Month: June 2018 Posts

Kajoloweka survives the purge over secret meeting with APM

Jun 09, 2018 Lindiwe Sambalikagwa 2 &

Malawi’s vocal activist, Charles Kajoloweka, will not be expelled from the Human Rights Defenders Coalition (HRDC) for attending a secret meeting with President Peter Mutharika at State House where each activist received K2.5 million each.… ...

We will not allow general elections to happen – Chilima Movement

Jun 01, 2018 Martha Chikoti 2 &

Members of the Chilima Movement have warned that the 2019 election will not happen if their wishes are not fulfilled. The Chilima Movement is a Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) faction supporting Vice President Saulos Chilima… ...

MEC drills drama artists on electoral process

May 28, 2018 Martha Chikoti 0 &

The Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) has called on drama artists and road show groups in the country to be nonpartisan and abide by electoral code of conduct as they take election messages to the people.… ...

Malawi to fund 2019 elections

May 20, 2018 Kondwani Mkhalipi-Manyungwa 4 &

For the first time since Malawi adopted multiparty democracy, government will fund the general elections without donor support. Minister of Finance Goodall Gondwe revealed this when presenting the K1.5 trillion 2018/19 national budget in Lilongwe… ...

50-50 campaign launched, parties asked to help women

May 03, 2018 Martha Chikoti 0 &

The 50-50 campaign for next year's elections has been launched in Malawi with a call for political parties to support women. The ceremony to mark the launch of the campaign took place today at Masintha… ...

Voter registration pushed to next month

May 03, 2018 Archangel Nzangaya 1 &

In preparation for the coming 2019 Tripartite Elections, the Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) has shifted dates for the commencement of voter registration. The voter registration exercise was expected to begin on May 25 but has… ...

I am not leaving for Chilima – Mutharika

Apr 29, 2018 Kondwani Mkhalipi-Manyungwa 7 &

President Peter Mutharika has declared that he is not voluntarily quitting to pave way for his younger Vice President Saulos Chilima. Speaking upon his return from the United Kingdom, Mutharika said that he will be… ...