Month: October 2020 Posts

MEC engages religious leaders, schools over voter mobilisation

Oct 24, 2020 Elijah Phompho - MEC Stringer 0 &

The Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) Commissioner Steven Duwa on Thursday engaged religious leaders   and some schools in Chikwawa urging them to be in the forefront in voter mobilisation to prevent voter apathy in the November… ...

MEC urges chiefs to be nonpartisan

Oct 24, 2020 Joshua Mphanda - Contributor 0 &

Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) has urged chiefs not to engage in politics as the campaign is underway in Lilongwe North West Constituency. MEC Commissioner Jean Mathanga said this on Friday when she presided over an… ...

MEC trains staff to deal with electoral challenges

Oct 21, 2020 Ayamba Kandodo - MEC Stringer 0 &

The Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) is training its staff to impart them with necessary skills and knowledge to effectively deal with electoral matters in the country. The 2-week long “Building Resources in Democracy, Governance, and… ...

Parliament restricts 50%+1 to presidential elections

Oct 20, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Malawi Parliament has passed a bill which restricts the use of 50%+1 system to presidential elections while the winner in Parliamentary and Local Government election will be the candidate who obtains the greatest number of… ...

Katili community demands potable water, good road

Oct 19, 2020 Jordan Simeon-Phiri - MEC Stringer 0 &

Community members from four villages under group village headman Chaghama in the area of Paramount Chief Kyungu in Karonga Central constituency have called on government to open up the hard to reach area by rehabilitating… ...

Talking Blues: Hats off to the Malawi Human Rights Defenders Coalition

Oct 18, 2020 Mapwiya Muulupale 0 &

“We want to destroy everything, not rebuild on the same rubble. We have different ideas. It is like any work. You must start with a clean slate. Then, you have a programme, a new way… ...

Mutharika drums up support for Mwenifumbo

Oct 18, 2020 Jordan Simeon-Phiri - MEC Stringer 0 &

Former First Lady Callista Mutharika on Saturday urged people in Karonga Central to vote for UTM Party candidate Frank Mwenifumbo in the November 10 by-elections for continued development in the constituency. Mutharika said this to… ...

DPP says Tonse Alliance government has miserably failed

Oct 18, 2020 Jordan Simeon-Phiri - MEC Stringer 0 &

The Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) says the Tonse Alliance government has miserably failed to live up to people's expectations within the first 100 days and the DPP will soon bounce back in government due to… ...

Lilongwe North West aspirants reveal manifestos

Oct 15, 2020 Joshua Mphanda - Contributor 0 &

Lilongwe North West Constituency aspirants for the vacant parliamentary seat have divulged their manifestos ahead of the impending by-election in the area. The development plans of the candidates mainly target the dilapidated road network, constructing… ...

MEC yet to set new date for by-elections in three constituencies

Oct 14, 2020 Martha Chikoti 0 &

Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) is yet to set a new date for by-elections in three constituencies which are expected to be conducted as a result of nullification of 2019 Parliamentary elections. The by-elections for Mangochi… ...

MCP aspiring candidates go independent in Lilongwe North West

Oct 08, 2020 Joshua Mphanda - Contributor 0 &

Four candidates who lost in the Malawi Congress Party (MCP) primary election in Lilongwe North West Constituency have submitted nomination forms at Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) to run as independents ahead of the upcoming by-election… ...

Karonga Central Parliamentary race heats up as candidates present nominations

Oct 08, 2020 Jordan Simeon-Phiri - MEC Stringer 0 &

The lineup for the November 10 by-election race in Karonga Central Constituency is now complete following the presentation of nomination papers by five candidates on Wednesday at Chiwondo Teachers’ Development Centre (TDC). Characterised by pomp,… ...

Six candidates present nominations in Mangochi West

Oct 08, 2020 Ayamba Kandodo - MEC Stringer 0 &

Six candidates in Mangochi West have presented their nomination papers to Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) ahead of the November 10 by-elections The candidates are: Dickson Mtambalika-Mbakuwaku Movement for Democracy (MMD), Henry Chikondi Kamtedza- independent, Joyce… ...

Mangochi independent candidate wins case against MEC

Oct 07, 2020 Lindiwe Sambalikagwa 0 &

The High Court in Blantyre has ordered the Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) to conduct November 10 by-elections in Mangochi North-East and West constituencies using the old voters' roll and maintain the candidates who competed in… ...

K0.5m fine for candidates found promoting violence in KA central

Oct 05, 2020 Jordan Simeon-Phiri - MEC Stringer 0 &

Paramount Chief Kyungu of Chitipa and Karonga district has cautioned the five Parliamentary candidates vying for the Karonga Central Constituency seat during the forthcoming by-election to avoid use of foul language and hate speech during… ...