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December 21, 2020 Wongani Chiuta - Nyasa Times 13 Comments
The Human Rights Defenders Coalition (HRDC) has urged government to deal with individuals and organisations who are cheating the revenue authorities on tax so that they government can be supporting vital public services.
Trapence: HRDC is watching
In a statement issued on Sunday titled Procastination in Decision making Hurting Malawians, HRDC claimed to know some Asian-owned companies and individuals who have avoided paying taxes.
“Some have either run away or were deported. With the change of the government, it has come to our attention that some are using senior Tonse officials to come back to plunder in Malawi, avoid tax and externalize our wealth.
December 20, 2020 Wanga Gwede - Nyasa Times 42 Comments
Human Rights Defenders Coalition (HRDC) has cautioned the Malawi government against rushed decisions in handling the extradition process of Enlightened Christian Gathering (ECG) church leaders Shepherd Bushiri and his wife Mary.
Rev Sembereka: Bushiri survived an assassination attempt but despite reporting the matter to South African authorities, he was not heard.
HRDC executive member, Rev. Macdonald Sembereka further calls on authorities not to forget that prophet Bushiri is Malawian hence his rights and humanity should not be compromised.
He adds that “all necessary legal processes and treaties including the SADC Protocol on Extradition should be carefully observed and respected.”
December 20, 2020 Watipaso Mzungu – Nyasa Times 52 Comments
The Human Rights Defenders Coalition (HRDC) has taken the Tonse Alliance-led government to task for allegedly betraying the trust of Malawians on almost all the social and economic fronts.
HRDC chairperson Gift Trapence (left) making opening remarks before Sembereka read the statement–Photo by Watipaso Mzungu, Nyasa Times
HRDC officials (back to camera) addressing journalists in Lilongwe on Sunday–Photo by Watipaso Mzungu, Nyasa Times
The coalition has also observed that the Tonse administration is losing direction, stressing that there are early signs that President Lazarus Chakwera and his partners are unwilling to crack down on corruption as hard as they promised.
Yesterday, Malawians went to bed with heavy hearts after hearing disappointing news by the Malawi Energy Regulatory Authority (MERA) that the prices of fuel have gone up following the depreciation of the Malawi Kwacha.
During a press briefing by MERA Authorities in the Capital Lilongwe, it has been announced that the new price of petrol effective midnight, last night, is now at K834.60 per litre from K690.50 per litre representing a 20.87% price increase, diesel is now sold at K826. 40 per litre from K664.80 per litre representing 24.31% price increase and the price of Paraffin has also gone up from K441.70 per litre to K613.20 per litre representing a 38.83% increase.