Month: September 2019 Posts

Demos have scared away investors – Mutharika

Sep 28, 2019 Malawi24 Reporter 1 &

President Peter Mutharika has appealed to organizers of the post-election demonstrations to stop, saying the protests have dented the picture of the country and scared away investors. Mutharika has since warned Human Rights Defenders Coalition… ...

Malawi protesters back on streets Tuesday

Sep 28, 2019 Lindiwe Sambalikagwa 0 &

…HRDC insists Malawi Elections were “tippexed” The Human Rights Defenders Coalition (HRDC) has said it will hold Anti-Jane Ansah demonstrations from Tuesday to Friday next week in several districts across the country. The rights group… ...

Malawi protester dies in prison

Sep 25, 2019 Mwayi Mkandawire 1 &

A protester who was allegedly assaulted by Malawi Defence Force (MDF) soldiers in Karonga has died in prison. The man identified as Justin Phiri is suspected to be one of the protesters who were beaten… ...

Unrest in Blantyre: Protesters, DPP cadets clash

Sep 25, 2019 Luke Bisani 0 &

Anti-Jane Ansah protesters and ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) supporters this morning pelted stones at each other in Blantyre. The incident happened at Chichiri Trade Fair Grounds as the protesters were marching along the Masauko… ...

HRDC to hold demos at Mount Soche

Sep 23, 2019 Martha Chikoti 2 &

Human Rights Defenders Coalition (HRDC) says protesters will march to Mount Soche Hotel on Wednesday to demand Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) chairperson Justice Jane Ansah to resign. Ansah who attended a meeting of the Electoral… ...

Supreme Court rejects Kaphale’s application to stop Anti-Ansah demos

Sep 20, 2019 Lindiwe Sambalikagwa 3 &

The Supreme Court of Appeal has today thrown out an application by the Attorney General to stop the Human Rights Defenders Coalition (HRDC) from conducting anti-Jane Ansah protests. Justice Lovemore Chikopa rejected AG Kalekeni Kaphale’s… ...

Malawi protesters return to the streets  

Sep 18, 2019 Lindiwe Sambalikagwa 1 &

The Human Rights Defenders Coalition (HRDC) is today holding demonstrations as the group continues to demand the resignation of Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) chairperson Jane Ansah. Protesters have stormed the streets in Blantyre, Mzuzu and… ...