Mwayi Mkandawire, Author at Malawi 24

Coronavirus: Five health workers in Malawi test positive

May 09, 2020 0

Five health workers in Blantyre have tested positive for COVID-19. Eight other new cases have been recorded in the country. Minister of Health Jappie Mhango has confirmed the 13 new cases. He said the five… ...

Majority of electorate means 50+1 – Malawi Supreme Court

May 08, 2020 0

The Supreme Court of Appeal has ruled that the term ‘Majority of Electorate’ in Section 80 (2) of the Constitution means the winner of elections must get 50 percent plus one of the votes. The… ...

Mutharika picks Atupele: “I want a person I can work with”

May 07, 2020 0

President Peter Mutharika has chosen United Democratic Front (UDF) leader Atupele Muluzi as his runningmate in the 2020 presidential elections. Mutharika, who is Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) candidate, announced Muluzi as his runningmate on Thursday… ...

Political violence in Malawi shocks donors

May 07, 2020 0

Malawi’s development partners have expressed shock over cases of political violence in the country and have called on political actors to unite and exercise restraint. Ambassadors of the United Kingdom, The European Union, Norway, German,… ...

God has given us Chilima, says Chakwera

May 06, 2020 0

Malawi Congress Party (MCP) president Lazarus Chakwera says Vice Presidents in Malawi have been mistreated, underutilized and slandered but God has given Malawians UTM leader Saulos Chilima whose courage has confronted such ills. Chakwera was… ...

MEC to search for minors in voters’ roll

May 05, 2020 0

The Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) says it will screen the voters’ register in a bid to remove minors from the voters’ roll. Speaking at a press briefing in Blantyre today, MEC chairperson Jane Ansah said… ...

UTM office in Lilongwe set on fire

May 05, 2020 0

A UTM office in Lilongwe has been damaged by fire which has also left a guard and his children injured. The UTM office located at Area 24 in the Capital City was torched by unknown… ...