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2011 Malawian protests. 19 killed, at least 58 injured (Human Rights Commission claim) [4] and 98 seriously injured [5] on both sides with up to 275 arrests made. [1] The 2011 Malawi protests were protests aimed at winning political and economic reforms or concessions from the government of Malawi. [6] On 20 July, Malawian organisations ...
Vitus-Gregory Gondwe is a Malawian journalist, editor and media consultant. [2] He also runs his own social, music and business analysis blog. He is known for his investigative stories. He also writes on business news. He has been a contributor to several newspapers in Malawi, and has worked for the Malawi Broadcasting Corporation as
Martha Kwataine is a Malawian health and human rights activist, and the founder and former executive director of the Malawi Health Equity Network (MHEN). In October 2006, Kwataine founded the Malawi Health Equity Network (MHEN), and became its executive director. [1][2] MHEN is an "independent alliance of organizations and individuals promoting ...
Joyce Banda. Joyce Hilda Banda (née Ntila; born 12 April 1950 [2]) is a Malawian politician, who served as President of Malawi, from 7 April 2012 to 31 May 2014. Banda took office as President following the sudden death of President Bingu wa Mutharika. She is the founder and leader of the People's Party, created in 2011. [3]
Nyasa Times. Nyasa Times is an online newspaper providing Malawian news, founded by Edgar Chibaka in 2006. It began reporting in late 2006. [1] According to its own website, it received "over 8 million hits per month" in 2010. The publication has on numerous occasion been at loggerheads with the Bingu wa Mutharika government.
Trinity International University. Lazarus McCarthy Chakwera (born 5 April 1955) is a Malawian politician and theologian who has served as President of Malawi since June 2020. [1] He has served as the leader of the Malawi Congress Party since 2013. [2] He was President of the Malawi Assemblies of God from 1989 to 2013.
Robert Chasowa (March 20, 1986 – September 24, 2011) was a University of Malawi engineering student and political activist. Chasowa was the chair of a student activist group, Youth for Democracy (YFD). The YFD printed a weekly pro- democracy and anti- Bingu wa Mutharika administration newsletter called the Weekly Political Update that has ...
Politics of Malawi takes place in a framework of a presidential representative democratic republic, whereby the President of Malawi is both head of state and head of government, and of a multi-party system. Executive power is exercised by the government. Legislative power is vested in both the government and the National Assembly.