Month: June 2020 Posts

Voting closes in Malawi

Jun 23, 2020 Martha Chikoti 0 &

Voting has closed in many polling stations across the country and now vote counting has begun. On Tuesday, Malawians went to polling stations to vote in the Fresh Presidential Elections. Most centres opened at 6AM… ...

ACB told to immediately arrest bribery suspects

Jan 13, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

The Malawi Law Society (MLS) has urged the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) to arrest persons who attempted to bribe judges presiding over the presidential elections case. In a statement on Monday, the MLS said the ACB… ...

Tippex not used to tamper with results – Chilima

Aug 09, 2019 Malawi24 Reporter 1 &

UTM leader Saulos Chilima told the Constitutional Court on Friday that tippex was not used to alter figures in the presidential elections. Chilima said this while being cross-examined by Attorney General Kalekeni Kaphale at the… ...

MEC to parade 600 witnesses in Malawi election case

Aug 09, 2019 Martha Chikoti 0 &

The Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) has 600 witnesses who are expected to be cross-examined in the election case. Lawyer Khumbo Soko, who is representing UTM leader Saulos Chilima in the case, said 600 MEC witnesses,… ...

MCP rejects Nankhumwa’s offer for dialogue

Jul 17, 2019 Lindiwe Sambalikagwa 0 &

The Malawi Congress Party (MCP) says presidents of opposition parties cannot meet Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) Vice President for the South Kondwani Nankhumwa because he is not their positional counterpart. The party said this in… ...

MCP maintains stand against MEC’s meeting with presiding officers

Jul 16, 2019 Mwayi Mkandawire 3 &

The Malawi Congress Party (MCP) has rejected calls to withdraw a statement in which it urged Malawians to apprehend Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) workers found meeting presiding officers across the country. This follows a MEC… ...

Court rejects MEC’s request to extend ballot inspection exercise

Jul 09, 2019 Russell Kondowe 2 &

The Constitutional Court has thrown out an application by Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) asking the court to extend the presidential ballot inspection exercise. The five-judge panel is hearing the Malawi election case in which UTM… ...