Month: February 2024 Posts

Trapence praises Chakwera for 2024/25 budget

Feb 24, 2024 Synd Kalimbuka 0 &

Human Right Defenders Coalition (HRDC) Chairperson Gift Trapence has described the budget presented by Minister of Finance Simplex Chithyola Banda as developmental budget since most of the spending will go to infrastructure development and production.… ...

Trapence exposed: Opposition faults him for attacking Govt after getting K6 billion

Jan 01, 2024 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Human rights advocate Gift Trapence has come under fire from opposition parties and several quarters for being insincere and hypocritical in attacking the Tonse administration on the final day of the year when, in the… ...

Govt told to respect ombudsman’s determinations on Kachaje, Buluma

Oct 11, 2022 Martha Chikoti 0 &

Human Rights Defenders Coalition (HRDC) has told the Tonse Alliance administration to stop undermining determinations of the Ombudsman. In a statement, HRDC chairperson Gift Trapence explained that there is continued attempts by the Executive arm… ...

HRDC calls for independent forensic audit at Accountant General

Jul 21, 2022 Martha Chikoti 0 &

Human Rights Defenders Coalition (HRDC) have called upon government to conduct an independent forensic audit at the Accountant General’s Office  to determine the scope of fraud and to put in place measures to safeguard public… ...

HRDC demands Govt to revise toll gate fees

Aug 20, 2021 Martha Chikoti 0 &

Human Rights Defenders Coalition (HRCD) has called on the Government to revise the newly gazetted toll gate fees. HRDC Chairperson Gift Trapence said this in a statement today. According to a Government Notice, motorists will… ...

HRDC defends activists turned diplomats

Jul 08, 2021 Martha Chikoti 2 &

Human Rights Defenders Coalition (HRDC) has applauded its members for exercising their rights by accepting diplomatic appointments. Three HRDC members – Billy Mayaya, Luke Tembo and McDonald Sembereka – are among people appointed by President… ...

Chakwera urged to fire MACRA board

Jun 14, 2021 Russell Kondowe 0 &

The Human Rights Defenders Coalition (HRDC) says the board of Malawi Communications Regulatory Authority (MACRA) should be dissolved for demonstrating selfish, unreasonable and careless tendencies. The call comes after the MACRA spent K46 million on… ...