Month: May 2020 Posts

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… ...

Voter verification exercise attracts new registrants

Dec 27, 2018 Chrissie Mainjeni - MEC Stringer 0 &

As voter verification exercise enters the third phase, it is has been discovered that some people who did not register during voter registration period are now flocking to centres get registered. Such incidences were experienced… ...

Mzuzu voter registration falls below expectations

Nov 14, 2018 Patricia Mtungila - MEC Stringer 0 &

Mzuzu City has recorded a low number of registered voters against the projected statistics for the city in comparison with Zomba and Lilongwe. This is despite an eleventh hour rush by residents of the city… ...

MEC, Police investigating double voter registration

Nov 11, 2018 Patricia Mtungila - MEC Stringer 1 &

Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) and Police in Mzuzu are investigating reports of cases of attempted double registration and attempts to register for relatives at various registration centres  in the city. On Thursday, a Registration Supervisor… ...

Businessman found with MEC generator

Nov 06, 2018 Russell Kondowe 1 &

Police in Mzimba have arrested a businessman for being found with a Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) generator. According to reports, the suspect is Martin Makwakwa who conducts business at Kazuni Trading Centre. Makwakwa told police… ...

Tight security measures in place – MEC

Oct 31, 2018 Martha Chikoti 0 &

Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) chairperson Jane Ansah says tight security measures are in place to ensure that voter registration equipment should not be stolen. Ansah said this during the National Elections Consultative Forum (NECOF) conducted… ...

Malawians demand resignation of MEC chair

Oct 27, 2018 Malawi24 Reporter 3 &

Malawians on social media are demanding the resignation of Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) chairperson Jane Ansah following the theft of a biometric registration kit. The biometric kit went missing while being transported in a Office… ...

MEC registration kit found in Mozambique

Oct 26, 2018 Lyonike Mughogho 2 &

As the hype to the 2019 tripartite elections keeps proliferating, a missing Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) voter registration kit has been found in the neighbouring Mozambique. The registration machine went missing when it was being… ...

MEC registers 81 percent of voters

Oct 05, 2018 Russell Kondowe 0 &

The Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) has registered 81 percent of projected voters during the six phases of the ongoing voter registration. The commission’s chairperson Jane Ansah made the announcement this morning at a press briefing… ...

NICE urges person with disabilities to register

Sep 21, 2018 Kenneth Mkandawire 0 &

As one way of promoting democracy and intensifying awareness in the ongoing voter registration campaign, National Initiative for Civic Education (NICE) Trust in Likoma and Chizumulu Islands met people with disabilities to tell them about… ...

Inmates at Mulanje Prison get registered

Sep 14, 2018 Madalitso Kateta - MEC Stringer 0 &

All the 447 eligible voters at Mulanje Prison got registered during a voter registration exercise on Tuesday and Wednesday. Mulanje Prison Station Officer (SO) Joseph Kumimba said in an interview on Wednesday the hundred percent… ...

Mutharika ready to vote in 2019

Sep 13, 2018 Bright Malenga 1 &

President Peter Mutharika has today registered himself for voting ahead of the 2019 Tripartite Elections. The president got registered in his home Village of Chisoka at Golliati Primary School in Thyolo District, Malawi. Other political… ...

MEC happy with voter registration turnout in Ntchisi

Jul 20, 2018 Laura Tebulo - MEC Stringer 0 &

Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) has expressed satisfaction with the turnout in Ntchisi where 50,000 voters have been registered in six days. Speaking in an interview, MEC Commissioner Bishop Mary Nkosi said it’s not a minor… ...

Malawi’s voter registration: accessibility for people with disabilities granted

Jul 16, 2018 Luke Bisani 1 &

The Malawi Electoral Support Network (MESN) has disclosed that the first phase of voter registration exercise in the country was conducted at centres accessible to people with disabilities. Through a report released over the weekend,… ...

Mzuzu Council optimistic boundary dispute will be resolved

Jul 16, 2018 Patricia Mtungila - MEC Stringer 0 &

The Mzuzu City Council has expressed optimism that the disputes over boundaries between Masasa and Msongwe Wards will finally be put to rest when the councilors and people from the two wards physically confirm the… ...