50-50 Campaign Archives

NGO mobilises community to support female candidate

Feb 12, 2019 Andrew Mukhuwa 0 &

Youth Coalition for Consolidation for Democracy (YCD), a non-governmental organisation, says the electorate can make good decisions on who to vote for if they interact with their aspirants and understand what they will do for… ...

Record number of women win primary elections

Jan 24, 2019 Enock Naphazi 0 &

The 50-50 campaign management agency says a record number of women have won primary elections in Mwanza and Neno. At a review meeting for Neno and Mwanza, it was revealed that the two districts have… ...

Women protest against political violence

Jan 23, 2019 Joshua Mphanda - Contributor 0 &

Women from various political parties have condemned the recent spate of violence which saw two female UTM members being stripped naked in Mangochi by alleged DPP cadets on their way to a party meeting. The… ...

Aspirant accuses DPP regional governor of threatening her life

Dec 04, 2018 Patricia Mtungila - MEC Stringer 0 &

Women's rights activists in Mzuzu are investigating cases where some male politicians from ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) and opposition Malawi Congress Party (MCP) are allegedly sending death threats to some female aspirants in the… ...

Mindset change key in 50-50 campaign – aspirant

Nov 23, 2018 Towera Chisi - MEC Stringer 0 &

UTM parliamentary candidate for Balaka Central West Constituency Mercy Dossa says unless people change their mindset, the 50-50 campaign will never achieve its intended purpose. Dossa said this during an interface meeting in Balaka District… ...

The Malawi 50:50 Campaign: plugs-in the wrong switch?

Nov 13, 2018 Elton Mhango 0 &

On 6th November, history was made in the United States of America (USA) with women winning more seats in the Congress than ever before, bringing back memories of 1992 elections in which the number of… ...

Aspirant to clean up Mzuzu

Sep 20, 2018 Patricia Mtungila - MEC Stringer 2 &

She has seen a gap in public service delivery in Mzuzu City and she is now stepping up to the challenge. Margaret Mwanza, a 48-year-old businesswoman, says that once voted in as Member of Parliament… ...