Month: September 2021 Posts

Prisoners riot over food

Sep 17, 2021 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Mayhem erupted at Zomba Central Prison this morning as prisoners protested over food. Spokesperson of the Malawi Prison Service, Chimwemwe Shaba, has confirmed that there were riots at the prison. One of the inmates has… ...

Rights activist Namiwa granted bail

Aug 13, 2021 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

A Malawian activist who was arrested near the SADC summit venue in Lilongwe for leading a protest has been granted bail after spending two nights in police custody. The Nkukula Magistrate Court at Lumbadzi in… ...

Group demands release of activist Namiwa

Aug 13, 2021 Archangel Nzangaya 0 &

The Centre for Mindset Change (CMC) has demanded the immediate release of rights activist Sylvester Namiwa and 10 others who were arrested for holding vigils without approval from Lilongwe City council. This is according to… ...

Apolisi adzudzulidwa pomanga a Namiwa mwankhanza

Aug 12, 2021 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

M’modzi mwa anthu omwe amayankhulapo pankhani zokhudza chitetezo cha mdziko a Sherrif Kaisi adzudzula apolisi kaamba komanga omenyera ufulu a Sylvester Namiwa mwankhanza. A Namiwa amangidwa Lachitatu pomwe amatsogolera zionetsero zomwe cholinga chaka chinali kufuna… ...

HRDC threatens to hold ‘Pa ground sipalibwino’ demos

Aug 07, 2021 Martha Chikoti 0 &

Human Rights Defenders Coalition (HRDC) says it will organise "Pa ground sipalibwino" demonstrations if the Tonse Alliance Government fails to come up with a plan to address economic hardships Malawians are experiencing. In a statement… ...

University of Malawi students demonstrate over suspension of classes

Jul 26, 2021 Malawi24 Reporter 3 &

Students at University of Malawi are demonstrating in Zomba over the continued suspension of online classes. The university last week extended the suspension of classes due to lack of internet gadgets. Online classes were expected… ...

Tonse repeating DPP’s mistakes – Activists

Jul 23, 2021 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

Activists say the Tonse Alliance administration led by President Lazarus Chakwera is repeating mistakes which in the past compelled Malawians to take to the streets. In a statement on Wednesday, Centre for Human Rights and… ...

Over 70 dead in South Africa: Amnesty says riots fuelled by criminal justice failures

Jul 15, 2021 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Amnesty International says there is an entrenched culture of impunity in South Africa because past acts of violence, including the killing of foreign nationals, have gone unpunished. According to Amnesty, South African authorities cannot pretend… ...

South Africa sends soldiers to two provinces to end protests

Jul 12, 2021 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

South African soldiers have been deployed to the streets to end protests which started after the arrest of former President Jacob Zuma and have so far led to the deaths of six people. The South… ...

MCTU to hold demos against labour bill

Jul 11, 2021 Archangel Nzangaya 0 &

The Malawi Congress of Trade Union (MCTU) has announced that it will hold nationwide demonstrations against the labour relations amendment bill which was passed in Parliament last week. This is according to MCTU's secretary general… ...

Mutharika regrets not stopping post-election protests

Jun 23, 2021 Malawi24 Reporter 1 &

Former President Peter Mutharika says he should have forcefully stopped the post-election protests which were held over a period of ten months following the 2019 elections. Mutharika was speaking in an interview with Pan-African Visions… ...

IPTE 13 teachers demand jobs

Jun 15, 2021 Martha Chikoti 0 &

IPTE 13 teachers  have demanded the Ministry of Education to employ them on permanent basis as their five month contract is coming to an end this month. The teachers have given the ministry two days… ...

100 motorcycles confiscated in Lilongwe

Jun 12, 2021 Russell Kondowe 0 &

Police in Lilongwe have confiscated 100 motorcycles following the ban on motorcycle taxi operators within the city. The Lilongwe City Council last month banned the motorcycle taxi operators from operating in Old Town, at City… ...

MUBAS students protest K20,000 per day late registration fee

Jun 11, 2021 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Students from the Malawi University of Business and Applied Sciences (MUBAS) formerly the Polytechnic are protesting against the introduction of MK 20,000 penalty fee for late registration. According to a Memo from the University Registrar,… ...

Former Malawi Young Pioneers demand K70 billion from Govt

Jun 07, 2021 Russell Kondowe 0 &

Former members of the Malawi Young Pioneers (MYP) – a paramilitary wing of the Malawi Congress Party disbanded in 1994 – want government to give them K70 billion. According to the grouping, the money is… ...