E.U. condemns Malawi government authorities over violence during protests
Blantyre - The European Union (EU) has joined several international organisations in condemning the use of force and live ammunition by Malawian authorities during the 20 and 21July demonstrations. A statement released by Catherine Ashton High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice-President of the Commission the EU condemned the ban imposed on media from [...]
President Bingu wa Mutharika of Malawi orders the arrests of civil rights activists and the country’s Vice President
Unconfirmed reports coming out of Malawi from our sources indicate that the country’s President Bingu Wa Mutharika, has instructed police to secure warrants of arrests for civil rights activists Undule Mwakasungula and Dr Sembereka along with the country’s Vice President, Joyce Banda, accusing them of plotting a coup against the government. Mutharika’s government has come under increasing [...]
U.S. condemns violent disruption of protests in Malawi
The U.S. Department of State has strongly condemned the use of force by Malawian authorities on July 20 to prevent peaceful demonstrations. In a statement issued on Thursday by Acting Deputy Spokesperson, Heide Bronke Fulton, the office also condemns the imposition of a ban on all private radio stations reporting on the demonstrations. “We also [...]
Live ammunition used as 10 people are killed by security forces in Malawi
President Bingu wa Mutharika of Malawi has lashed out at anti-government demonstrators, as two days of protests have left at least 10 people dead in unprecedented levels of unrest in this southern African nation. Hospital officials and activists said the victims had been shot with live ammunition, and that at least 44 others in the northern city [...]
Malawi government shuts down three private radio stations as anti-government demonstrations intensify
Blantyre: At least three privately owned radio stations in Blantyre have been put off air. These are Capital Radio, MIJ radio, and Joy Radio Stations. Security guards at the transmitting area in Mpingwe said on Thursday that unknown people who claimed to be policemen stormed the premises ordering them to unplug the stations. The guards say they [...]
Malawi President Bingu wa Mutharika pleads with civil society to stop demonstrations
Lilongwe – Malawi president Bingu wa Mutharika Thursday pleaded with organisers of the countrywide democrations that have rocked the southern African nation since yesterday to stop the demonstrations and meet him in order to find to solutions to the country’s failing economy. In his twenty minute lunch hour speech, Mutharika said the rioting that have [...]
Malawi Journalists Union disturbed by police brutality
Lilongwe – The Journalists Union of Malawi (JUMA) has attacked the police for use of force against journalists who are covering the ongoing countrywide mass demonstrations staged to show the country’s leadership their frustration on economic and political governance. President Maganizo Mazeze says in a statement: “JUMA is disturbed by actions of the police who [...]
Malawi Church body prays for peaceful demonstrations
Lilongwe – Malawi Council of Churches says it is disappointed with governments failure to engage in dialogue in order to resolve problems that are rocking the southern African nation. In a statement issued on Monday, the council says, “the Malawi Council of Churches is disappointed that the nation and leadership have not engaged in contact and dialogue [...]
Tension grips Malawi as thugs attack private radio vehicle
Lilongwe – As tension grips Malawi, seven masked men Sunday attacked a car belonging to independent broadcaster, Zodiak, in the capital city’s Area 47 upmarket middle income residential area. Zodiak Broadcasting Station Director Gospel Kazako refused to comment on the incident when asked by the MIJ FM radio. Reports say that seven masked men stopped [...]
Malawi Journalists’ Union to introduce Best Practice Award
Lilongwe – The Journalists Union of Malawi (JUMA) has announced that with effect from next year it will introduce the Best Practices Award to two media institutions (electronic and print) in recognition to media houses that provides a good working environment for their jouranalists. JUMA president Maganizo Mazeze said the decision was arrived at during [...]
