It is now obvious that the media in Malawi has joined the international practice of conducting popularity surveys of presidential candidates. The latest results of such surveys were released in The Sunday Times newspaper of September 8, 2013. Never mind what the results showed, what is important is whether such surveys provide a basis for […]
Former Malawi vice president Justin Malewezi has strongly appealed to Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) officials to swiftly put up mechanisms that would prevent politicians from using public resources during 2014 campaign period ,saying this will be the only way that would guarantee free and fair election. Speaking during the Tiuzeni Zoona program hosted by Daniel […]
The third phase of voter registration exercise closed Saturday with the Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) expressing satisfaction with the progress made. The phase, which started on August 25, covered all the constituencies in Mulanje, Luchenza Municipality, Phalombe South, Phalombe East and Phalombe North East constituencies and all constituencies in Thyolo District except Thyolo North which was covered […]
The state-funded Malawi Human Right Commission (MHRC) has called upon all politicians to desist from utterances that fall within the realm of hate speech and ensure that their conduct as public figures and politicians is based on the value of civility and a high sense of decorum. According to an overview report of the current status of […]
National Salvation Front (Nasaf) will hold its convention this November in readiness for next years elections. NASAF president James Nyondo said this on Wednesday when he donated drugs to Mlale health centre in Lilongwe. “All positions will be up for grabs. We want leaders who have sacrificed for the party because such leaders would also sacrifice for their […]
Last week a section of African commentariat and punditry community concentrated on African Development Bank’s (AfDB) 2012 report, which claimed that Africa’s old leaders and their reluctance to relinquish power is stifling democratic progress on the continent. According to the AfDB report, Africa has had a total of 653 elections between 1960 and 2010. Only […]
“In a decade of transition, fear of a leviathan state is giving way to increased focus on oligarchs who “capture the state.” In the capture economy, the policy and legal environment is shaped to the captor firm’s huge advantage, at the expense of the rest of the enterprise sector. This has major implications for policy.” […]
The Malawi Electoral Commission would like to give a response to some issues that have been raised in an article published on your online newspaper with the above caption and authored by Mr Majoti Chizumanga. The article cites revelations by The Zimbabwe Independent that the Malawi Government has roped in shadowy Israeli security company, NIKUV […]
The Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) has warned it will bar any political party and aspirants in next year’s tripartite elections if they violate the newly revised electoral code of conduct in their acts. MEC last week launched the revised electoral code of conduct for political parties and candidates to guide them once campaign kicks off […]
Malawians have the sovereign right to choose leaders of their choice without any undue influence from any quarters. We are a sovereign, independent country and our national processes should remain firm in the hands and control of Malawians. We brook no interference whatsoever, however and from whomever whether tacit or by invitation beyond assisting our […]
Malawi government has sharply rebutted reports in Zimbabwe media that resident Joyce Banda has roped in President Robert Mugabe’s government and shadowy Israeli security company Nikuv International Projects to computerise the country’s home affairs department and supply voter registration cards as the country prepares for general elections in 2014, Minister of Information and Civic Education Moses Kunkuyu said the […]
Youth in Malawi have been encouraged to take a bold step by contesting in various political positions in the 2014 tripartite elections. Speaking during Young Politician Union workshop which involved the youths from northern districts of Chitipa, Karonga and Rumphi, Northern Regional Civic Education Officer Enock Chinkhuntha said the youths have the ability to end […]
In this edition, I would like to first of all thank the readers of my articles and Nyasa Times for providing such a platform. The readers’ comments really build my writing capacity. To me even insulting comments are also constructive for they make me think deeply as to why one had a negative comment though […]
Faulty picture printers have marred the 2014 Tripartite Elections voter registration in Thyolo, forcing some centres to go a day without carrying out the exercise, district commissioner Bennet Nkasala said yesterday. This comes almost five days after the Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) rolled out the third phase of the voter registration in the rest of […]
Communities in Lilongwe Msodzi North are very frustrated with Members of Parliament who they said disappear once elected into office only to reappear when another election is around the corner saying this may lead to voter apathy. However, NICE Area Civic Education Coordinator (ACEC) James Chambalo encouraged them to register so they should vote during […]
Reverend of the CCAP Synod of Livingstonia, Chimwemwe Mhango has rescinded his decision to contest as Member of Parliament (MP) for Mzimba Solola in the next year’s tripartite elections. The veteran gospel musician said the majority of people from Mzimba Solola constituency approached him and requested him to stand in the 2014 elections. “But after […]
There is a difference between knowing the possibility of something happening and having the actual experience. The death in office of President Bingu wa Mutharika on 5th April 2012 has made what was all along a possibility of Vice President becoming a president all more realistic with President Joyce Banda’s (JB) ascending to the highest […]
Malawi’s most successful gospel artist to date Allan Ngumuya says his desire to venture politics is arises from a need to serve people regardless of their affiliations. The musician recently announced that he has joined the bandwagon of aspirants that will contest the Blantyre City South constituency that is currently occupied by Minister of Information […]