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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… ...