Frank Kuyokwa and 183 others have taken Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) to the High Court demanding all Members of Parliament elected during the May 2019 tripartite elections be deemed not to have been duly elected. The application also demands that all seats of the legislators in the Malawi Parliament be declared vacant and that the […]
Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) has suffered yet another blow after the Constitutional Court threw out its applications to vary or suspend the February 3 nullification of the May 21 2019 presidential election. In its application, MEC, who were second respondents in the presidential election nullification petition, through the sworn statement of its chairwoman Jane Ansah, […]
The Supreme Court of Appeal has on Thursday failed to start hearing the application by the Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) to admit to the local bar two South African lawyers the pollster had hired for the presidential election nullification appeal case. The court has since set Monday for the hearing although the two lawyers might […]
Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) has asked the High Court to stop the ongoing registration exercise for the July 2 fresh presidential elections barely after Cabinet Committee on Coronavirus prescribed the suspension of the exercise as precautionary measures to fight the outbreak. The Cabinet Committee led by Minister of Health Jappie Mhango advised the suspension of […]
Malawi Law Society (MLS) is fiercely objecting to the hiring of South African lawyers by the Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) in the presidential election appeals case. In an executive memorandum to members, honorary secretary Martha Kaukonde says MLS has raised four grounds of objection to the admissions of the South African lawyers; Dumisa Buhle Ntsebeza […]
Governing Democratic Progresssive Party (DPP) cadres and its alliance partners United Democratic Front (UDF) have taken up in social media platforms to hail the government for decision to suspend the voter registration exercise for the July 2 fresh presidential election in the wake of the increased coronavirus patients in the country while opposition and law […]
Malawi government has cancelled the the voter registration exercise for July 2 presidential fresh elections and also banned market days in villages with immediate effect due to the coronavirus outbreak. Malawi has so far recorded eight cases of Covid-19 with one death and fears are that the number could surge with more testing. The special […]
National Initiative for Civic Education (NICE) Public Trust Sunday disclosed that it was ready to carry out massive awareness campaigns in readiness for the July 2 2020 fresh presidential polls. In an interview, Nice Chikwawa district civic education officer Joseph Chamambala said it was important to mobilise people in the district to participate in the […]
The opposition claims that government forced telecommunications companies to provide Virtual Private Networks (VPN) at State House with the intent to intercept data transmission going into Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) system for the fresh presidential elections “should not be treated lightly” is the verdict of the editorial comment in Malawi’s flagship daily newspaper on Monday. […]
Chiefs from Traditional Authorities across Chitipa district have applauded the initiative taken by Malawi Electoral commission (MEC) for engaging them to be on the forefront encouraging people to go and register ahead of July 2 presidential elections. Sub Traditional Authority Mwakabanga said that Chiefs have significant role when it comes to hooking registrants since they […]
Opposition Malawi Congress Party (MCP) presidential hopeful Lazarus Chakwera has said the party will deploy its members of parliament (MPs) and councillors in the 5002 polling centres nationwide to lead the monitoring team of the forthcoming fresh presidential elections. Chakwera, who came second in the presidential race that was nullified by court, said the party […]
President Peter Mutharika’s approval rating has edged into positive ahead of a fresh presidential election on July 2 with more Malawians on Saturday including opposition social media loud-mouths lavishing praise to the Malawi leader who announced he will take a 10% salary cut together with his Cabinet and redirect the money towards the fight against […]
As concern is growing that a woefully inadequate health system will leave Malawi unable to cope with the coronavirus (Covid-19) crisis, there has been calls to halt the voter registration exercise for July 2 presidential fresh elections in view of the social distance measures. Malawi has so far recorded four cases of Covid-19 and fears […]
Catholic Commission for Justice and Peace of the Archdiocese of Lilongwe (CCJP Lilongwe) has challenged religious, traditional and political leaders to find lasting measures to stop the buying of national identification (ID) cards business, fearing the practice has potential to ignite political violence as Malawians prepare for the fresh presidential election. CCJP Lilongwe governance project […]
Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) has disclosed that five presidential aspiring candidates have collected nomination forms in preparation for the fresh presidential elections slated for July 2. Director of Media and Public Relations for MEC, Sangwani Mwafulirwa said Shaibu Mustafa of the New Vision for Democracy Party and Peter Kuwani of the Mbakuwaku Movement for Democracy […]
Malawi Congress Party (MCP) leader Lazarus Chakwera has dared President Peter Mutharika calling him an ‘interim’ president who has 90 days left to be on the seat of power unless he secures a fresh mandate in the presidential elections tentatively slated for July 2 2020. Chakwera said this in a special address to the nation televised on […]
Peter Kuwani of Mbakuwaku Movement for Development (MMD) has become the first presidential hopeful to pay K2 million nomination fees to the Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) in preparation for the nomination process on April 23 for the fresh presidential elections slated for July 2 2020. Kuwani also contested for the May 21 2019 presidential race […]
The decision by firebrand human rights activist Timothy Mtambo to join frontline politics through a political movement and endorsing the electoral alliance between Malawi Congress Party (MCP) and UTM Party has triggered sharp reactions from political parties and commentators. Mtambo told a news conference on Wednesday that Citizens for Transformation (CFT)-People Power Movement, will assist […]