Month: November 2022 Posts

University of Malawi closed

Nov 02, 2022 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

University of Malawi (UNIMA) management has temporarily closed the university following vigils which students have been conducting at the institution. University Registrar Mary Wasiri has announced the closure in a statement today. “Following the stalemate… ...

Malawi anti-government protesters granted bail

Nov 01, 2022 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Joshua Chisa Mbele and five other anti-government protesters who conducted demonstrations against the Lazarus Chakwera administration last week have been granted bail today. The Lilongwe Senior Resident Magistrate's Court has granted bail to Mbele, Levy… ...

Malawi anti-government protesters to spend one more night in custody

Oct 31, 2022 Chikondi Magalasi 0 &

Human rights activist Joshua Chisa Mbele and fellow activists will spend one more night police custody following their arrest on Friday over demonstrations they organised in Lilongwe against President Lazarus Chakwera’s government. The six activists… ...

Police severely assaulted activist Chisa Mbele – rights grouping

Oct 30, 2022 Martha Chikoti 1 &

The Action Against Impunity (AAI) has alleged that Human Rights Activist Joshua Chisa Mbele and others were severely assaulted at the Lilongwe Police Station before they were scattered to various police stations across Lilongwe. In… ...

Leadership crisis all over as University of Malawi hold with academic calendar vigils

Oct 28, 2022 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

By Innocencia Chikuse As national demonstrations are all over the major cities of the country over  lack of leadership in the Tonse Alliance, the leadership crisis seems to be spreading like a pandemic to other… ...

Activist Joshua Chisa Mbele arrested

Oct 28, 2022 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Malawi Police have arrested activist Joshua Chisa Mbele over anti-government protests held in Lilongwe today. Mbele is among forty people arrested due to the protests which began this morning. Peter Kalaya, National Police Spokesperson says… ...

Namiwa’s bail revocation case fails to start

Oct 28, 2022 Martha Chikoti 0 &

Namiwa (L) and Kajoloweka The case in which the state wants human rights activist Sylvester Namiwa’s bail to be revoked failed to start today as the magistrate did not show up. The state has confirmed… ...