Month: October 2018 Posts

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… ...