Month: January 2021 Posts

Four children faint after Police fire teargas in residential area

Jan 26, 2021 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

By Synd Kalimbuka Four children fainted after police fired teargas in residential areas in Zomba during running battles between the police and minibus drivers. The minibus drivers were demonstrating against fuel hike and Coronavirus prevention… ...

Minibus drivers protest against Coronavirus measures

Jan 26, 2021 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Commuters were forced to walk this morning as minibus drivers in the country’s cities and towns held protests against restrictions on minibus seating capacity. The drivers also want government to reduce fuel prices saying the… ...

Taxi drivers fined for holding demos

Jan 23, 2021 Mike Lyson Zgambo 0 &

The Senior Resident Magistrate Court in Mzuzu on Thursday fined 13 taxi drivers for staging demonstrations. The Court sitting before Senior Resident Magistrate Godfrey Nyirenda, heard through police prosecutor Sub-Inspector Lloyd Banda that the drivers… ...

Chakwera told to step down for making false campaign promises

Jan 18, 2021 Archangel Nzangaya 0 &

Malawian rights group Centre for Democracy and Economic Development Initiatives (CDEDI) has demanded President Lazarus Chakwera to immediately step down for making false campaign promises. CDEDI Executive Director Sylvester Namiwa in a Monday press statement… ...

Minibus drivers storm Zomba police station over ill-treatment by city council

Jan 13, 2021 Malawi24 Reporter 1 &

By Synd Kalimbuka Minibus drivers in Zomba on Monday stormed Zomba police station to present their grievances about ill-treatment by Zomba City Council officials. According to one of the drivers Donnex Pahuwa, council officials collect… ...

Workers at Poisons Board demand Chisale’s removal

Jul 27, 2020 Russell Kondowe 0 &

  Pharmacy, Medicines and Poisons Board (PMPB) employees have demanded the removal of their boss Dr Moses Chisale. The workers have begun an industrial strike today as a way of forcing the government to listen… ...

Residents shut down Likoma health office

Jul 17, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Likoma residents on Friday shut down the District Health Office saying the district’s director of health and social services absconds work and there is misuse of Coronavirus funds. The residents were led by Area Development… ...

Malawi Prison officers promoted after protests

Apr 24, 2020 Russell Kondowe 0 &

The Malawi Prison Service (MPS) has promoted all prison wardens, after the prison officers stayed away from work for two days. According to Prison Spokesperson Superintendent Chimwemwe Shaba, the promotions are with immediate effect. “Government… ...

Mzuzu City Council workers down tools

Apr 24, 2020 Mike Lyson Zgambo 0 &

Workers at Mzuzu City Council downed tools on Thursday, demanding their bosses to pay them their three-month salary arrears. The workers held protests outside the council's offices and vowed not to return to work unless… ...

Malawi truck drivers protest low pay

Oct 21, 2019 Mike Kalumbi 0 &

Drivers today held protests in Lilongwe and Blantyre to push for better pay and better working conditions. The drivers parked their trucks at Kanengo in Lilongwe and on the Lilongwe-Mchinji road. Over 100 trucks carrying… ...

16 bicycle taxi operators nabbed over protests in Kasungu

Oct 01, 2019 Johans Mumba 0 &

  Police in Kasungu have arrested 16 bicycle taxi operators accused of being involved in criminal activities during the fracas that erupted on Friday in the district. Twelve have been arrested for breaking into shops… ...

Zimbabwe: Amnesty condemns Mnangagwa for crackdown on human rights

Aug 27, 2019 Lindiwe Sambalikagwa 0 &

Amnesty International has slammed President of Zimbabwe, Emmerson Mnangagwa, for his administration’s brutal crackdown on human rights, including the violent suppression of protests and a witch-hunt against anyone who dares challenge his government. The rights… ...

Zimbabwe: Amnesty wants justice for protesters killed by soldiers

Aug 01, 2019 Russell Kondowe 0 &

The soldiers who opened fire on protesters in the aftermath of the general elections in Zimbabwe last year, killing at least six of them and causing injuries to scores more, have still not been held… ...

LUANAR students demonstrate over tuition fee hike

Jul 16, 2019 Martha Chikoti 0 &

Lilongwe University of Natural Resources (LUANAR) blocked roads on Monday and Tuesday protesting against the institution’s decision to hike fees. The university has raised the tuition fees from K362,000 to K420,000 for generic and K783,000… ...

CSOs acting like a mob, says Ansah

Jun 25, 2019 Lindiwe Sambalikagwa 0 &

The Chairperson of Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) Jane Ansah says organisations and individuals calling for her resignation are behaving like a mob. The MEC chairperson made the remarks in an interview with Zodiak which was… ...