Month: June 2024 Posts

Nationwide Shutdown Planned in Malawi: Citizens Rally Against Economic Hardships and Governance

Jun 25, 2024 Burnett Munthali 0 &

Citizens of Malawi are preparing for a widespread shutdown demonstration on the 10th of July 2024, spanning major cities such as Blantyre, Zomba, Mangochi, Lilongwe, and Mzuzu.  The planned protest is a response to deep-seated… ...

Concerned Israel trip applicants present petition 

Mar 28, 2024 Malawi News Agency (MANA) 0 &

Concerned Israel trip applicants have expressed concern over the delays of their trip to work in Israel by some government officials. The chairperson for the grouping, Tapson Maganga made the sentiments on Wednesday in Lilongwe… ...

Refrain from being used by politicians – govt tells youth

Sep 10, 2023 Archangel Nzangaya 0 &

Malawi Government has encouraged youths to be part of solutions to socioeconomic challenges affecting the country and to refrain from being used by politicians. Malawi Government spokesperson Moses Kunkuyu said this while reacting to an… ...

CDEDI to conduct protests at Parliament over rising cost of maize

Aug 15, 2023 Martha Chikoti 0 &

The Centre for Democracy and Economic Development Initiatives (CDEDI) says it will conduct protests at Parliament in Lilongwe tomorrow to force government to release maize to Agricultural Development and Marketing Corporation (Admarc) depots in all… ...

Kalindo urge opposition parties, CSOs to endorse ’Payerepayere’ demos

Jan 17, 2023 Archangel Nzangaya 0 &

Activist Bon Kalindo has urged Malawi’s opposition parties, Civil Society Organisations and religious leaders to encourage their followers to participate in ‘Payerepayere' demonstrations which some concerned citizens plan to hold if president Lazarus Chakwera and… ...

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.… ...