March 2021

MCP to introduce fees for mobile numbers

Mar 04, 2021 Mwayi Mkandawire 2 &

The Lazarus Chakwera administration plans to introduce annual subscription fees for mobile phone numbers in Malawi This means mobile phone users will be paying fees set by the Malawi Communications Regulatory Authority (Macra) which regulates… ...

Concerned parents set for anti-govt demos in Mzimba

Mar 04, 2021 Thula Chisamba 0 &

Some concerned parents in Mzimba are planning to hold protests over government’s delay to address teachers’ grievances. Confirming the development, Chikondi Chirwa, coordinator for the looming demos, highlighted that the prolonged school break is a… ...

Khumbanyiwa intensifies campaign for re-election

Mar 04, 2021 Elijah Phompho - MEC Stringer 0 &

Former Parliamentarian for Chikwawa East Constituency Rodrick Khumbanyiwa, whose win in the 2019 elections was nullified by the court, has intensified campaign for the March 30 by-election. Speaking at a rally he held in Group… ...

Man gets 42 months in jail for being found with firearm in Vwaza Marsh

Mar 04, 2021 Mike Lyson Zgambo 0 &

A man aged 51 has been sentenced to three and a half years in prison for being found with a firearm at Vwaza Marsh Game Reserve in Rumphi. The convict has been identified as Julius… ...

Ansah, Kaphale ordered to pay K3.1 million over SA lawyers hiring debacle

Mar 04, 2021 Mwayi Mkandawire 1 &

Former Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) chairperson Jane Ansah and former Attorney Kalekeni Kaphale have been ordered to pay back K3.1 million which was spent on South African lawyers MEC hired last year. Ombudsman Martha Chizuma… ...

Candidates in by-elections told to refrain from violence

Mar 04, 2021 Emmie Banda - MEC Stringer 0 &

The Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) has urged candidates in the March 30 by-elections to focus on issues not personalities during campaign and to avoid promoting violence. The commission's chairperson Dr Chifundo Kachale said this when… ...

Voter registration turnout not encouraging – Kachale

Mar 04, 2021 Jordan Simeon-Phiri - MEC Stringer 0 &

The Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) chairperson Justice Dr. Chifundo Kachale has expressed worry over low turnout of registrants in the voter registration and verification exercise currently underway in readiness for the pending by-election slated for… ...