UK pleads with Malawi on death penalty abolition
The UK government has issued an appeal to authorities in Malawi to explore alternative ways of abolishing the death penalty, saying it undermines human dignity....
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Gender authorities’ race against time
Child welfare authorities are taking measures to uphold a 30 days court order to free tens of local children from unlawful detention. Two months ago,...
US pledges support towards Chakwera’s SADC chairmanship
The United States has pledged its full support towards Malawi’s President Lazarus Chakwera as he has assumed chairmanship of the Southern African Development Community-SADC. Chakwera...
Tonse tipped to learn from Zambia election
The Tonse Alliance administration is being advised to draw lessons from Zambia on reasons that have led to the ouster of the Edgar Lungu regime....
Activists question police report on Msundwe
Gender and women’s rights groups are poking holes into the Malawi Police Service report into the Msundwe sexual abuse scandal. 18 women and girls were...
Lilongwe court schedules 7 September for case to answer ruling in ivory case
The Senior Resident Magistrate Court in Lilongwe has reserved September 7 as the date for making a ruling on whether or not Zambian national Kelby...
Chakwera assumes SADC chairmanship
President Lazarus Chakwera has taken over the mantle of the SADC leadership from his Mozambican counterpart Filipe Jacinto Nyusi. In his acceptance speech, at the...
Zambia counts votes in closely fought elections
BBC Vote counting is continuing in Zambia, where millions of people cast their ballots in closely contested general and presidential elections. Large queues formed outside...
CSOs demand the release of Namiwa
Various stakeholders have calling for the unconditional release of Centre for Democracy and Economic Development Initiative-CDEDI Executive Director Sylvester Namiwa. Namiwa was arrested yesterday at...
Presidency tipped on vetting appointments
A political analyst is tipping the Presidency to vet prospective candidates before appointing them into various public positions. The tip, by a Mzuzu based political...