Month: October 2024 Posts

Mtumbuka calls for an end to ‘recycled politicians’ as he enters presidential race

Oct 30, 2024 Ephraim Mkali Banda 0 &

Matthews Mtumbuka, aspiring to be United Transformation Movement's presidential candidate, made a compelling appeal to Malawians on Wednesday, urging them to reject “recycled politicians” in next year’s elections.  Speaking at the UTM office in Lilongwe,… ...

Opposition parties raise concerns over voter registration process by MEC

Oct 30, 2024 Burnett Munthali 0 &

Four opposition parties—the UTM, Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), Alliance for Democracy (AFORD), and United Democratic Front (UDF)—have raised concerns about the handling of the voter registration process by the Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC).  In a… ...

NRB to abide by court ruling

Oct 29, 2024 Mike Kalumbi 0 &

The National Registration Bureau (NRB) says it will abide by the ruling made by the High Court in regard to registration. This follows the Court ruling by the High Court which ordered NRB to immediately… ...

Forgotten by politicians; Machinjiri pins hopes on businessman Chimwala

Oct 28, 2024 Archangel Nzangaya 0 &

Traditional Authority Machinjiri in Blantyre witnessed an unprecedented show of unity on Sunday as villagers gathered to persuade prominent businessman Alex Chimwala to rejoin the political fray, trusting him to deliver long-overdue development, having grown… ...

JB calls for inclusive election planning to protect voting rights

Oct 25, 2024 Ephraim Mkali Banda 0 &

Former Malawi leader Joyce Banda has urged careful planning for next year’s Tripartite Elections to protect everyone’s right to vote. Banda warned that leaving out eligible voters could lead to widespread frustration. She said that… ...

High Court upholds National ID requirement for voter registration

Oct 25, 2024 Archangel Nzangaya 0 &

The High Court has dismissed an application seeking to block the Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) from using national IDs as the sole identification for voter registration. George Chipwaila, Geoffrey Banda, Alex Phillip Dimba, James Chitsulo,… ...

MEC trains supplementary EMD operators

Oct 25, 2024 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

The Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) has trained an additional 200 Elections Monitoring Device (EMD) operators to supplement those already in the field during the first phase of the voter registration exercise currently underway in some… ...