Expectations are high among voters in the Northern Region that the presidential running mate debate, which is being organised by private media Zodiak Broadcasting Station and its partners on Tuesday in Mzuzu that it should provide tangible solutions to inject new life into the economy of the Northern Region. The North has for a long […]
Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) has announced that following the death of Blantyre West Parliamentary candidate, George Kajumo all proceedings in relation to May 21 elections for that constituency have been stopped in pursuant to section 47 of the Parliamentary and Presidential Elections Act. In that vein MEC says all nominations that were done in Blantyre […]
Ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) has postponed its political campaign rally initially scheduled to take place on Saturday at Gymkana Club in Zomba whichwas to be hosted by Vice President for Eastern Region Bright Msaka. In a brief statement, Msaka said the postponement is aimed at giving a chance to party members to attend to […]
Mchinji women aspirants have called upon all civil society organizations to civic educate the populace on the new Political Parties Act, which bans giving out handouts to entice voters so that people should know what it is all about. This came out during a meeting organized by 50-50 campaign management agency was aimed at planning […]
President of United Democratic Front (UDF), Atupele Muluzi, is kicking off his political campaign meetings with the electorate ahead of May 21 2019 Tripartite Elections on Saturday with a whistle-stop tour in Blantyre and then mass rally in Mangochi -Masongola constituency on Sunday. UDF spokesman Ken Ndanga said the official campaign launch will be held […]
UTM Party says all is in place for its manifesto and campaign launch in Dowa Saturday ahead of the May 21 watershed elections. Spokesperson for UTM PDr Joseph Chidanti Malunga said in an interview with Nyasa Times that the launch will be presided over by its presidential candidate Dr Saulos Chilima who is also State […]
Main opposition Malawi Congress Party (MCP) and UTM Party have h dismissed a report by United Kingdom-based Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) , hinting that incumbent President Peter Mutharika and his Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) would win the May 21 2019 elections. MCP secretary general Elsenhower Mkasa said predictions by EIU lacked credibility while UTM spokesperson Dr […]
People in the northern part of Malawi more than ready and also excited for their first ever presidential running mates debate in history scheduled to take place at Grand Palace Hotel in Mzuzu on Tuesday March 26 organised by private broadcaster Zodiak Broadcasting Station (ZBS). The euphoria comes at a time when Malawians are still […]
The choice of Everton Herbert Chimulirenji as running-mate to President Professor Peter Mutharika in the May 21 tripartite elections was a surprise to many members of the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) as well as others outside the party. It was a decision that caused so many members of the DPP to momentarily lose focus […]
UTM Party vice-president Micheal Usi, who is also running-mate to UTM presidential candidate Dr Saulos Chilima in the May 21 tripartite elections, has decried the state of under-development in the lakeshore district of Mangochi despite the fact that the district has massive promise and potential to become a beautiful city and bustling commercial hub. Speaking […]
Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) has said there is a fake presidential ballot paper circulating on social media and has asked all electoral stakeholders to ignore it. According to a statement made available to Nyasa Times by the commission’s Director of Media and Public Relations, Sangwani Mwafulirwa, the ballot paper in question is not from MEC. “The […]
Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) chairperson Jane Ansah set the tone for the 60-day official campaign in the May 21 2019 Tripartite Elections which runs up to May 19 by challenging traditional leaders and other stakeholders to give candidates and political parties an “equal opportunity to freely hold political campaigns.” The MEC chairperson made the appeal at Bingu […]
The ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) Director of Elections Ben Phiri and Regional Governor for the Centre Bintony Kutsaila have stormed parts of Central Region where they are conducting whistle stop rallies to drum up support for President Peter Mutharika, party parliamentary aspirants and ward councillors ahead of the May 21 polls. On Monday, Phiri was […]
Vice-President Saulos Chilima has maintained that the electorate should go en masse to cast their ballots on May 21 in the watershed elections and dispelled fears that the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) led government can rig elections, describing them as ‘mafana’ [amateurs]. Chilima speaking at a whistle-stop meeting at Bembeke in Dedza rural on Tuesday […]
Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) chairperson Jane Ansah has said they have found a printer of ballot papers to be used in the May 21 2019 Tripartite Elections and that stakeholders will be given the details. There has been a trend of printing ballot papers outside the continent at huge costs. Critics argue that the large sums of money […]
UTM Party says it is ready to consolidate its footprints in each and every part of Salima Central Constituency regardless of geographical setup through campaign rallies to sell their manifesto to the electorate in preparation for May 21 polls. Speaking in an interview after visiting some parts of the constituency, UTM’s parliamentary candidate Joshua Chisa […]
Official campaigning for Malawi’s May 21 presidential, parliamentary and local elections has been launched on Tuesday in Lilongwe by Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) where ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) and opposition Malawi Congress Party (MCP) supporters were mocking each other with chants. The launch was held at Bingu International Convention Centre (BICC) in the capital […]
United Democratic Front (UDF) has reaffirmed that its president Atupele Muluzi is the party’s torchbearer in the May 21 2019 Tripartite Elections with Frank Tumpale Mwenifumbo as his running mate dismissing “fake news” that he was withdrawing from the race to enter into electoral relationship with the governing Democratic Progressive Party (DPP). UDF vice president […]