Month: April 2019 Posts

MEC tells election staff to be tech savvy

Apr 30, 2019 Patricia Mtungila - MEC Stringer 0 &

The Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) has cautioned its polling equipment operators to quickly master the technological innovations that MEC has adopted for the Tripartite Elections to avoid becoming a weak link in an otherwise solid… ...

Let there be peace in campaigns – MEC

Apr 30, 2019 Patricia Mtungila - MEC Stringer 0 &

The Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) has decried cases of political violence involving removing of campaign materials and use of slurs by political parties during the ongoing official political campaigns in different parts of the Country.… ...

MEC dates IT chiefs from political parties

Apr 26, 2019 Joshua Mphanda - Contributor 1 &

In a bid to cool down electoral rigging claims making rounds, the Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) has engaged Directors of Elections and IT experts from different political parties in Lilongwe. The meeting whose main theme… ...

No one will rig elections – MEC assures Malawians

Apr 25, 2019 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

The Malawi Electoral Commission(MEC) has assured Malawians that its results management process for the May 21 Tripartite elections is not prone to rigging as alleged by some presidential candidates. Speaking at Nthunduwala Primary school in… ...

Do we know our candidates?

Apr 20, 2019 Masiya Bingiza Nkhoma 0 &

The much touted and awaited Tripartite General Election (TGE) is few days away. Malawi is going to decide the next five years. The future is in Malawians' hands. A total of seven candidates have put… ...

Community Journalists challenged on electoral reporting

Apr 20, 2019 Jordan Simeon-Phiri - MEC Stringer 0 &

The Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) has challenged the media to objectively and accurately disseminate electoral process news to the general public for them to make an informed choice in the May 21 tripartite polls if… ...

Issue of handouts not complicated – ACB

Apr 18, 2019 Laura Tebulo - MEC Stringer 0 &

The Malawi Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) says the issue of political handouts is straightforward and not complicated as people may put it. Speaking in an interview during voter education meetings at T/A Chikho in Ntchisi, on… ...