Month: May 2020 Posts

Parties advised to avoid clash of venues

May 29, 2020 Jordan Simeon-Phiri - MEC Stringer 0 &

Karonga district multiparty liaison committee (MPLC) chairperson Paul Kalilombe has asked political parties in the district to notify his office every time they plan to hold campaign political rallies to avoid clash of events that… ...

DPP parliamentarian asks government to upgrade roads in Karonga

May 25, 2020 Jordan Simeon-Phiri - MEC Stringer 0 &

Member of Parliament for Karonga North, Mungasulwa Mwambande who is also a member of the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), has called upon government to upgrade roads in his area to enhance movements of farm produce… ...

DPP storms Karonga, promises loans

May 24, 2020 Jordan Simeon-Phiri - MEC Stringer 1 &

The Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) led by its Vice President (North) Goodall Gondwe on Saturday embarked on a whistle stop tour before a campaign rally at Karonga Freedom Park to canvass votes for the party’s… ...

Tonse Alliance touts Chakwera, Chilima as development conscious leaders

May 20, 2020 Jordan Simeon-Phiri - MEC Stringer 0 &

Tonse Alliance leaders on Tuesday conducted five whistle stop rallies in Karonga where they touted presidential candidate Lazarus Chakwera and runningmate Saulos Chilima as development conscious leaders. The rally started from Songwe border up to… ...

Former rivals Mwenifumbo and Mwalwanda drum up support for Chakwera

May 19, 2020 Jordan Simeon-Phiri - MEC Stringer 2 &

Nine politicians including former rivals in Karonga under the banner of Tonse Alliance on Monday tested the Karonga political waters by conducting seven whistle stop tours in the district ahead of a mega campaign rally… ...

Covid-19 patient found in bar after escaping isolation facility

May 13, 2020 Lindiwe Sambalikagwa 0 &

A 27-year-old Covid-19 patient escaped from an isolation facility in Karonga on Saturday and was found in a bar in Nkhatabay on Monday. Health authorities have confirmed to the local media that the person escaped… ...

CCJP faults MEC commissioners for clinging to positions

May 10, 2020 Jordan Simeon-Phiri - MEC Stringer 0 &

Justice and Peace of Karonga Diocese says elections require stakeholders to have trust in the election management body hence the current commissioners of the Malawi Electoral Commission should resign. The influential social justice and peace… ...