A tribunal made up of chief Justice Andrew Nyirenda will this Wednesday meet to discuss whether to allow SA lawyers to represent MEC on the election appeal at the supreme court slated to start on 15 April. If the tribunal rejects the SA lawyers, MEC according to the law, will only have 2 days to…
Category: Politics
JUDGE FAULTED THE COUNTRY’S OUTDATED LAWS
Despite attaining democracy in 1992 the country has made little progress in as far as repealing some of the legal provisions on a number of areas to suit the current current political desensitization is concerned. Judge Kenyatta Nyirenda says coronavirus has caught Malawians still transacting business using outdated laws hence caught pants down as they…
PRISONERS TO BE RELEASED AMID COVID-19 SCARE – MUTHARIKA
BY DRAXON MALOYAPresident Peter Mutharika has directed the prison authority to give a list of convicts and juveniles who have served a better part of their prison sentence to be considered for a possible release as one way of fighting against the spreading of the deadly Covid19 caused by coronavirus. Mutharika made an order in…
MALAWI PRESIDENT FULL SPEECH
Fellow Malawians, On Thursday, I announced that we now have confirmed cases of the Coronavirus disease. The virus has attacked us. Now we have a fourth confirmed case in Blantyre. An attack on one of us is an attack on us all. This is an attack we must all fight. Either we unite and fight,…
MTAMBO’S RESIGNATION RAISED MIXED REACTIONS BY DRAXON MALOYA
The decision made by the Human Rights Defenders Coalition (HRDC) chairperson, Timothy Mtambo to resign from civil society activism and form a new struggle for transformational leadership in the country has created a new political environment on the ground. While some quarters say Mtambo’s switch to active political struggle has created a huge gap in…
MTAMBO GOES ONTO A POLITICAL PODIUM , RESIGNED FROM HRDC BY DRAXON MALOYA
Human Rights Defenders Coalition (HRDC) leader, Timothy Mtambo has resigned from the Coalition and formed the formation of a Liberation and Transformation Movement called, Ctizens for Transformation (CFT) founded on values of human rights approach, rule of law among other. Meanwhile, CFT is expected to campaign vigorously and campaign for transformation leaders who shall liberate…
PRESIDENT MUNTHARIKA TURNS TO GOD
His Excellency the President Professor Peter Mutharika has called upon all Malawians to dedicate time on Thursday, 2nd April 2020 to pray to God in their homes as Malawi faces the threat of Coronavirus which has gripped the world. According to a statement issued by the State House Press Office, Professor Mutharika says it has…
BLANTYRE CITY COUNCIL MAKES A U-TURN ON BAN
The council has banned its earlier stance to ban weddings in the city due to Covid19. The council has simply urged wedding organisers to adhere to the precautionary measures of 100 guests and hand washing This is coming after the council has also failed to chase vendors from within the city as had earlier announced…
MCP YOUTH WARNS MUNTHARIKA OF RIGGING SCHEMES
The Malawi Congress Party Youth league has warned the country’s leadership of their rigging schemes ahead of the fresh polls. Reading the letter addressed to the Malawi President at the Crossroads Hotel in Lilongwe, Daudi Suleman, uncovered DPP’s rigging schemes through various ways such as; buying of registration cards in central and northern regions, using…
CALLS FOR MPINGANJIRA’S REMOVAL ON ESCOM BOARD BY DRAXON MALOYA
A group of Civil Society Organizations (CSO) called National Alliance Against Anticorruption has called for immediate resignation of the Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (Escom) board chairperson, Thom Mpinganjira. National Alliance Against Corruption leaders Charles Kajoloweka and Happy Mhango echoed the call in Mzuzu on Monday during an interface with heads of news departments from…