The High Court has dismissed a petition by Democratic Progressive Party’s Helen Buluma who wanted a rerun in Nsanje South West arguing that she lost because she was assaulted by her opponent's supporters. Buluma lost… ...
Articles By Mwayi Mkandawire
Former Malawi president, Bakili Muluzi, has invited organisers of post-election demonstrations for a dialogue meeting to find a civil solution to political unrest in the country. Muluzi wrote the Human Rights Defenders Coalition (HRDC) chairperson… ...
Malawi Congress Party (MCP) has told the party’s supporters to stop camping outside the court in Lilongwe to follow the Malawi election case. In a statement read at a press briefing in Lilongwe, Chakwera said… ...
… Asks for more time to file sworn statements The Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) has applied for a court order to restrain Malawi Congress Party (MCP) and UTM leaders or supporters from disrupting MEC’s meetings… ...
Malawi Defence Force (MDF) soldiers came to the rescue of protesters who were attacked by Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) cadets in Blantyre. The DPP supporters roughed up people who were gathering at Chichiri Upper Stadium… ...
Malawi has signed a $1.4 billion (K1.1 trillion) deal with Afreximbank as the Peter Mutharika administration seeks to develop Mangochi into Malawi's tourism hub. In June, Mutharika said Mangochi will be like Acapulco, a beach… ...
The United States has advised all parties in Malawi to peacefully resolve the election dispute. In a statement on Thursday, the United States Embassy in Malawi also advised authorities to let those who want to… ...
The Malawi Law Society (MLS) has called on Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) Chairperson Jane Ansah to resign saying her refusal to step down is causing political unrest. The MLS made the call in a letter… ...
The Mzuzu City Council has told the Human Rights Defenders Coalition (HRDC) to cancel demonstrations scheduled for Friday. The council says the demonstrations will clash with the Mzuzu University graduation also taking place on Friday.… ...
…as number of people paying bribes increases A majority of Malawians think corruption has increased in the past 12 months with close to half of the population believing President Peter Mutharika is corrupt. Meanwhile, more… ...
The Malawi Congress Party (MCP) has rejected calls to withdraw a statement in which it urged Malawians to apprehend Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) workers found meeting presiding officers across the country. This follows a MEC… ...
UTM leader Saulos Chilima has called for the arrest of government officials involved in the procurement and sale of tractors meant for smallholder farmers. Chilima was speaking at a UTM rally held at St Augustine… ...
President Peter Mutharika has denied saying that his votes were stolen in the Central Region. He made the remarks on Saturday in Mulanje where he opened the Chitakale-Phalombe-Jali-Zomba road and presided over the ground-breaking for… ...
The Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (ESCOM) says customers across the country will experience power outages from today up to Monday. In a statement on Friday, the power supplier said every part of Malawi will… ...
Government has apologised to Malawians for selling 177 tractors which were bought using a US$50 million (about K37 billion) loan from India. The Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation and Water Development (MoAIWD) issued the apology through… ...
