Month: April 2019 Posts

Three NGOs in KA team up for ward to ward public debates

Apr 05, 2019 Jordan Simeon-Phiri - MEC Stringer 0 &

Three organizations in Karonga district have put their resources together to facilitate Ward to Ward public debates in the district’s 10 Wards as one way of helping electorates to have time with their prospective Councillors… ...

KA South community leaders engage female candidates, demand manifestos

Apr 05, 2019 Jordan Simeon-Phiri - MEC Stringer 0 &

Karonga South constituency area development committee (ADC) and traditional leaders say time has come to vote for female candidates who have what it takes to develop the constituency. This was said at an interface meeting… ...

MEC invades Neno to bolster voter and civic education

Apr 05, 2019 Enock Naphazi 0 &

In an attempt to boost voter turnout in the May 21 Tripartite election, MEC officials led by Commissioner Elvey Karonga Mtafu have intensified voter and civic education meetings in Neno district aimed at sensitizing chiefs… ...

Lilongwe shadow councilors in debate battle

Apr 04, 2019 Joshua Mphanda - Contributor 0 &

As the election fever continues to grip communities, shadow councilors from various political parties in Lilongwe Central Constituency's Chitsime Ward battled it out on Wednesday during a public debate. The political debate organized by the… ...

Malawians react: Bingu’s statue doesn’t look like him

Apr 04, 2019 Archangel Nzangaya 3 &

Malawians have reacted to late president Bingu wa Mutharika's statue saying it does not resemble the former Malawi leader. Pictures of the statue have gone viral on social media today and they have left Malawians… ...

Bushiri ‘responds’ to Andu

Apr 04, 2019 Malawi24 Reporter 5 &

A post  that Prophet Shepherd Bushiri shared this morning on Facebook has been interpreted as a cryptic response to Sandra Andu Ntonya. Ntonya, a sex worker based in the United Kingdom, alleges that Bushiri has… ...

MEC not responsible for complaints on handouts

Apr 04, 2019 Patricia Mtungila - MEC Stringer 0 &

The country’s electoral body has disclosed that it will not be resolving any complaints on issuing of handouts to voters which are expected to arise now that the Political Parties Act, which bans issuing of… ...