Mwayi Mkandawire, Author at Malawi 24

Malawi Law Society calls on Ansah to resign

Jul 18, 2019 1

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… ...

HRDC told to cancel Friday demos

Jul 17, 2019 1

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.… ...

Half of Malawians believe Mutharika is corrupt

Jul 17, 2019 8

…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… ...

MCP maintains stand against MEC’s meeting with presiding officers

Jul 16, 2019 3

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… ...

Chilima calls for arrest of people involved in tractorgate

Jul 15, 2019 0

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… ...

Mutharika denies saying his votes were stolen

Jul 14, 2019 0

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… ...

Power outage hits Malawi

Jul 13, 2019 0

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… ...