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HRDC blames police, councils for violent demos
Human Rights Defenders Coalition (HRDC) has blamed the country’s city councils and Malawi Police Service for allegedly fuelling violence, looting…
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IG faulted on demos order
Legal and rights activists have faulted the Inspector General of the Malawi Police Service, Rodney Jose, for ordering the Human…
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Govt water bills hit K23.1bn
The money government owes five water boards has skyrocketed to K23.1 billion, a development that threatens to cripple operations of…
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Court rebuffs govt, gives CSOs relief on demos
The High Court in Lilongwe last evening rebuffed an application from the Attorney General (AG) to stop nationwide demonstrations organised…
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Ugly scenes in Chitipa, Rumphi
Whereas the situation was generally peaceful during Ant-Jane Ansah protests in Mzuzu, things turned ugly in Rumphi and Chitipa where…
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Blantyre bars demos, other cities proceed
Blantyre City Council (BCC) has refused Human Rights Defenders Coalition (HRDC) permission to hold demonstrations to force Malawi Electoral Commission…
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Gloomy picture for demos
Human Rights Defenders Coalition (HRDC) is facing an uphill task in its quest to organise nationwide protests scheduled for this…
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MEC stops meeting presiding officers
Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) has stopped meetings between its staff and lawyers and election presiding officers to collect information. In…
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FDH Bank withdraws case
Tycoon Thomson Mpinganjira and FDH Bank have withdrawn a court injunction which stopped activists Timothy Mtambo and Gift Trapence as…
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Union, chiefs query govt over Viphya Plantation
Reformed Timber Millers Union (RTMU) has teamed up with some chiefs, querying government for allegedly favouring foreign concessionaires over locals…
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Ministry plans area specific fertiliser trials
Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation and Water Development says trials for area specific fertiliser expected to address nutrient needs in a…
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Govt rebuffs UN on activists’ arrest
Government has snubbed a meeting which the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/Aids (UNAids) had requested on Friday. While the…
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Police move on activists’ case
Malawi Police Service (MPS) has sought guidance from the Attorney General (AG) in the case of two human rights activists…
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Govt apologises for tractors deal
Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation and Water Development has issued a public apology for the flawed procurement and disposal of archaic…
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HRDC hires lawyers for arrested protesters
Human Rights Defenders Coalition (HRDC) has offered legal representation to people arrested during the July 4 to 5 protests to…
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FDH boss takes on CSO leaders
Tycoon Thomson Mpinganjira and FDH Bank have obtained an injunction stopping activists Timothy Mtambo and Gift Trapence as well as…
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APM quizzes US on aide ban
President Peter Mutharika has queried the United States of America (USA) over its decision to ban his special adviser on…
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28 more arrested over demos violence
Police have arrested 28 more suspects in connection with the looting, theft and torching of property during the July 4…
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40 arrested over demos
Police in the Northern Region have arrested 40 people suspected to have been involved in looting, theft and torching of…
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Mobocracy!
Demonstrations to force Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) chairperson Jane Ansah to resign continued on Friday in Mzuzu, where people went…
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