Month: June 2017 Posts

Malawi govt pens UN to resolve NRB staff demands

Jun 30, 2017 Luke Bisani 18 &

The government of Malawi through the ministry of home affairs and internal security has requested the United Nations (UN) to address the demands of National Registration Bureau (NRB) employees who have threatened to down tools.… ...

National ID registration moving to Lilongwe

Jun 30, 2017 Bright Malenga 23 &

The national identity registration process will commence in Lilongwe on Tuesday, authorities say. As a way of preparing for the process, Lilongwe City Council (LCC) engaged partners in civic educating residents about the process. The… ...

Malawi Muslim women angry with NRB officials

Jun 27, 2017 Bright Malenga 704 &

Muslim women in Nkhotakota have accused national identity registration officers at Kayadzi primary centre in the district of forcing them to remove their headgear when processing the identity cards. Malawi24 caught up with one of… ...

DPP will use IDs to rig elections – MCP

Jun 16, 2017 Bright Malenga 183 &

Opposition Members of Parliament  have accused the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) of planning to use the national identity cards to rig the 2019 elections. Malawi Congress Party (MCP) legislators on Thursday called for the… ...

Two forge, sell ID registration forms

Jun 16, 2017 Bright Malenga 19 &

Two men are in police for illegally photocopying and selling registration forms to community members during the national registration exercise in the border district of Mchinji. Mchinji Police Station spokesperson Kaitano Lubrino told Malawi24 that… ...

Malawians in Nkhotakota at risk of not being registered

Jun 14, 2017 Bright Malenga 0 &

Inadequate number of National Registration Bureau (NRB) officers is delaying the national identity (ID) cards registration process in some parts of Nkhotakota, raising fears that some Malawians will not get registered. Malawi24 visited some places… ...

Over 100,000 citizens registered in one week

Jun 06, 2017 Martha Chikoti 1 &

The National Registration Bureau (NRB) says the mass registration of Malawians for national identification cards has started on a high note with many Malawians visiting centres to get registered. According to a statement released by… ...