Month: August 2021 Posts

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… ...