Month: January 2018 Posts

Talking Blues: Party Indabas in the air

Jan 07, 2018 Mapwiya Muulupale 5 &

With about 500 days to go before the May 2019 elections, political parties – the non-briefcase types that is, are pondering national conventions. High on their agendas is election of their torch bearers for the… ...

2018: election period gets nearer

Jan 02, 2018 Luke Bisani 4 &

The dawn of the year 2018 gives rise to tension on the political atmosphere as Malawi is nearing the 2019 general elections. As the year has just begun, it is a clear sign that those… ...

Liberian: ‘Who the Presidency fits, George WEAHS it’

Dec 28, 2017 Malawi24 Reporter 24 &

Former footballer George Weah has defeated Joseph Boakai having secured over 60% of the votes to win Liberia's presidential race. With 98.1% of the run-off vote counted, Liberia's National Elections Commission (NEC) said on Thursday… ...

Vote Now: 2019 Malawi Election Opinion Poll

Dec 04, 2017 Malawi24 Reporter 931 &

[poll id="2"] You can alternatively vote on our Facebook Page: or Twitter https://twitter.com/Malawi24/status/937769572911820800 Thank you for your participation. ...

MCP: A party on the rise but hubris could make it lose everything

Nov 29, 2017 Stanley Onjezani Kenani 48 &

There are all signs that the Malawi Congress Party (MCP) is in serious contention for the spot of ruling party in the 2019 elections. Even an Afrobarometer survey, the likes of which predicted a Peter… ...

Malawians back PAC on electoral reforms bills

Nov 25, 2017 Bright Malenga 91 &

Malawians have expressed satisfaction with how Public Affairs Committee (PAC) has taken to task government to table electoral reforms bills in the current parliamentary sitting. On Tuesday, PAC asked government in a petition that the… ...

Talking Blues: Give us electoral reforms now!

Nov 20, 2017 Mapwiya Muulupale 1 &

Blues’ Orators, due to the way we elect our leaders at the presidential level, no one can fault those who have problems accepting the legitimacy of current and past presidents. Sadly, the converse is also… ...