Entering day three

It is 6:45am here. It is quiet. I can't tell how quiet yet, but unsettling quiet. There are some traffic sounds, which could be a sign of things back to normal. Or, they could be people moving around before the roads are blocked. We are staying home, at least for now.

This is the news worth sharing right now

• We topped the report from BBC Africa: 18 dead; 4 radio stations shut down by the government for live coverage of the demonstrations; 1 popular, UK-based Malawi news website hacked.
• Some of the more amusing of the president's comments yesterday in his "calming" speech include noting that the protesters are working for Satan. I guess things have gone to hell around here.
  
• Alternatively, in another speech, the president said that the demonstrations are just leading a gay parade. I ask you, when did you last see a gay pride parade turn violent?
• The funerals of the killed protesters are today. The civil society groups have noted that they will take charge of the funerals. I hope they are peaceful.

Here is a good overview if you want it, from the UK Guardian newspaper.

More news as it comes.