Airtel Malawi and TNM plc, the country’s integrated information and communications technology and mobile phone network operators, have dismissed President Peter Mutharika’s rigging tantrums, saying their networks cannot be used for such an exercise in the May 21 2019 watershed polls. President Mutharika at the weekend issued a stern warning against alleged but undisclosed plotters […]
A group of people suspected to be ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) youth militia, has torn a Malawi Congress Party (MCP) elections billboard in Blantyre which was beating the face of presidential candidate Lazarus Chakwera. The DPP Cadets were seen cutting through and ripping the billboard at Kwacha in Blantyre and uprooting flags for MCP in the city. […]
The European Union election monitoring team officials have ruled out rigging in the May 21 tripartite polls, but called for Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) to retain the confidence of the electoral stakeholders beyond the polls. The EU election monitoring head Miroslav Poche described the tantrums by President Peter Mutharika indirectly accusing the vice-president Saulos Chilima […]
The Youth Decide Campaign (YD-2019) is next week scheduled to engage Malawi’s presidential candidates to obtain their official commitment to fostering youth-led agenda in their campaigns and beyond the May 21 Tripartite Elections by endorsing the pro-youth policy document known as the Youth Manifesto. Executive Director for Youth and Society Charles Kajoloweka whose organization is […]
Tanzania President John Magufuli ended his two-day State Visit to Malawi with a call for the country to conduct peaceful, fair and credible elections on May 21 2019. Magufuli made the call on Thursday when he officially opened the 2019 Tobacco Marketing Season at the Lilongwe Auction Floors. “Today I will be concluding my official […]
UTM Party patron Noel Masangwi on Wednesday went flat out in Mulanje, canvassing votes for party presidential candidate Saulos Chilima and the parliamentary and local government election candidates. Masangwi hit the lhomwe belt just days after UTM secretary general Patricia Kaliati also held a successful whistle stop tour and rallies in the district, one of […]
Pollster, the Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) says it has a budget deficit of K3.3 billion for the May 21 tripartite elections. Officials from MEC said this on Wednesday at a Public Affairs Committee organized two-day meeting on the elections which has drawn delegates from the pollster, UNDP and other stakeholders. But UNDP chief technical advisor […]
Government says the Political Parties Act, which bars politicians from giving out handouts during an election, is not effective because a registrar of the office is yet to be appointed. Spokesperson for the ministry of Justice and Constitutional Affairs Pilirani Masanjala said the law could not be effective because the enforcement mechanism is not there […]
Just one of the three others that were expected to be part of the Wednesday parliamentary debate organised by National Initiative for Civic Education (NICE) Trust showed up, a development that has since raised eyebrows on the seriousness of the rest. Daniel Chitonya Mwanyongo of the Malawi Congress Party (MCP) was the only one who […]
Public Affairs Committee (PAC) has expressed concerned over growing levels of confidence among presidential candidates saying such may cause post-election violence as some may fail to accept defeat. PAC Chairperson Rev. Dr Felix Chingota expressed this on Wednesday during the start of a two day interfaith conference on 2019 electoral process at Mount Soche Hotel […]
Dedza East aspiring member of Parliament Christopher Chikhalidwechabwino Chaanamuna has pledged to give half his salary to the constituents to enable them implement various development projects. Chaanamuna, who is representing the United Democratic Front (UDF), observed that the area continues to lag behind because government does not provide adequate resources towards the development of the […]
Malawi Congress Party (MCP) presidential hoepful Lazarus Chakwera has told the Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) to investigate claims by President Peter Mutharika of vote rigging. “It is disturbing. It is disturbing to hear from the Head of State suggesting that there are some people who want to derail the law,” said Chakwera. This follows outbursts […]
Commissioners at pollster, the Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) have challenged President Peter Mutharika to bring evidence on his allegations that one politician has hired foreign experts to rig the highly contentious May 21 2019 tripartite election. At a political rally in Ntchisi on Monday, Mutharika alleged the politician, whom he did not name, has hired […]
Vice-President Saulos Chilima has accused President Peter Mutharika of making wild allegations of vote rigging, saying they are signs of are panicking and jitters that they are going to lose power as the country moves towards the May 21 2019 Tripartite Elections. The Vice-President, who is also president of UTM Party registered after he severed […]
United Democratic Front (UDF) presidential candidate Atupele Muluzi has promised that he will raise the minimum wage to K70 000 while the tax free band will move to K150 000 if voted into power in the May 21 2019 Tripartite Elections. Muluzi was speaking at Nyambadwe school ground in Blantyre at the end of his whistle […]
The Immigration Department of the Ministry of Homeland Security has instructed its officers to ensure they double screen Russian and Nigerian visitors into the country and give tighter restrictions for fear that they may be aiding the UTM Party rig the May 21 2019 polls. A message from Chief Immigration Officer Masauko Medi to Visa […]
President Peter Mutharika has warned “a certain presidential candidate” against rigging the May 21 2019 Tripartite Elections, saying he will take appropriate action, threatening: “I will go after you.” Speaking at Chinthemwe in Ntchisi in the central region, Mutharika said his government has gathered intelligence report on an opposition party, which he did not mention, that it […]
UTM Party aspiring legislator for Blantyre Kabula, Felix Njawala, has advised his prospective constituents not to be fooled by politicians who give them handouts instead of bringing lasting solutions to their problems. Njawala, who is set for a parliamentary comeback after a five-year break, made the remarks on Sunday when he addressed a political campaign […]