As the May 21 tripartite elections approaches, some of the member of parliament aspirants for Neno South have complained that other Village Heads under senior Chief Symon are openly endorsing candidates and pressuring members of their communities to vote for candidate of their choice. One of the complainant, Joe Manduwa who is competing for the […]
UTM party presidential running mate Dr Michael Usi says he is prepared and geared to participate in Thursdays presidential running mates debate slated for BICC in Lilongwe. Usi said in an exclusive interview with Nyasa Times that he is ready and cannot wait for the debate, contrary to some social media propaganda that he had […]
Millions are set to tune in for a private broadcaster Zodiak Broadcasting Station (ZBS) this Thursday as it conduct a presidential running mates debate at Bingu International Convention Center in Lilongwe. In an interview with Nyasa Times, commercial affairs and public relations director for ZBS Bridget Mkandawire said demand for tickets to attend the live […]
Generation Democracy Network – a flagship program of the United States (US)-based International Republican Institute – has engaged an extra gear to reduce voter apathy among the youths in the forthcoming tripartite elections scheduled for May 21, 2019. The network, which aims to foster youth participation in political and civic spaces as well as promoting […]
The United Nations (UN) has called for peaceful and credible elections in Malawi as the country is preparing for the May 21 Tripartite Elections that will decide the democratic future of the country. The call was made by UN Emergency Relief coordinator and Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs Mark Lowcock when he met President Peter Mutharika at […]
The time has come for Malawi’s next General Election when nine presidential hopefuls register with the Malawi Electoral Commission and prudently suggest their sons as running-mates to other candidates; when electoral alliances of opposition parties are formed and disintegrate as their leaders reluctantly contemplate the abandonment of their own presidential dreams; as candidates prepare to […]
UTM Party Blantyre professionals has engaged an extra gear in a bid to reach out to more people in the district by conducting door-to-door campaign. On Saturday the team along with the constituency committees, the shadow MP and councillor, engaged in a door to door campaign in Blantyre north east. Blantyre professionals member Alice Mbewe […]
By public demand the presidential running mates debate will take place starting from next week ahead of the May 21 watershed elections, the organiser Zodiak Broadcasting Station (ZBS) has announced. The debates will start on March 7 at Bingu International Conference Cente in Lilongwe from 6.30pm and will be live on Zodiak TV. The panellists […]
Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) has announced that from March 5 to 14 it will run the the ballot paper template vetting exercise in the run up to May 21 Tripartite Elections. A statement made available to Nyasa Times, MEC Deputy Chief Elections Officer, Harris Potani, advises all candidates or their representatives to go to their […]
Youths in Chiradzulu will on March 16 2019 meet parliamentary candidates to asses their manifestos on youth development. After the week-long meeting, the youth and the candidates will sign memorandum of understanding. Chairman of Chiradzulu Youth Network, Greevein Manusha, said the youths demand meaningful development from the political officers. He said unlike in the previous elections when youths were […]
Malawi Congress Party (MCP) presidential nominee Lazarus Chakwera who has been applauded by political commentators that he is getting it right in his second bid for presidency, will again be the first to launch elections manifesto on March 8 to rump up his party’s electioneering ahead of the polls on May 21 2019. MCP spokesperson Reverend […]
Salima North west Parliamentarian Jessie Kabwila has said the newly-formed UTM Party has a clear plan on improving education in the country when it gets mandate through the May 21 votes to govern the country. Kabwila, a former lecturer at Chancellor College of the University of Malawi before she joined politics, said during the second debate […]
Nothing is so scary to human beings like change, especially change that effects people or organizations negatively. But change happens, whether we like it or not. Change makes life worth living because we spend most of our time dealing with changes. People and organizations deal with change differently. Some ignore change while some choose to […]
Political violence has started taking centre stage in Nsanje South Constituency as unknown people on Saturday smashed a vehicle belonging to independent candidate Lamuzani Juma Mahommed. The violence comes barely two weeks after the Civil Society Network of Nsanje asked for more sensitisation campaigns on violence in the district. In an interview, Nsanje police publicist, […]
Like killer bees in search of nectar, UTM was again on top gear this weekend with a lot of activities aimed at mobilizing support for the party across various parts of the country. From Friday, February 22, to Monday, February 25 through Saturday and Sunday, the party’s president who is also Vice President of the […]
President of the Insurance Brokers Association of Malawi, who is also Chief Executive Officer for Trinity Insurance Lion Michael Kansense Ndala says once elected into parliament as independent for Lilongwe City West constituency , he will strive to make sure that more development is brought to his constituency. Ndala, who was born and grew up […]
Directors of youth in various political parties Sunday blamed the escalation of poltical violence during the electoral process on the Malawi Police Service (MPS), saying it is “usually” selective and silent when the ruling party is involved in the vice. During a heated debate organised by Youth-Decide Campaign—a national youth governance initiative developed to galvanise […]
Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) has finally bowed down to pressure from various political parties in extending deadline for submission of names of monitors and observers during the fourthcoming watershed elections. According to a statement issued on Saturday, the period has been extended to April 15 2019, from March 1 2019. “This follows a request by […]