Month: February 2020 Posts

HRDC gives Mutharika seven days to sign electoral reforms bills, fire Ansah

Feb 25, 2020 Mike Kalumbi 0 &

The Human Rights Defenders Coalition (HRDC) has given President Peter Mutharika an ultimatum of seven days to assent to the electoral bills that have passed been in Parliament. Speaking at a press briefing on Tuesday,… ...

Malawi protesters close electoral commission offices

Feb 13, 2020 Martha Chikoti 0 &

Protesters led by the Human Rights Defenders Coalition (HRDC) have sealed Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) offices as they continue to demand for the resignation of the commission’s chairperson Jane Ansah. The demonstrators have shut down… ...

Ansah worried about mental trauma of being harassed at court

Feb 13, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) chairperson Jane Ansah has suggested that she worried that she would have suffered mental trauma from being harassed by protesters at the Lilongwe court had she appeared before the Constitutional Court… ...

Ansah: I am not resigning

Feb 12, 2020 Mike Kalumbi 1 &

Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) Chairperson Jane Ansah says she will not resign unless the Supreme Court upholds the decision of the Constitutional Court which nullified the May 21 presidential polls. MEC chairperson was speaking at… ...

Ansah insists tippex was used to correct errors

Feb 12, 2020 Martha Chikoti 0 &

Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) chairperson Jane Ansah has insisted that tippex was used in the May 21 Elections to correct errors saying no presidential candidate benefitted from the use of the fluid. Ansah made the… ...

HRDC buys padlocks, chains for Thursday demos

Feb 12, 2020 Mike Kalumbi 0 &

Human Rights Defenders Coalition (HRDC) leaders today stormed a local market in Lilongwe to buy padlocks and chains to be used for shutting down Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) offices. The grouping will hold nationwide demonstrations… ...

Ansah should be blamed for her arrogance

Feb 09, 2020 Luke Bisani 0 &

Excellence is what everyone aims when trusted with a task at any organisation, church, company even at the national level. Being given that thumbs up for the good job done is what gives pride to… ...

MCP’s Peter Dimba win Lilongwe South by-election

Jan 31, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

The Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) has declared Malawi Congress Party’s Peter Dimba as the winner of the Lilongwe South Constituency by-election. MEC chairperson Jane Ansah announced the results today for the polls that were conducted… ...

MCP, chiefs asked us to conduct by-election – Ansah

Jan 20, 2020 Martha Chikoti 1 &

Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) chairperson Justice Jane Ansah says chiefs and the Malawi Congress Party (MCP) leadership in Lilongwe South asked the commission to conduct polls in the constituency which were postponed last year due… ...

Chilima questions absence of ‘key witness’ Ansah

Dec 20, 2019 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

Lawyer for UTM president Saulos Chilima on Thursday questioned Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) chairperson Jane Ansah’s failure to testify in the presidential elections case saying Ansah and other MEC commissioners are material witnesses. While presenting… ...

HRDC concerned over violence in Malawi

Nov 13, 2019 Martha Chikoti 2 &

The Human Rights Defenders Coalition (HRDC) has expressed concern over acts of violence in the country and has called on President Peter Mutharika to take action. Speaking at a press briefing in Lilongwe today, National… ...

Low voter turnout not due to political crisis – Ansah

Nov 07, 2019 Mwayi Mkandawire 1 &

Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) chairperson Jane Ansah says the low voter turnout during by-elections in Matenje Ward was not due to the current political impasse and the ongoing court cases against the commission. Ansah made… ...

MCP candidate wins Matenje Ward by-election

Nov 06, 2019 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

The Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) has declared Malawi Congress Party (MCP) candidate Descent Msatero Chipangula winner of the Matenje Ward by-election in Kasungu. Chipangula won the polls with 1,489 votes, beating Nelson Maseko, Democratic Progressive… ...

UTM candidates to run as independents

Oct 25, 2019 Mike Kalumbi 0 &

UTM candidates who were dumped by the party ahead of the November 5 by-elections have announced that they will run as independent candidates. The two candidates are Samson Phinifolo of Lilongwe South constituency and Mr… ...

Protesters march for second straight day

Oct 02, 2019 Martha Chikoti 0 &

Anti-Jane Ansah demonstrators marched in Malawi's capital,  Lilongwe today for the second day running. The protesters also demonstrated yesterday and this week’s demonstrations will end on Friday. Demonstrations today started from Lilongwe Community Centre Ground.… ...