Month: January 2020 Posts

MCP calls for ‘xenophobia’ against EU officials

Jan 07, 2020 Aubrey Makina 2 &

The opposition Malawi Congress Party (MCP) has called on Malawians to violently chase European Union officials who are set to present a report on the 2019 May elections on Wednesday, 8 January. In a Facebook… ...

Presidential elections case interpreters recognized

Dec 21, 2019 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

The Office of the Ombudsman has given the Ombudsman Excellence award to the interpreters in the presidential elections case. Five interpreters from the Judiciary have received the award which is given to public officers who… ...

Bushiri’s prophecy come to pass

Dec 20, 2019 Sibu M. Mokoena 3 &

The prophecy about the 2019 Malawi elections that landed Prophet Shepherd Bushiri in hot soup has now been fulfilled. Early this year, on 10 March, Prophet Bushiri had said the aftermath of the elections would… ...

Coaches cry foul over FAM nomination

Nov 21, 2019 Mike Lyson Zgambo 0 &

Coaches under the Northern Region Football Coaches Committee (NRFCA) have threatened to form a new executive committee saying the current committee did not nominate their preferred candidate for the Football Association of Malawi (FAM) elections.… ...

Mozambique: Amnesty demands release of opposition election monitors

Nov 19, 2019 Russell Kondowe 0 &

Amnesty International has called for the release of 18 opposition election monitors who were arrested while monitoring the 15 October elections in Mozambique. According to Amnesty, the detention of election monitors is part of a… ...

Please one more time: Nyamilandu appeals for votes

Nov 08, 2019 Andrew Cane Chilapondwa 0 &

...says this is the right time to benefit from FIFA... Incumbent Football Association of Malawi (FAM) President Walter Nyamilandu believes he has laid a strong platform for the development of Malawian football and has passionately… ...

By-election aspirants to present nomination papers Wednesday

Oct 14, 2019 Lindiwe Sambalikagwa 0 &

Aspiring candidates in the November 5 by-elections will present their nomination papers to the Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) on Wednesday. Parliamentary candidates for Lilongwe South Constituency will present papers at Malingunde TDC while candidates for… ...

MEC to register new voters for by-elections

Oct 07, 2019 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

By Era Pinifolo - MEC Stringer The Malawi Electoral Commission MEC says it will register new voters for the forthcoming by elections. MEC will on November 5, 2019 conduct by elections in Lilongwe South Constituency… ...

Atupele claims he won 2014 elections

May 02, 2019 Laura Tebulo - MEC Stringer 2 &

United Democratic Front (UDF) presidential candidate, Atupele Muluzi, stunned people of Ntchisi when he claimed that he won the 2014 presidential elections and that the polls were rigged. Muluzi made the remarks on 1st May… ...

Indonesia: More than 270 election staff die from fatigue

Apr 29, 2019 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Over 270 elections staff have died in Indonesia following single-day polls involving  150 million voters. According to the General Elections Commission (KPU), most of the workers succumbed to fatigue-related illnesses after long hours of counting… ...

Ndizakumangila hotela Joyisi – Chakwera

Apr 29, 2019 Malawi24 Reporter 2 &

Ubwenzi wa Mayi Joyisi Banda ndi abusa a Lazarus Chakwera tsopano wafika pa ndikande ndikukande. Ngakhale kuti mmbuyomu a Lazarus Chakwera ananenapo kuti Mayi Banda ndi Mfumukazi ya Mbava, pano alonjeza kuti iwo azamanga hotela… ...

‘Zochedwa ku ntchito ife ayi’ – a Malawi auza Chakwera

Apr 29, 2019 Lindiwe Sambalikagwa 1 &

Pofika kumapeto a mwezi wa May ngati a Malawi angasankhe a Lazarus Chakwera a Malawi Congress Party (MCP) kukhala mtsogoleri wa dziko lino ndiye kuti kuntchito kuzizapitidwa mma 8 mmawa. Mtsogoleri wa chipani chotsutsa cha… ...

Those with eyes to see can see – Those with memories must not forget

Jan 27, 2019 KTC (PhD) 1 &

Malawi entered a dark tunnel in the 2012 to 2014 period. This was after Joyce Banda took over administration after the untimely death of the late President Bingu wa Mutharika. Without casting any blame, let… ...

Buhari pledges to ‘keep America safe’

Jan 13, 2019 Malawi24 Reporter 1 &

Nigeria's ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has been accused of plagiarism after the party's manifesto for the 2019 elections claimed it will "keep America safe". According to a report by Premium Times of Nigeria, the… ...

Congo Election: Opposition Felix Tshisekedi wins DRC’s elections

Jan 10, 2019 Sibu M. Mokoena 0 &

Democratic Republic of Congo's (DRC)'s  electoral commission has declared opposition candidate Felix Tshisekedi winner of the country's presidential elections. If confirmed, Mr Tshisekedi will be the first opposition challenger to win since the DR Congo… ...