Presidential candidates for the May 20 Elections have been advised to accept results with dignity should they fail to avoid plunging the country into incidents of violence. Rev Chatha Msangaambe in his message during the National Day of Prayers organised by Public Affairs Committee (Pac) on Saturday at Civo Stadium said the candidates should uphold the precedence set by […]
A former member of parliament from Balaka North Gertrude Handrina Maseko has asked people in the constituency to return her to parliament and also vote for Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) Presidential torch bearer Peter Mutharika her lover – saying she would be at State House as First Lady. Speaking during a whistle-stop campaign meeting Mutharika […]
At the apex of Malawi’s pregnant political atmosphere ahead of next week’s May 20 tripartite elections, Nyasa Times Special Projects & Supplements Editor Pius Nyondo brings to the fore the profiles of all the 12 presidential candidates cutting through –especially – what they have as their vision for Malawi. In this first of the series, he profiles National Salvation […]
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. […]
Presidential Candidate for the opposition United Independence Party (UIP) Helen Singh says the only way to deal with financial constraints which has stifled Malawi’s development for the 50 years since independence is to vote in new political party with new blood on 20th May elections. Abusa Singh was speaking this during her campaign tour in Neno district where she promised to […]
Ballot papers for Malawi’s Tripartite Elections on 20th May elections arrive into the country on Saturday and Sunday at Kamuzu International Airport (KIA) in Lilongwe. Chief Elections Officer for the Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) Willie Kalonga said the ballot papers were produced in South Africa at a secure printing facility monitored and overseen by the Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) as […]
One thing about the just ended comedy series of Malawi Presidential Debates is the fantasy that was created by hordes of promises made by our desperate opposition that it was unbelievable when you heard someone who dumped Gods calling for worldly earthly power, invoking God to protect them from some unknown hand of rigging. As […]
Barely a few days after the final Presidential Debate took place in Blantyre some quarters of society have come forward to criticize the debates in general while others are of the view that such debates should continue after May 20. Different sectors of the society have expressed both satisfaction and discontent while others hold the […]
Been a long time. Yes, hibernated, but with a busy and wide eye watching. That’s right, following events unwind and as we come to 20 May 2014 in just about less 10 days or so, I think I have read, seen, heard, and of course, dreamed enough. Was it not just in the near past when we […]
The Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) through its Chairperson Justice Maxon Mbendera has moved in swiftly to arrest any fears of possible rigging in the forthcoming tripartite elections and has assured Malawians that the commission is committed to deliver credible elections. This is in an almost direct response to the sentiments that have been expressed my […]
Last year’s revelations of high corruption in Malawi, dubbed “Cashgate”, are likely to undermine President Joyce Banda’s chances of winning elections slated for 20 May The “Cashgate” scandal happened because loopholes in the Malawi government’s electronic payment system, the Integrated Financial Management Information System (IFMIS), enabled civil servants to steal money with ease. A forensic […]
United States of America (USA) Ambassador Jeanine Jackson says the Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) should ensure a “clearer” voters roll to ensure a credible, free and fair May 20 Tripartite election. Ambassador Jackson said MEC should ensure voter’s roll is clearer so no voter should be denied a right to vote. “Voter’s roll needs to […]
President Joyce Banda has warned that state apparatus will firmly deal with perpetrators of electoral violence, saying she has reports of opposition plot to unleash violent actions in the run up to the elections. Speaking at Kamuzu Palace in Lilongwe during an interface meeting with the clergy, the President said Malawians were peaceful people that […]
The governing People’s Party (PP) says it has information that former ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) is planning to destabilize the country if it loses the May 20 tripartite elections. PP which is sponsoring incumbent President Joyce Banda in the election, has strongly come out to deny claims that it was plotting to rig the elections in […]
Opposition Malawi Congress Party (MCP) presidential hopeful in the coming elections, Dr Lazarus Chakwera, says Malawi will continue to be among the least developed nations in the world unless there is leadership change. He said this in Blantyre on Wednesday as he addressed supporters during a campaign rally the MCP conducted at Njamba Freedom Park […]
The Malawi Council of Churches (MCC) says all preparations for the National prayers for peace declaration signing ceremony has been finalised and is inviting all its Member Churches to participate in the National Prayers scheduled for 10th May 2014, at the Civo Stadium in the capital Lilongwe. The MCC says in a statement that the prayers, […]
For a country reportedly one of the poorest in Africa, the amount of money and resources the party in power has unleashed on this campaign is nothing short of a scandal. It is more scandalous that the People Party (PP) is brazenly using 22 vehicles without known sources. And they see nothing wrong with that. […]