Malawi Minister of Home Affairs, Uladi Mussa , known for his political platform tongue-lashing was at it again on Wednesday when he blasted Malawi Congress Party (MCP) president Lazarus Chakwera describing him as a “foolish Galatian.” Speaking during the elevation of chief Chiwalo in Malawi’s disaster prone district of Phalombe which was attended by President […]
National Salvation Front (NASAF) has described Peoples Progressive Movement (PPM) president Mark Katsionga as an empty headed presidential candidate who dreams to run government in 2014 without original ideas and instead is busy stealing such from other candidates. NASAF secretary general Lester Chikoya fumed at Katsonga in an interview with Nyasa Times that the PPM leader does not deserve […]
The Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) has challenged the newly formed taskforce on presidential debates to make the discussions attractive so that Malawians get excited and participate in the debates. MEC commissioner for Media, Civic and Voter Education Committee Nancy Tembo made the remarks on Monday in Zomba during a third preparatory meeting of the taskforce. “Ladies and […]
The Catholic Commission for Justice and Peace (CCJP) Chikhwawa Diocese which is an arm of Episcopal Conference of Malawi has bemoaned the conduct of some Traditional leaders in the country who are said to be biased towards other political parties as as well as aspiring candidates. The sentiments comes barely a month after traditional leaders […]
The Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) has announced the formation of a task force for presidential candidates’ debates. This comes barely a few months before Malawians go to the polls to elect their leaders in tripartite elections slated for May 20, 2014. MEC Director of Media and Public Relations, Sangwani Mwafulirwa said the task force has […]
=The ongoing voter registration exercise in the Malawi’s northern district of Chitipa has impressed a number of observers including the Initiative for Civic Education (NICE) despite starting with difficulties in some places especially in Chitipa Wenya. The Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) launched the fifth phase of the registration exercise in Chitipa and some districts last […]
The main opposition Malawi Congress Party (MCP) has expressed fears that the Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) is purposely frustrating the voter registration exercise in the central region, which is its stronghold, saying the development is tantamount to rigging. MCP has since demanded the electoral body to urgently rectify the anomalies. Among others, MCP claims MEC […]
Zodiak Broadcasting Station (ZBS), which claims to be the leader in radio in Malawi, held a workshop for political parties last Thursday in Lilongwe to engender the parties to expectations of the radio station, and also provide a way forward on how the two, can work together. The participating parties were the ruling People’s Party […]
The sixth phase of voter registration starts on October 15 and runs up to October 28, 2013. This phase will cover Lilongwe City, Chitipa and Dowa districts, Mchinji South and Southwest constituencies and Dedza West, Central, Central East, Southwest and Northwest constituencies. Coincidentally the first day of starting voter registration for this phase is a public holiday, Mothers’ […]
Strange things happen in Malawi. If Malawi was a movie, I know it would not have been from Hollywood. Maybe an inexperienced and an untalented Nollywood writer could have written something like that; perhaps Smart Likhaya Mbewe could have made it up for his MBC Kapalepale program. The movie would have been so uncreative and […]
A new political party has been launched in Malawi to challenge President Joyce Banda’s People’s Party in 2014 elections. United Independence Party (UIP) announced its formation at a news conference in Blantyre which was held by its president Mrs Helen Singh. At 69, Helen Singh is enjoying the fruits of running a successful car hire […]
Consumers Association of Malawi (CAMA) Executive Director, John Kapito, has dares presidential candidates to declare their assets before running for the hot seat. Kapito made the call on Thursday in the capital Lilongwe when he addressed a group of demonstrators who had gathered at Lilongwe City Council’s Civic Center Offices to witness the presentation of […]
The Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) has supportively addressed stakeholders’ concerns to have the dates for the voter registration exercise shifted in Chitipa District due to its terrain. A number of stakeholders asked MEC to consider shifting the dates from the initial December to this month so that the district is not disadvantaged due to its […]
Police in Dedza on Tuesday foiled attempts by five women from Mozambique to register for the forthcoming tripartite polls and arrested them. Two other Mozambicans arrested separately on Monday for a similar offence were fined K15, 000 each or in default serve jail terms of 15 months by the First Grade Magistrate Court in the […]
Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) said on Friday it is impressed the way Nyasa Times discharges its duties and it has called on other media organizations to borrow a leaf if the 2014 tripartite elections are to be credible. MEC’s Deputy Chief elections officer (DCEO) responsible for Operations Harris Potani was speaking in Mzuzu when he […]
Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) has warned that Northern part of Malawi will continue plunging into serious social economic challenges if journalists fail to take elected officers to task into delivering what they pledged during their manifestos. MEC Deputy Chief Elections Officer(DCEO) Harris Potani made the warning on Friday in Mzuzu when he closed a three-day […]
A Malawi Prophet has claimed that a man from other regions in Malawi apart from the Southern Region will triumph during next year’s tripartite elections saying God’s vision has revealed. This is not the first time self-acclaimed prophets in Malawi have predicted without success the outcomes of general elections in Malawi. “It will be too […]
As Malawi draws nearer its first ever tripartite elections next year, the Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) has urged the country’s media to be watchful when reporting opinion polls to avoid misleading the public. MEC Deputy Chief Elections Officer, Harris Potani, said during elections period many pollsters come to light some with questionable credentials and dubious […]