘Pa ground sipalibwino’ demos

Aug 07, 2021 Martha Chikoti 0 &

Human Rights Defenders Coalition (HRDC) says it will organise "Pa ground sipalibwino" demonstrations if the Tonse Alliance Government fails to come up with a plan to address economic hardships Malawians are experiencing. In a statement… ...

DPP ipepese pakuphedwa kwa anthu pa zionetselo za 2011 – CCAP Livingstonia

Jul 21, 2021 Archangel Nzangaya 0 &

Sinodi ya Livingstonia mu mpingo wa Church of Central Africa Presbyterian (CCAP) yauza chipani chotsutsa boma cha DPP kuti chipepese kumtundu wa a Malawi pakuphedwa kwa anthu pa zionetsero za pa 20 July, 2011. Izi… ...

Anti-Govt and pro-Chizuma protesters to storm Lilongwe on Tuesday

May 17, 2021 Martha Chikoti 0 &

Anti-Government protests and demonstrations in support of President Lazarus Chakwera’s appointee Martha Chizuma will be held in Lilongwe tomorrow. Organizers for the two protests have both claimed to have already notified the Lilongwe City Council.… ...

Truck drivers cancel demos

Apr 26, 2021 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Truck drivers have called off their demonstrations to pave way for negotiations with Government. The nationwide protests were expected to be held today. The drivers' demonstrations were aimed at pushing for higher salaries, reduced permit… ...

Drivers snub deputy transport minister

Apr 25, 2021 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

Deputy Transport Minister Nancy Chaola Mdooko on Friday failed to convince truck drivers to postpone their demonstrations slated for April 26. The drivers plan to hold protests on Monday over poor working conditions and influx… ...

HRDC cancels April 29 demos

Apr 23, 2021 Martha Chikoti 0 &

Human Rights Defenders Coalition (HRDC) has cancelled the demonstrations which were slated for 29 April and were aimed at protesting over abuse of Covid-19 funds. In a statement today, HRDC Chairperson Gift Trapence said they… ...

Protesters demand apology from Chakwera

Apr 21, 2021 Martha Chikoti 1 &

Protesters in Lilongwe have demanded President Lazarus Chakwera to apologise to Malawians over his government’s failure to buy necessary medical equipment during the second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic yet K1 billion meant for the… ...

CDEDI to hold demos on Wednesday

Apr 19, 2021 Martha Chikoti 0 &

Centre for Democracy and Economic Development Initiatives (CDEDI) says all is set for the 21 April demonstrations against punitive taxes, levies, exorbitant mobile phone tariffs and theft of Covid-19 funds. Speaking during a press briefing,… ...