Month: May 2019 Posts

Police arrest three teenagers over MEC office burglary

May 11, 2019 Lindiwe Sambalikagwa 3 &

Malawi Police have arrested three teenagers in connection with the break-in at Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) offices in Lilongwe. The burglary occurred last month and Vice President Saulos Chilima claimed that the Democratic Progressive Party… ...

MEC trains polling equipment operators

May 10, 2019 George Banda 0 &

The Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) has trained about 500 polling equipment operators on results management system and transmission ahead of the May 21 watershed elections. The two-day refresher training follows a results management system and… ...

Chilima challenge goes viral on social media

May 08, 2019 Luke Bisani 2 &

The social media has been stormed with video clips challenging the U-turn of Malawi Vice President Saulos Chilima’s recent remarks on the controversial fire that gutted Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) warehouse. Chilima alleged that the… ...

Radio stations told to encourage community members to vote

May 07, 2019 Martha Chikoti 0 &

United Nations Development Program (UNDP) has asked community radio stations to encourage community members to exercise their power by voting in the May 21 tripartite elections. UNDP Chief Technical Advisor Richard Cox said this during… ...

Churches should not endorse candidates – MEC

May 03, 2019 Patricia Mtungila - MEC Stringer 2 &

The Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) says church leaders should desist from endorsing political candidates in order to avoid infringing on people's rights to choose a candidate of their choice. Commissioner Dr. Jean Mathanga said this… ...

‘MEC office burglars did not steal anything’

May 01, 2019 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) says the burglars who broke into its Lilongwe office did not steal anything and the incident is being treated as an ordinary break-in by petty thieves. MEC spokesperson Sangwani Mwafulirwa said… ...

Dausi burned MEC warehouse in 2014 – Chilima

May 01, 2019 Lindiwe Sambalikagwa 4 &

Vice President Saulos Chilima says Minister of Homeland Security Nicholas Dausi was behind the fire that damaged a Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) warehouse in Lilongwe weeks after the 2014 elections. The UTM presidential candidate made… ...