Month: July 2019 Posts

DPP, govt offices burn in Mzuzu

Jul 25, 2019 Mike Lyson Zgambo 0 &

Protesters in Mzuzu on Thursday set on fire a Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) building and several government offices. The protesters are demanding the resignation of Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) chairperson Jane Ansah. Demonstrations began at… ...

Protesters present petition to Mutharika’s aide Bamusi

Jul 25, 2019 Martha Chikoti 1 &

Protesters in Lilongwe presented their petition to the Presidential Adviser on Civil Society Organisations Mabvuto Bamusi who promised to deliver it to the office of the president. The petition was presented near Four Seasons Hotel… ...

Protesters carry banner demanding K1.7 billion from Muluzi

Jul 25, 2019 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

Protesters today carried a banner demanding former President Bakili Muluzi to return public funds which he is suspected to have stolen while in power. The protesters carried the banner as they continued to demonstrate against… ...

Malawians fill streets as Chilima warns against vandalism

Jul 25, 2019 Martha Chikoti 3 &

Leader of UTM Saulos Chilima has told protesters to refrain from violence and vandalism saying Malawians struggling to make a living should not suffer during the demonstrations. Chilima made the statement during today's demonstrations in… ...

High Court okays demos

Jul 24, 2019 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

The High Court in Lilongwe has granted the Human Rights Defenders Coalition (HRDC) permission to march to Kamuzu Palace. The court has set aside the Lilongwe City Council’s (LCC) prohibition of the demonstrations which are… ...

Anti-Ansah demos should be held once every two months – Vendors

Jul 24, 2019 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

Vendors in Lilongwe have held protests demanding authorities to limit anti-Justice Jane Ansah demonstrations to once every two months. The vendors marched in the city this morning to show dissatisfaction with protests which the Human… ...

HRDC snubs Muluzi on demos

Jul 23, 2019 Lindiwe Sambalikagwa 2 &

The Human Rights Defenders Coalition (HRDC) has rejected former President Bakili Muluzi’s request to cancel post-election demonstrations. Muluzi met members of the HRDC in Blantyre today in a bid to find a civil solution to… ...