Elections Archives

Whichever way you look at it, 2018 has been a year of twists and turns

Dec 30, 2018 Mapwiya Muulupale 0 &

Meanwhile, Malawi our motherland, the ONLY one we have is firing on all cylinders towards an abyss. We are now entering that vicious semester when the very people who have been accelerating our doomed cruise… ...

Voter verification exercise impresses Malawi electoral body

Dec 30, 2018 Chrissie Mainjeni - MEC Stringer 0 &

Malawi Electoral Commission(MEC) has expressed satisfaction over the on-going verification exercise, observing that many people are undertaking the exercise. MEC Chairperson Justice Jane Ansah said this on Saturday during the inspection of several centres in… ...

Fire destroys voting machines in DRC

Dec 13, 2018 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Fire has destroyed over 7,000 voting machines in the Democratic Republic of Congo with 10 days to go before the presidential election. The fire incident occurred at an electoral commission warehouse in Kinshasa in the… ...

Councilor to Challenge Mzuzu City MP in 2019 elections

Dec 10, 2018 Patricia Mtungila - MEC Stringer 0 &

The race for the Mzuzu City Constituency seat just got stiffer. The City’s only elected Female Councilor Judith Chiume of Msongwe Ward has announced that she is contesting in the Parliamentary Elections on May 21,… ...

It’s real me – Buhari: Nigerian President denies dying

Dec 03, 2018 Sibu M. Mokoena 0 &

Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari has denied claims circulating on social media that he is a Sudanese clone. Buhari, who is running for re-election in February next year, told Nigerian in Poland that the allegations that he had… ...

Parties keep a tight lid on manifestos ahead of 2019 Malawi polls

Nov 20, 2018 Leah Malimbasa - MEC Stringer 0 &

Malawian Political parties are keeping a tight lid on what they have in their respective manifestos ahead of the 2019 Tripartite Elections. In set of interviews this reporter had with the Malawi Congress Party(MCP), Democratic… ...

Malawi voter registration certificate earns man 3 years in prison

Nov 20, 2018 Towera Chisi - MEC Stringer 0 &

A craving for K230 thousand kwacha and a voter registration certificate for the 2019 Malawi Tripartite Elections have landed Tiyanjane Frank from Balaka a 3-year jail sentence. The 21-year-old man was found guilty and convicted by… ...