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• OPC orders K2 million donations from Parastatals to DPP: For presidential nomination logistics

  Search Results for “chrr” – Malawi Nyasa Times – Malawi[…] Feb 7, 2019 | 02:34 am

  The Office of the President and Cabinet (OPC) has ordered all parastatal organizations in the country to contribute K2 million each to be used for the presentation of nomination papers for President Peter Mutharika at...The post OPC orders K2 million[…]

• DPP loses ‘Blue Night’ case appeal

  Search Results for “chrr” – The Nation Online Feb 6, 2019 | 02:49 am

  The Malawi Supreme Court of Appeal has dismissed an application by governing Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) and four State corporations to set aside a High Court judgement in the Blue Night case against some civil society organisations (CSOs). The State[…]

• DPP loses ‘Blue Night’ appeal case against CSOs

  Search Results for “chrr” – Malawi Nyasa Times – Malawi[…] Feb 6, 2019 | 00:34 am

  The Malawi Supreme Court of Appeal has  dismissed the governing Democratic Progressive Party (DPP)  and four parastatal institutions  appeal bid  for the court to stay a High Court judgement in the infamous Blue Night  case...The post DPP loses ‘Blue Night’[…]

• Blue Night appeal case Tuesday

  Search Results for “chrr” – The Nation Online Feb 3, 2019 | 03:56 am

  The Supreme Court of Appeal has Tuesday this week to start hearing the Blue Night appeal case in which the governing Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) and four parastatal institutions are praying for the court to stay a High Court judgement.[…]

• Women petition against violence

  Search Results for “chrr” – The Nation Online Jan 30, 2019 | 00:52 am

  Scores of women from diverse backgrounds, including civil society organisations (CSOs) and politics, staged a peaceful march on Tuesday to denounce political violence against women. The march started from Mchinji Road Roundabout near Crossroads Hotel and ended at the Lilongwe[…]

• Court fails to enforce own order

  Search Results for “chrr” – The Nation Online Jan 28, 2019 | 02:35 am

  The High Court of Malawi has been caught sitting on its own order in which it requested the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) and Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) to investigate the Malawi Police Service (MPS) and a police officer for abuse[…]

• Chilembwe descendants seek government support

  Search Results for “chrr” – The Nation Online Jan 16, 2019 | 00:32 am

  As Malawi commemorated Chilembwe Day yesterday, some descendants of John Chilembwe, the fallen national liberation icon, have asked government to support them, saying they are living in dire poverty. But while admitting Chilembwe was a patriot, Minister of Information and[…]

• IG says Malawi police have clue on albino murder 

  Search Results for “chrr” – Malawi Nyasa Times – Malawi[…] Jan 2, 2019 | 23:58 pm

  Inspector General of Police Rodney Jose has said the police have clues as to who killed a person with albinism on Monday in Nkhata Bay and they are following the leads. Unknown assailants on Monday...The post IG says Malawi police[…]

• Youth and Society, HRDC  delighted with recognition: Dedicate Nyasa Times  ‘Person of the Year’ accolade to selfless  Malawians

  Search Results for “chrr” – Malawi Nyasa Times – Malawi[…] Jan 2, 2019 | 08:15 am

  Leaders of  Youth and Society (YAS),  a civil society organisation (CSO) that advocates for youth empowerment and Human Rights Defenders Coalition  (HRDC) have expressed their  delight at being jointly named 2018’s “Person of the Year” by Nyasa Times....The post Youth and Society, HRDC[…]

• Malawi rights groups urge govt to walkthe talk on albino people protection

  Search Results for “chrr” – Malawi Nyasa Times – Malawi[…] Jan 2, 2019 | 03:30 am

  Human rights groups have ganged up to urge the government to swiftly find the lasting solution to the ongoing butchering of people with albinism as the latest killing in Nkhata Bay has shocked Malawi. This...The post Malawi rights groups urge[…]