Thugs foil peaceful civil servants’ demonstrations

Armed men block demonstrations

One person was hacked while four others were reportedly beaten as panga-welding masked men blocked some civil servants from conducting peaceful demonstrations in Lilongwe. The Concerned Civil Servants organised the demonstrations to protest the proposed 20 percent salary hike. The hike was agreed recently by the Government Negotiating Team, Civil Servants Trade Union (CSTU) and Teachers Union of Malawi (TUM), among other unions. The group wanted…

Thugs foil peaceful civil servants’ demonstrations

A group of people armed with pangas and other weapons yesterday attacked civil servants who had planned a peaceful demonstration in Lilongwe to demand a higher salary increment than the 20 percent government offered. The Government Negotiating Team (GNT) and the Civil Servants Trade Union (CSTU) agreed on the 20 percent pay rise to be effected from April 1 2025, but civil servants want at least a 44 percent salary rise. They are also protesting …

By: Burnett Munthali Some of the civil servants who organised a protest against a 20 percent pay increase have been injured by gunmen. The incident has deeply affected me as more than a dozen gunmen suddenly emerged with weapons and started attacking the protesters. The incident took place at the memorial monument in Area 18 in Lilongwe. The protesters were preparing to go to the parliament building to hand over their petition. The police office…

Chaos erupts in Lilongwe as civil servants' protest turns violent

By Jones Gadama A peaceful protest by civil servants in Lilongwe turned violent  when a group of youths, believed to be from MCP youth wing, armed with panga knives, wooden clubs, and hoe handles, chased the demonstrators away and hacked some of them with panga knives. The civil servants were protesting a 20 percent salary […] The post Chaos erupts in Lilongwe as civil servants’ protest turns violent appeared first on 247MALAWI NEWS.

Civil Servants Flee as Panga-Wielding Youths Disrupt Protest in Lilongwe

Hundreds of armed individuals, wielding panga knives, wooden clubs, and hoe handles, have violently dispersed civil servants who planned to hold demonstrations in Lilongwe over salary increments. The civil servants are protesting a 20 percent salary increase agreed upon by the Government and Civil Servants Trade Union, demanding a 44 percent raise instead. They are also opposing a 50 percent increase in transport and special allowances, insistin…