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CAF D Coaching Course ends

Feb 08, 2020 Andrew Cane Chilapondwa 0 &

Confederation of African Football (CAF) D coaching course for Secondary school teachers ended on Friday with a call on the participants to use the knowledge gained to develop womens football in the country. The course,… ...

MEC needs new blood to avoid voter apathy – analyst

Feb 08, 2020 Archangel Nzangaya 0 &

A political commentator says the Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) should have new people in top positions if voter apathy is to be dealt with in the fresh elections. According to the commentator, Wonderful Mkhutche, people… ...

MEC faults court’s ruling on 50+1 electoral system

Feb 08, 2020 Russell Kondowe 0 &

The Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) has faulted the Constitutional Court’s fresh interpretation of the meaning of the term ‘majority of the electorate’. According to MEC, the court’s interpretation of Section 80(2) of the Constitution of… ...

MEC wants elections case reheard by ‘impartial’ court

Feb 08, 2020 Mwayi Mkandawire 1 &

The Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) has argued that the presidential elections case was a mistrial saying the five Constitutional Court judges should have stopped hearing the case after being offered a K100 million bribe. According… ...

MEC appeals: Says judges erred in nullifying Malawi elections

Feb 07, 2020 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

The Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) has filed an appeal against the Constitutional Court ruling that nullified the 2019 presidential elections saying the court erred in finding that irregularities affected results of the elections. In its… ...

Seventh-day Adventist global leader to meet Mutharika

Feb 07, 2020 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

President of the General Conference of the Seventh-day Adventist Church will meet President Peter Mutharika this afternoon at Kamuzu Palace in Lilongwe Pastor Ted N.C Wilson will meet Mutharika soon after his (Wilson’s) arrival in… ...

HRDC demands Ansah’s resignation following election nullification

Feb 07, 2020 Martha Chikoti 0 &

The Human Rights Defenders Coalition (HRDC) has threatened to close Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) Offices if the commission's Chairperson Jane Ansah and the other commissioners refuse to resign. The HRDC accuses Ansah and the commission… ...