Month: January 2019 Posts

Registered voters shunning verification centres risk missing national IDs

Jan 06, 2019 Patricia Mtungila - MEC Stringer 0 &

Hundreds of national ID cards lie uncollected at some centres in Mzuzu City that the Malawi Electoral Commission reopened on Saturday for the fourth and final phase of voter verification. During the final phase, registered… ...

MEC punishes headteacher, temporary staff over voter certificates

Jan 05, 2019 Archangel Nzangaya 0 &

The Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) has banned a headteacher and suspended a temporary employee after voter registration certificates meant for Lilongwe were found in Mangochi. The commission has banned from all electoral activities the headteacher… ...

Voter registration certificates for Lilongwe dumped in Mangochi

Jan 03, 2019 Russell Kondowe 0 &

Voter registration certificates for Lilongwe have been found in Mangochi, raising questions over the credibility of the 2019 elections. Malawians have cast doubt over the credibility of the polls after pictures circulated on social media… ...

MEC set for final phase of voter verification

Jan 03, 2019 Patricia Mtungila - MEC Stringer 0 &

As Malawi counts down to the May 21 Tripartite Elections, the Malawi Electoral  Commission (MEC) says all is set  for the fourth and final phase of  the voter register inspection and verification exercise scheduled to… ...

MEC warns against political violence

Dec 31, 2018 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) has warned political parties and youths in Mangochi District against provocative campaigns and acts capable of breaching peace in the build-up to the 2019 tripartite polls. MEC Mangochi election clerk Mcnight… ...

JB slams MEC over nomination fees

Dec 28, 2018 Russell Kondowe 1 &

Former President Joyce Banda says the Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) nomination fees for 2019 elections are prohibitive and exorbitant. Banda says the excessive fees prohibit the poor from contesting for various positions in the 2019… ...

Heavy rains affect voter verification exercise

Dec 28, 2018 Takondwa Velemu - MEC Stringer 0 &

Heavy rains which have been falling in most parts of the Southern Region have affected the voter verification exercise in Phalombe district. District Elections Officer for Phalombe, Stanley Masala said the commission is facing transport… ...