Elections Archives

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… ...

50+1 does not guarantee peace and stability, says analyst

Nov 20, 2018 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Malawi should stick to the First Past The Post system as one of the ways of ensuring continued peace and stability in the country, an analyst has said. The analyst, Imran Jaffali, was speaking in… ...

Mutharika’s 2014 ‘lies’ catch up with him

Nov 19, 2018 Stanley Onjezani Kenani 7 &

Politicians can indeed fool some people some of the time, but in the end, the chickens come home to roost. The promises President Peter Mutharika made as part of his 2014 presidential campaign have returned to… ...

Malawi Electoral body gets thumbs up

Nov 14, 2018 Patricia Mtungila - MEC Stringer 0 &

Malawi’s Development Partners have commended the Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) for successfully registering 6.8 million voters in the first ever digitized voter registration process which used the Biometric Voter Registration system. The Development partners; Britain,… ...