Malawi

ZIMBABWE has sentenced 148 Malawian nationals found without legal documents to between four and six months in prison, the Malawi Freedom Network reports. The Malawians are awaiting deportation by the Chivhu and Mvuma magistrates. Authorities say 65 travellers were intercepted by police in Chivhu, while 83 were arrested in Mvuma, the media reported. Chivhu Magistrate […]

An event presenting an audit of the first 100 days in office of Malawi’s President Lazarus Chakwera is under way in the capital, Lilongwe. The secretary to the cabinet, Zangazanga Chikhosi, has outlined the initiatives approved by the cabinet to ease the cost of production for farmers. Vice-President Saulos Chilima said the new administration is […]

Malawi supreme court of appeal has upheld earlier judgement by constitutional Court which nullified the presidential election,  and has ordered that fresh elections be held within the earlier stipulated time of 150 days; saying President Mutharika was unduly elected.  The Constitutional court on February 3, 2020 nullified the 2019 presidential elections citing several irregularities that […]

Nearly 4000 people were arrested for violating immigration laws in December, state media in Zimbabwe reported on Friday. According to a report in the Herald, the department of immigration arrested 3967 people for border jumping, failure to get a passport stamped and travelling using stolen documents.   Statistics show that 200 undocumented children were intercepted […]

Malawi police on Thursday announced the launch of an inquiry into allegations by rights groups that its officers raped and tortured women during demonstrations over presidential election results. From what the victims say it appears that the police set out to humiliate and torture people who lived in the area where the officer was killed […]

Malawian citizens residing in Zimbabwe are ready to support Zimbabwe in anti- sanctions demonstrations scheduled for the 25th this month, Malawi Ambassador to Zimbabwe Annie Kumwenda has announced. Addressing journalists in Harare on Tuesday Ambassador Kumwenda said they are ready to join Zimbabwe in the demonstrations as sanctions are affecting the whole SADC region. “Sanctions […]

There were chaotic scenes in Malawi’s capital, Lilongwe, on Wednesday as civil society groups and opposition supporters protested against the results of May’s election. The demonstrations descended into chaos with shops and property destroyed and at least two local journalists assaulted. This was the latest round of protests organised by civil society organisations. They have […]

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 of the coalition members property. The coalition members and some opposition politicians have […]

Malawians are among scores of foreign nationals who are affected in a new wave of xenophobic attacks in South Africa. Police fired rubber bullets yesterday in Johannesburg and Pretoria as they struggled to stop looters that had over-run businesses owned by Nigerians, Somalis, Zimbabweans, Malawians and other African nationals, according to online and published reports. […]

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 country. Malawi has been locked up into political unrest since the announcement of […]