Month: February 2020 Posts

Ansah must resign – Chilima

Feb 05, 2020 Martha Chikoti 0 &

UTM leader Saulos Chilima has demanded the immediate resignation of Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) Chairperson Jane Ansah and the other MEC commissioners for failing to conduct free and fair elections. Chilima said this on Wednesday… ...

Mutharika to appeal elections case ruling

Feb 05, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 1 &

Malawi’s president, Peter Mutharika, will appeal the Constitutional Court’s ruling which nullified the May 21 presidential elections saying the court's judgement is a miscarriage of justice. Mutharika’s spokesperson Mgeme Kalirani has confirmed that the Malawi… ...

Mutharika to appeal

Feb 05, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 2 &

Malawian President Peter Mutharika has described the Constitutional Court ruling that nullified his presidency as "a serious miscarriage of justice" and an "attack on the foundations of the country's democracy". Mutharika told AFP that he… ...

ESCOM celebrates 40 days of no blackouts

Feb 05, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

The Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (ESCOM) is celebrating 40 days of no blackouts in the country made possible by the onset of rains. In a statement on Tuesday, ESCOM said the last load shedding… ...

Police exhume third dead body at Biwi

Feb 05, 2020 Richard Jimu 0 &

…says no foreign national involved in the killings Police on Tuesday exhumed a third dead body at a house belonging to a Malawian at Biwi in Lilongwe. The dead person has been identified as Pilliar… ...

Elections case ruling claims  musician’s life

Feb 05, 2020 Lyonike Mughogho 1 &

Mzuzu based urban musician K-Man has died in the aftermath of a court ruling on the presidential elections case. Following Monday's announcement on the subject of nullification of the 2019 presidential elections results, the Mzuzu… ...

DPP tells supporters to maintain peace

Feb 04, 2020 Russell Kondowe 0 &

The ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) has urged its supporters to maintain peace as the party charts the way forward following the nullification of the May 21 Elections. DPP Secretary General Grezeldar Jeffrey made the… ...