Month: January 2021 Posts

Malawi Govt stands firm on minibus seating capacity

Jan 27, 2021 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

Malawi Government has refused to bow down to pressure from minibus drivers who held protests on Tuesday demanding government to review its Coronavirus rules. The drivers closed roads, attacked fellow taxi drivers and motorcyclists and… ...

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 4 &

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… ...