As Malawians are heading for elections in 2019, the political landscape is getting active. Political parties are busy reorganising and identifying prospective candidates to stand on the party tickets. Political rallies, too, are all over. Their main agenda is to sell party ideals to the electorate. The importance of 2019 elections cannot be overemphasised. Take […]
The Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) has disclosed that voter registration in readiness for the polls will commence on May 25. MEC Commissioner Jean Manthanga said in an interview that preparations for the exercise which is expected to be conducted in six phases are at an advanced stage. She said the commission is currently training its […]
Councillor for Senga Ward in Nkhatabay has called for early identification and support of potential women aspiring to contest in the 2019 tripartite elections. Beauty Banda, the former council chairperson, said during an interview with Nyasa Times that an early identification of potential women aspirant will ensure timely support to enable them compete fairly with […]
Outspoken Dedza east MP Juliana Lunguzi says she will move a motion in the 193-strong House when it meets in May so that legislators should debate changing the Republican constitution to add age limit for presidents. “This issue is trending now. This is the issue Malawians want us, as their representatives in parliament, to discuss. […]
Former first lady Calista Mutharika has opened a succession debate in DPP. She has openly challenged President Peter Mutharika to relinquish power and let his vice, the youthful Saulos Chilima, stand as a presidential candidate for Democratic People’s Party (DPP) in the 2019 tripartite elections. Calista says at 80 Mutharika will be too old to […]
Dedza East legislator Juliana Lunguzi (Malawi Congress Party-MCP) has said she will propose a a constitutional change that will put the age limit of 75 for presidential candidates. Lunguzi took it to Twitter to say she is ready to move the constitutional amendment bill as private members bill. She wants to put a measure in the constitution barring […]
Professor Dr Abiti Joyce Befu, MG 66, and the Most Excellent Grand Achiever-MEGA 1, Alhajj Mufti Jean-Philippe LePoission, SC (RTD), Nganga Maigwaigwa, PSC (RTD), the Most Paramount Native Authority Mzee Mandela and I, Malawi’s only Mohashoi, are this week in Mulanje to enjoy the cool weather from our Mulanje Mountain, our God-given treasure, home of […]
The detonation set off by former first lady Callista Mutharika had many people excited, no doubt. First, you have to admire her bravery and brutal honesty. But the emerging discourse is troubling. It seems that what she said has been reduced to this simplistic notion: Malawi’s problems will be fixed by replacing an exhausted old […]
Small political parties in the country say they were not able to participate in the recent by-elections in Mangochi and Mulanje because they were keeping resources for the general election in 2019. Mafunde president George Nnesa said it would not be prudent to waste resources on a by-election when the general election is just a year away. “It is […]
The Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) has demonstrated to the judiciary the planned electronic biometric voter registration in which the electoral body will use information appearing on the just acquired national identity cards for voting in the May 2019 tripartite elections. MEC made the orientation in Zomba where the chief justice, supreme court of appeal and […]
Nyabinghi Elder Ras Chikomeni Chirwa has expressed interest to contest for the presidency in the 2019 Tripartite Elections as an independent candidate. The aspiring presidential candidate said he was driven bylack of equal rights and justice in the country to people of his faith. “To me to stand is a clear demonstration that the rule […]
There will always be suprises in politics, former first lady Callista Mutharika has said to confirm her stand in support of Vice-President Saulos Chilima to lead the governing Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) as presidential candidate in the 2019 Tripartite Elections. Callista, the widow of DPP founding president Bingu wa Mutharika, said in interview monitored on […]
The influential Public Affairs Committee (PAC) says the battle for the push of electoral law reforms continue despite the fact that it is now almost a year before the 2019 general election. PAC chairman Felix Chingota said in Lilongwe that the wants the 50+1 system and other electoral law reforms be adopted for the fair […]
According to Michae Usi, popularly known as Manganya, the “Odya Zake Alibe Mulandu” movement is simply a channel for advocating a development philosophy. It is not a political party and has no intention of becoming one. But I was in Blantyre a week ago when women dressed in the movement’s colours walked around Blantyre streets […]
The 50-50 Campaign Management Agency, a consortium of civil society organisations (CSOs) running the campaign is due to be launched on April 6 2018 and has received a K1.1 billion financial support from the Royal Norwegian Embassy to ensure more women win in 2019 Tripartite Elections. The 50:50 Malawi Campaign, on Tuesday held an interaction dinner […]
NICEF, the Government of Malawi and partners today launched U-Report Malawi, a free mobile-based tool for community participation, designed to address issues that young people care about. The new service, which is free on both AirTel and TNM, includes regular opinion polls sent by SMS. Anyone can join U-Report by texting JOIN to 1177. “With […]
As one way of mobilizing the general public to cast their vote in 2019 tripartite elections, National Initiative for Civic Education (NICE) Trust says it is prepared to provide voter and civic education towards the forthcoming elections. NICE Executive Director, Ollen Mwalubunju confirmed that NICE is set to work with Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) in […]