Russell Kondowe, Author at Malawi 24

JB slams MEC over nomination fees

Dec 28, 2018 1

Former President Joyce Banda says the Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) nomination fees for 2019 elections are prohibitive and exorbitant. Banda says the excessive fees prohibit the poor from contesting for various positions in the 2019… ...

Hippos still dying in Malawi: 45 deaths recorded since October

Dec 27, 2018 0

The Department of Parks and Wildlife in Malawi says 45 hippopotamuses have died at Liwonde National Park since October. The hippos are dying due to an outbreak of Anthrax at the national park which is… ...

UTM daylong primaries to be managed by non-politicians

Dec 26, 2018 0

UTM says its primary elections which will be held on the same day countrywide will be managed by non-politicians. The party announced on Monday that primary elections for all aspiring candidates in all the 193… ...

DPP MP Themba Mkandawire loses primaries

Dec 21, 2018 0

A Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) legislator who tried to stop the tabling of the Interest Capping Bill in Parliament has lost primary elections. Themba Mkandawire who is Member of Parliament (MP) for Blantyre City Central… ...

Bushiri surprises BT-LL road-side fresh produce traders with cash to boost their small scale businesses

Dec 18, 2018 5

There were scenes of shock, disbelief and surprises along the Blantyre-Lilongwe road as road-side fresh produce traders got unexpected cash to boost their business courtesy of Prophet Shepherd Bushiri. Bushiri was on his way from… ...

Kabwila boycotts primaries

Dec 17, 2018 0

Malawi Congress Party (MCP) Member of Parliament (MP) for Salima North West Jessie Kabwila this morning boycotted primary elections in the constituency saying they were illegal. Enock Phale won the primary elections with 1024 votes,… ...

Dzoole Mwale drags MCP to court

Dec 14, 2018 1

Malawi Congress Party (MCP) Member of Parliament Vitus Dzoole Mwale has dragged the party to court over primary elections in Lilongwe Msozi South constituency in Lilongwe. Dzoole Mwale lost the elections in the constituency to… ...