Month: April 2020 Posts

We will reject election results – Mtambo

Apr 14, 2020 Martha Chikoti 0 &

Citizens for Transformation (CFT) leader Timothy Mtambo has once again asked President Peter Mutharika to fire Chief Elections Officer of Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) Sam Alfandika and MEC commissioners, saying the movement will not accept… ...

HRDC vows to continue its operations

Apr 08, 2020 Martha Chikoti 0 &

Human Rights Defenders Coalition (HRDC) says it will continue with its operations as an organization focused on human rights activism following the resignation of former Chairperson Timothy Mtambo . Chairperson of the organization Gift Trapence… ...

Govt vindicated on Mtambo’s political ambitions – Botomani

Apr 02, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Minister of Information Mark Botomani says government is not surprised by former Human Rights Defenders Coalition (HRDC) Chairperson Timothy Mtambo’s decision to join politics because Mtambo has been a politician disguised as an activist for… ...

MCP welcomes Mtambo’s endorsement

Apr 01, 2020 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

The Malawi Congress Party (MCP) has welcomed Timothy Mtambo's endorsement of the MCP-UTM alliance, saying it energises leaders of the alliance. The party's Publicity Secretary Rev. Maurice Munthali told the local media on Wednesday that… ...

Malawian activist Mtambo joins politics

Apr 01, 2020 Martha Chikoti 0 &

Activist Timothy Mtambo has left the Human Rights Defenders Coalition (HRDC) and has formed a political movement called the Citizen’s for Transformation (CFT). During a press briefing in Lilongwe on Wednesday, Mtambo announced his resignation… ...

HRDC postpones State House shutdown demos

Mar 24, 2020 Martha Chikoti 0 &

The Human Rights Defenders Coalition (HRDC) has postponed the March 25 demonstrations which were aimed at shutting down state residences. HRDC chairperson Timothy Mtambo said this during a press briefing in Lilongwe on Tuesday. Mtambo… ...

Global alliance of NGOs concerned over Govt’s efforts to silence activists

Mar 13, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Civicus, a global alliance of civil society organisations, has raised concerns over the Peter Mutharika administration’s efforts to silence activists. The alliance expressed the concern in a statement on Thursday flowing the arrests of three… ...