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Former rivals Mwenifumbo and Mwalwanda drum up support for Chakwera

May 19, 2020 2

Nine politicians including former rivals in Karonga under the banner of Tonse Alliance on Monday tested the Karonga political waters by conducting seven whistle stop tours in the district ahead of a mega campaign rally… ...

Activists want presidential candidates’ commitment on ATI Bill

May 14, 2020 0

Health governance activists say presidential candidates in the July 2 fresh Presidential polls should promise that they will operationalise the Access to Information (ATI) Bill once elected. Health and Rights Education executive director Maziko Matemba… ...

CCJP faults MEC commissioners for clinging to positions

May 10, 2020 0

Justice and Peace of Karonga Diocese says elections require stakeholders to have trust in the election management body hence the current commissioners of the Malawi Electoral Commission should resign. The influential social justice and peace… ...

Malawians in Chitipa, Karonga want development conscious leaders

Apr 27, 2020 0

Voters in Karonga and Chitipa say they want a president who will implement development projects in their areas once voted into power during the July 2 elections. In random interviews conducted over the weekend at… ...

MEC to compensate for day lost in first phase of registration

Apr 27, 2020 0

The Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) says it will revisit registration centres in the seven districts under first phase of voter registration exercise to compensate for a day registration was not conducted due to a pending… ...

NRB deploys staff to voter registration centres

Apr 12, 2020 0

The National Registration Bureau (NRB) has finally heeded the Legal Affairs Committee of Parliament's call by opening registration centres in areas where Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) is conducting voter registration. The Legal Affairs Committee made… ...

Karonga elects female council chairperson

Jun 30, 2019 0

Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) Nyungwe Ward Councillor Ethel Mwanza, the only female Councillor in Karonga, on Saturday became the district’s first female council chairperson. Mwanza was elected chairperson at a full council elective meeting for… ...