Henry Mhango

Malawi

Malawi Electoral Commission Chairperson makes public appearance amid tight security

A controversial Chairperson of the Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) Jane Ansa, made her first public appearance on Monday amid tight security, when she opened an Annual General Conference for the Electoral Commissions Forum for SADC countries, being held in Blantyre a commercial

September 24, 2019

Malawi

Ebora scare: Malawians under panic over Ebora outbreak in Tanzania

Malawians living in Karonga and Chitipa districts on the border with Tanzania have been engulfed with fears and panic following the Ebora outbreak in neibouring Tanzania. A person is reported to have died of Ebora and two others affected by the virus

September 24, 2019

Malawi

Malawi national intelligence officer captured on petrol bombing allegations

There was a commotion in Lilongwe capital city, Malawi when security team for members of the Human Rights Defenders Coalition who are coordinating post-election protests, captured a suspected Malawi National Intelligence Officer, alleged to have been taking part in the petrol bombing

September 12, 2019

Malawi

Malawi’s President Mutharika commends World Bank for Development

President Arthur Peter Mutharika has commended World Bank for its continued support towards Malawi’s economic growth for the past 50 years. President Mutharika said this at Sanjika Palace in Blantyre on Wednesday during an audience with high-level World Bank delegation. The president

September 10, 2019

Malawi

Malawi President Mutharika refuses to fire Electoral Commission Chairperson

Malawi’s President Peter Mutharika has said he would intervene the country’s escalating political tension after court’s decision on a case where opposition parties are challenging the May elections results. The Southen African nation has seen political unrest since the announcement of the

September 4, 2019

Malawi

Malawi’s entrepreneur calls for lasting solution to escalating political unrest

One of the giant entrepreneurship companies in Malawi, PIM , has urged the government and it’s critics to come together and find a lasting solution to the country’s political impasse which he says, has greatly affected the private sector in the sub-Saharan

August 31, 2019

Africa

Amnesty International call for immediate release of Tanzanian Investigative Journalist from custody.

Amnesty International has demanded the unconstitutional release of a Tanzanian Investigative Journalist Joseph Gandye who published an investigative piece on police brutality in Iringa, central Tanzania. Responding to the arrest of journalist Joseph Gandye, who had been investigating allegations of brutality by

August 25, 2019

Malawi

Suspected Chinese wildlife criminal arrested in Malawi

Malawi Police have arrested their most wanted Chinese suspected wildlife criminal. Yunhua Lin was arrested by the police in Mzuzu city in the south-east of the country’s biggest Nyika National Park, in northern Malawi. Thomeck Nyaude, the Deputy Spokesperson for Malawi police Service

August 20, 2019

Malawi

Malawi protesters to shut down borders and airports

Protestors of the Malawi election results have promised they would next week close the country’s borders and airports as a next move to force the Electoral Commission chairperson Jane Ansa to step down. Jane Ansa who is accused by the protesters of

August 19, 2019

Zimbabwe

United Nations rights body warns Zimbabwe govt against banning peaceful protests

The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights has condemned Zimbabwean government’s cracking down on peaceful protesters, as souring economic woes continue to affect millions of the once “milk and honey” nation. Police dispersed thousands of citizens gathered in the capital Harare

August 16, 2019

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