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DCs want violence free Polls

Jul 04, 2018 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Ahead of 2019 Tripartite Elections, District Commissioners (DCs) in the country have pledged to give political office seekers equal space to allow them sell their manifestoes to the electorate. During the past elections, the country… ...

Trouble for MCP: Fewer people registering in stronghold

Jul 03, 2018 Russell Kondowe 4 &

It might spell trouble for the opposition Malawi Congress Party (MCP) which is expected to give the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) a chase for its money in the 2019 polls. The Malawi Electoral Commission… ...

‘Titchipitsileni’: ung’onoung’ono ukufuna mtengo opikisana pa chisankho awasitsile

Jun 28, 2018 Kondwani Mkhalipi-Manyungwa 0 &

Zikamatha zisankho za 2019, a mabungwe akufuna achinyamata azakhale adzadza mu ma udindo ovoteledwa. Koma malinga ndi amabungwe amene asonkhana pamodzi kuti aonetsetse kuti achinyamata agwetsa madala mu zisankho, bungwe loona za zisankho la MEC… ...

Voter registration exercise begins

Jun 26, 2018 Mwayi Mkandawire 1 &

The Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) has today started conducting voter registration exercise for the 2019 tripartite elections. The registration exercise in Dedza, Salima and Kasungu will run from June 26 to July 9, 2018. About… ...

Journalists asked to be fair in election reporting

Jun 19, 2018 Martha Chikoti 0 &

Media practitioners have been asked to avoid favouritism when reporting election related issues. The call was made on Saturday by Director of Information in the Ministry of Information and Communications Technology Gideon Munthali during a… ...

NICE trains civic educators in Neno

Jun 18, 2018 Enock Naphazi 0 &

In an attempt to increase voter registration turn out, officials from National Initiative for Civic Education (NICE) are in Neno training community civic educators to go and sensitize people on their right to participate in… ...

Youth participation in politics should not end at voting – CMD

Jun 11, 2018 Enock Naphazi 0 &

With young women having limited participation in membership and leadership of political parties in Malawi, Centre for Multiparty Democracy (CMD) is hoping to change this in the 2019 tripartite elections. While Malawi’s politics may have… ...