Month: August 2019 Posts

Atcheya asks to meet Mtambo again ahead of planned protests

Aug 19, 2019 Richard Jimu 0 &

Former President Bakili Muluzi has written Human Rights Defenders (HRDC) leader Timothy Mtambo to meet over the planned wave of demonstrations later this month. The letter follows a previous one in which Atcheya as Muluzi… ...

Malawi army ready for airport protests

Aug 19, 2019 Russell Kondowe 0 &

The Malawi Defence Force (MDF) says its soldiers will be deployed to airports and borders to provide security during post-election demonstrations organised by the Human Rights Defenders Coalition (HRDC). MDF spokesperson Paul Chiphwanya told the… ...

Malawi’s democracy under threat from internal turmoil – Govt

Aug 18, 2019 Mwayi Mkandawire 3 &

Government says the country’s democracy is under threat from people who seek to gain from chaos, internal turmoil and conflict. Minister of Justice and Constitutional Affairs Bright Mask made the remarks Thursday when he launched… ...

Mtambo’s house bombed because of protests – Government

Aug 16, 2019 Lindiwe Sambalikagwa 0 &

The President Peter Mutharika administration has blamed post-election protests for the petrol bomb attack at rights activist Timothy Mtambo’s house. In a statement posted on official Malawi Government Facebook page today, Minister of Information Mark… ...

Attack on Mtambo’s property a clear act of intimidation – Amnesty

Aug 16, 2019 Mwayi Mkandawire 1 &

Amnesty International has described the   petrol-bomb attack on Human Rights Defenders Coalition (HRDC) chairperson Timothy Mtambo’s property as a clear act of intimidation, designed to deter him from carrying out his human rights work. The… ...

Sitinaotche nyumba ya Mtambo – DPP

Aug 15, 2019 Archangel Nzangaya 1 &

Chipani cholamula cha Democratic Progressive (DPP) chatsutsa mwa ntu wagalu zoti otsatira chipanichi ndi omwe awotcha nyumba ya mkulu wa bungwe lomenyera ufulu la HRDC a Timothy Mtambo. Nyumba ya a Mtambo komaso galimoto yawo… ...

HRDC claims cabinet ministers masterminded arson attack

Aug 15, 2019 Martha Chikoti 3 &

Human Rights Defenders Coalition (HRDC) has accused Minister of Homeland Security Nicholas Dausi, his deputy Charles Mchacha and Local Government and Rural Development Minister Ben Phiri of being masterminders of the arson attack at the… ...