Month: August 2021 Posts

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… ...

Police, Kabaza operators clash in Thyolo

Jun 22, 2021 Daniel Sapuli 0 &

Police were forced to fire teargas after Kabaza operators blocked a road and pelted police houses with stones following police’s decision to confiscate motorcycle taxis. On Tuesday, during morning hours, police confiscated all motorcycles meant… ...

CDEDI demos start in Lilongwe

Apr 21, 2021 Martha Chikoti 0 &

People are demonstrating in Lilongwe against punitive taxes, levies, exorbitant mobile phone tariffs and theft of Covid-19 funds. Demonstrators gathered this morning at Community Centre Ground, the starting point for the demonstration organized by the… ...

Blantyre demos postponed

Jan 13, 2021 Archangel Nzangaya 0 &

The Centre for Democracy and Economic Development Initiatives (CDEDI) and small scale business operators in Blantyre have postponed demonstrations which were scheduled for today in the commercial city. According to CDEDI executive director Sylvester Namiwa,… ...

Blantyre demos shifted to next week

Jan 09, 2021 Archangel Nzangaya 1 &

Rights group Centre for Democracy and Economic Development Initiatives (CDEDI) in conjunction with small scale business operators has shifted Blantyre demonstrations to next week, with a warning to Blantyre City Council. Initially, the grouping was… ...

Malawi named as country of the year

Dec 17, 2020 Lindiwe Sambalikagwa 0 &

The Economist newspaper has named Malawi as the country of the year 2020 following the nullification of the 2019 presidential elections and the holding of Fresh Presidential elections. The London based magazine has hailed Malawi… ...

Activists tell Chakwera to respect Constitution

Oct 10, 2020 Mike Lyson Zgambo 0 &

Rights activists on Friday demanded President Dr Lazarus Chakwera to respect the country's Constitution and the Gender Equality Act. Project officer for Youth and Society (YAS) Mwandida Theu made the remarks during the Mzuzu demonstrations… ...