Month: December 2020 Posts

NICE Trust calls for peace as voters await official by-election results

Dec 16, 2020 Chikondi Magalasi 0 &

National Initiative for Civic Education (NICE) trust has asked electorates to exercise patience as they are waiting for official results of the 15 December parliamentary by-elections. People of Phalombe North, Mangochi West and Mangochi North… ...

NICE reaches Minibus touts with Covid-19 messages

Aug 12, 2020 Daniel Sapuli 0 &

National Initiative for Civic Education (NICE) Thyolo office on Monday engaged Minibus  touts in the district with messages concerning Covid-19 prevention. NICE Civic Education Officer for Thyolo Moses Kaunda said he decided to engage the… ...

Balaka registers 40% voter apathy

Jun 25, 2020 Andrew Mukhuwa 0 &

Balaka district has registered 40 percent of voter apathy in the just ended Fresh Presidential Elections (FPE) thus leaving a larger population of registered voters undecided of their preference. According to district results sheet for… ...

NICE trains observers, hails parties for intensive voter education

Jun 22, 2020 Chrissie Mainjeni - MEC Stringer 0 &

Realising the importance of election monitoring, the National Initiative for Civic Education Trust (NICE) in Chiradzulu, is training observers to achieve a credible poll. The training which started on Saturday and ends today, has targeted… ...

NICE TRUST hails MEC procedure on polling as transparent

Jun 20, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

By: Collings Kalivute National Initiative for Civic Education Trust (NICE) has expressed satisfaction with the Malawi Electoral Commission's (MEC) procedure on conducting election during polling day saying it is transparent, simple and straight forward. Speaking… ...

People in Thyolo urged to vote wisely

Jun 17, 2020 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

By Temwa Mhone - MEC Stringer National Initiative for Civic Education (NICE) Trust has urged people in the country to vote wisely during the fresh presidential election on June 23, 2020. Thyolo Nice district civic… ...

NICE Trust popularises phone voter verification

Jun 09, 2020 Andrew Cane Chilapondwa 0 &

National Initiative for Civic Education (NICE) Trust in Balaka has embarked on a voter verification loud hailer campaign urging masses to verify their names in the voter register. The verification exercise, according to Malawi Electoral… ...

NICE starts sensitization campaign for voter verification exercise

Jun 09, 2020 Daniel Sapuli 0 &

National Initiative for Civic Education (NICE) Public Trust in Thyolo has started sensitization campaign for the two-day nationwide voter verification exercise which will be conducted from 10 to 11 June 2020. District Civic Education Officer… ...

Uncertainty over polling day will affect voter turnout – NICE Trust

Jun 04, 2020 Andrew Mukhuwa 0 &

National Initiative for Civic Education (NICE) Trust in Balaka has expressed worry over the lack of a specific date for the 2020 Fresh Presidential Election (FPE), saying it will affect voter turnout. Balaka NICE Trust… ...

NICE says Covid-19 affecting voter education

May 29, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

 By Phillip Banda, MEC STRINGER The National Initiative for Civic Education (NICE) says the Coronavirus pandemic has posed a challenge to electoral stakeholders in their quest to mobilize and civic educate the masses ahead of… ...

Chiefs urged to be impartial

May 23, 2020 Kenneth Mkandawire 0 &

The National Initiative for Civic Education (NICE) Trust has appealed to traditional leaders in Nkhata-Bay district to avoid favouring some political affiliations in their decision making as the country edges closer to the Fresh Presidential… ...

NICE turns to social media for voter education

May 22, 2020 Chrissie Mainjeni - MEC Stringer 0 &

In a desperate attempt to reduce voter apathy, National Initiative for Civic Education Trust (NICE) in Chiradzulu has turned to social media to sensitise voters in readiness for the July 2 fresh presidential poll. Apart… ...

Turnout for voter registration increases in Phalombe

May 07, 2020 Takondwa Velemu - MEC Stringer 0 &

National Initiative for Civic Education (NICE) trust in Phalombe district says there is progress in the ongoing second phase of voter registration as the number of people who are registering per day is increasing. Speaking… ...

NICE for credible presidential elections

May 03, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

By Temwa Mhone - MEC Stringer National Initiative for Civic Education (NICE) Trust says it will leave no stone unturned to ensure the fresh presidential elections slated for July 2, 2020 are credible. NICE district… ...

NICE integrates registration sensitization with Covid-19 prevention messages

Apr 27, 2020 Daniel Sapuli 0 &

National Initiative for Civic Education (NICE) in Thyolo has today embarked on a 14-day election registration sensitization campaign in which messages about Covid-19 are also being disseminated. The organization is using mobile loud hailing and… ...