Month: May 2019 Posts

MEC trains roving monitors for presidential candidates

May 17, 2019 Joshua Mphanda - Contributor 0 &

In preparation for the 21 May tripartite elections, the Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) has trained roving monitors for the seven presidential candidates contesting in this year's polls The roving monitors drawn from the Democratic Progressive… ...

MEC follows up on recruitment of polling staff

May 16, 2019 Enock Naphazi 1 &

The Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) has applauded Neno and Mwanza district election coordinators for moving in fast to correct anomalies that were there during the recruitment of polling staff for the May 21 Tripartite elections.… ...

MEC brings hope to Nsanje flood victims

May 16, 2019 Enock Naphazi 0 &

The Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) has assured flood victims in Nsanje district that they will vote despite losing their voter certificates to floods and due to displacement as the Commission still keeps names of those… ...

People whose photographs are missing will vote – MEC   

May 15, 2019 Martha Chikoti 0 &

Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) has assured Malawians that voters whose photographs are missing in the voter’s register will not be sent back. This was said by MEC's Chairperson Justice Dr Jane Ansah at Central Office… ...

MEC will not pay non-teachers working as poll staff

May 15, 2019 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

The Malawi Electoral Commission ( Mec), has said it will not recognise or pay honoraria to non-teachers who have been wrongly recruited as polling staff in place of deserving teachers to man polling centres across… ...

SADC observer mission hopes for peaceful elections

May 13, 2019 Martha Chikoti 0 &

Southern African Development Community (SADC) Electoral Observation Mission has expressed hope that the tripartite elections will be peaceful. Speaking at the launch of the mission in Lilongwe on Saturday, Zambian Minister of Foreign Affairs Joseph… ...

MEC starts delivery of ballot boxes to constituencies

May 12, 2019 Patricia Mtungila - MEC Stringer 0 &

The Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) on Saturday commenced distribution of non-sensitive polling materials to all constituencies. The materials include ballot boxes, voting booths and consumables for the polling centres which will be managed by four… ...