US-based Afrobarometer opinion poll released on Friday had “technical problems in the analysis of the data”, the Afrobarometer’s Operations Manager from the University of Malawi, Dr Boniface Dulani indicated. Nyasa Times reported on Friday before the release of the survey report that Centre for Social Research (CSR) at the University of Malawi raised concerns of […]
As candidates enter into the last week of campaigning for the top job before May 20 when Malawi chooses a president, a public opinion survey firm AfroBarometer indicates the elections remains “too close to call.” Afrobarometer, said in their report released on Friday that it conducted a survey of public attitudes on democracy and governance in […]
An opinion poll that was sanctioned by a US based programme, Afrobarometer, and which was being carried out by the Centre for Social Research (CSR) at the University of Malawi has created a huge rift between the two after the latter raised concerns of serious interference by Afrobarometer in the way the research was to be conducted. […]
As Malawi prepares for her first ever tripartite elections on May 20, Afrobarometer an African-led independent, nonpartisan network of survey researchers and analysts set to release “the most credible” opinion polls of the tripartite elections. Out of 12 presidential pretenders, only four candidates currently stand a chance of occupying State House after the polls – President […]
Malawi has been ranked top of the countries in Africa with freedom of speech according to the recently published report The Partnership of Free Speech & Good Governance in Africa. Malawi records 79 percent in a survey that included 34 countries across the continent. Released by Afrobarometer last week in Kenya, in the survey Tanzania follows on […]
As Malawi prepares for her first ever tripartite elections next year, survey researchers and analysts have stressed the need for the media to competently report on public opinion polls particularly political surveys. The experts were speaking in Blantyre on Friday during a public opinion polls symposium for the media where the Malawi Afrobarometer team shared […]
An Afrobarometer opinion poll released Tuesday has revealed that President Mrs Joyce Banda could win the elections and that her People’s Party (PP) is enjoying popular support across the nation. Afrobarometer is a comparative series of public opinion surveys that measures public attitudes towards democracy, the economy, governance, leadership, identity and other related issues. According to lead investigators […]
A recent survey conducted by the Afrobarometer has revealed that majority of Malawians are against homosexuality acts. In findings presented in Lilongwe on Tuesday by the Malawi Afrobarometer team, said the survey was carried out in June and sampled a total of 2,400 respondents, giving it a margin of error of +/-2% at the 95% confidence […]