Youth Net and Counselling Organisation (YONECO) has urged people to report issues of online child sexual abuse, cyber bullying and…
CFT wants probe on Mec’s SA lawyers contract
Citizens for Transformation Movement (CFT), has lodged a formal complaint to the Legal Practice Council (LPC) of South Africa against…
Court grants HRDC injunction against Malawi lockdown
High Court Judge, Kenyatta Nyirenda, has granted Human Rights Defenders Coalition (HRDC) a seven day injunction stopping government from implementing…
Budget meeting of Parliament postponed
Parliament has postponed a budget meeting which was scheduled to start on May 8, 2020. According to an internal memorandum…
Sex workers blame government for luck of consultation on lockdown
Female Sex Workers Association (FSWA) has faulted government for imposing a 21 day lockdown, saying it has been made in…
Court dismisses MEC’s application
The Supreme Court of Appeal on Thursday dismissed an application by the Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) to vary the Constitutional…
World Bank approves $37m for COVID-19 response in Malawi
The World Bank, on Wednesday, April 15, approved $37 million (about K27 billion) in support for COVID-19 response in Malawi.…
MPS, MDF join hands to enforce lockdown
The country’s major security agencies, the Malawi Police Service (MPS) and Malawi Defense Force (MDF), have pledged to heighten security…
MCTU asks government to mitigate impact of lockdown on citizens
As Malawi is about to begin its 21 day lockdown period on Saturday, to contain COVIN-19 pandemic, the Malawi Congress…
Court asked to fire MEC commissioners
Lawyer for Dr. Saulos Chilima in the elections appeal case, Dr. Chikosa Silungwe, on Wednesday asked the panel of seven…
Kaiyatsa replaces Mtambo as CHRR leader
The Centre for Human Rights and Rehabilitation (CHRR) has announced the appointment of Mr. Michael Simon Kaiyatsa as Acting Executive…
Minister orders for immediate reintegration of children
The Ministry of Gender, Child Development and Community Development has ordered all the institutions to immediately assess and recommend for…