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DPP confident of retaining seats in by-elections

Mar 11, 2021 0

Former governing Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) has vowed to retain seats in the forthcoming March 30 by-elections. In an interview, DPP's spokesperson Brown Mpinganjira expressed optimism that the party will retain and also win some… ...

MEC asks political parties to mobilise voters

Feb 26, 2021 0

Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) has appealed to political parties to mobilise people to register in the ongoing voter registration in readiness for the March 30 by-elections. MEC is expected to conduct by-elections in seven constituencies… ...

MEC confident rains won’t affect polls

Feb 21, 2021 0

The Malawi Electoral Commission-MEC has reassured Malawians that rains that the country is experiencing will not affect preparations for the March 30 by-elections. According to the country's rainfall pattern, the warm-wet season stretches from November… ...

MEC cautions polling staff against use of tippex

Jun 03, 2020 0

The Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) has warned its polling staff against the use of tippex during the forthcoming court-ordered fresh presidential elections. Tippex (a correctional fluid) was among a plethora of irregularities that led to… ...

Mutharika’s presence to boost DPP campaign – Nankhumwa

Jun 01, 2020 0

Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) vice president for the South, Kondwani Nankhumwa, has said the presence of President Peter Mutharika on the party's campaign trail will boost morale among its supporters ahead of the court-ordered… ...

Former DPP MP Kaliati joins Tonse Alliance

May 26, 2020 0

Former Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) Mulanje Pasani legislator Angie Dishoni Kaliati has joined Tonse Alliance ahead of the court-ordered fresh presidential elections. Angie Kaliati who is a husband to firebrand female politician Patricia Kaliati… ...

JB accuses Malawi Government of bloating Covid-19 figures

May 26, 2020 0

Former president Dr Joyce Banda has accused government of bloating Covid-19 figures and abusing resources meant for the fight against the pandemic in the country. Speaking at a Tonse Alliance mega rally in Blantyre on… ...