APM Adamant on Cabinet Dissolution Ahead of the Court Ordered FPE
President Peter Mutharika has put his foot down he will not dissolve his cabinet prior to the Constitutional Court ordered fresh presidential poll slated for June 23, as it is legally required of him.
TEVETA Donates 15,000 Face Masks to Ngara Technical College
TEVET Authority has bailed out Ngara Community Technical College in Karonga with 15,000 face masks for preventing the spread of the novel Coronavirus, amid fears the students are at high risk of contracting diseases such as Cholera.
UN Rapporteur on Independence of Judges Condemns Executive for Actions Against Chief Justice Nyirenda
Attempts by President Peter Mutharika to remove the country’s Chief Justice days before Tuesday’s presidential elections have attracted widespread condemnation from both local and international rights and legal bodies.
Treasury to Release K10bn to MEC; K10bn Budget Deficiet Remains
At an adhoc press briefing Thursday evening, Malawi Electoral Commission announced that treasury has committed to release K10bn of K20bn shortfall on its budget for the fresh presidential election by mid-morning Friday.
Agriculture Officials Urge Communities to Adopt Family Planning
Balaka District Agriculture Office has urged farmers to consider family planning as one way of mitigating climate change challenges affecting their food security year in year out.
Marine Staff on Strike Demanding Pay Rise
Staff at the Malawi Shipping Company (MSC) and Malawi Ports Company (MPC) are on strike beginning Thursday forcefully suspending all operations for both passenger and cargo vessels on Lake Malawi.
Mpinganjira "Judges Bribery" Case Back in Court on June 30
The Anti-Corruption Bureau ACB says all is set for the controversial judge’s bribery case involving Dr. Thom Mpinganjira to proceed in court on 30th June, 2020.
Game On: MEC Says Ballots in Friday; FPE Funding Hiccups Still Persisting
Ballots for the fresh presidential election on Tuesday will be flown in from Dubai Friday June 19 as scheduled, according to Malawi Electoral Commission Chairman, Dr. Chifundo Kachale.
Fresh Presidential Election Budget Still K8.7bn Short
Only days to polling in the fresh presidential election, government says it is grappling with sourcing funds to meet K8.7bn deficit on the Malawi Electoral Commission-MEC, budget.
Kameza Health Workers Let Loose Covid-19 Patients Over Allowances
A row over unpaid risk allowances for health workers at Kameza Covid-19 isolation Centre in Blantyre has ended in the horror of premature released of Corona virus patients last evening.
Constitution is Voice of the People – Mordecai Msisha
Senior Counsel Mordecai Msisha took his time during the lawyers march dubbed “Hands of the Judiciary” on Wednesday in Blantyre to tell the people the supremacy of the Constitution.
Mwanza Border Intensifies Security amid Covid-19
Authorities at Mwanza border have cancelled all passengers’ services including border passes in their continued efforts to fight further spread of the deadly Corona virus.
Road Accident Kills Police Officer
A police officer has died after a car he was traveling in was involved in an accident in Limbe - Blantyre on Tuesday.
Alliances React to Survey Suggesting Chakwera Victory in Fresh Election
Alliances React to IPOR Election Outcome Projecting a Chakwera Victory
With only days to go before the court-sanctioned fresh presidential election, two major contenders to the race MCP-UTM, TONSE Alliance and Democratic Progressive Party DPP and United Democratic Front DPP-UDF have reacted differently to the poll projections by the Institute of Public Opinion and Research (IPOR) which suggest that Dr. Lazarus Chakwera will be the next president of Malawi.
IPOR among other objectives, assessed the public mood ahead of the fresh presidential poll slated for June, 23rd 2020 and how the Malawian electorate intends to cast their ballot.
The findings suggest, 51.33 percent of the respondents will vote for TONSE Alliance torch bearer Lazarus Chakwera and Saulos Klause Chilima, while 33 percent of the respondents said they will go for the president Peter Mutharika and running mate Atupele Muluzi of the Democratic Alliance of DPP-UDF.
Despite being pessimistic to the findings, Director of Elections for the DPP-UDF alliance Ben Phiri told Zodiak Media, they will draw lessons from the findings.
"We don’t want to fault the organization, because we believe that they are professionals and they know what they are doing. Every research has its own methodology, I do not have the scope which they used, and it is very difficult for us to either credit or discredit it. Regardless, we will do the right thing by looking at the positivity and negativity of it for the good of our party," said Phiri.
On the other hand, Malawi Congress Party MCP publicity secretary Maurice Munthali said the findings are true reflections on what’s on the ground, but the TONSE Alliance will not be complacent.
"Everybody knows that as a country we are going through untold agonies, suffering of the people is unprecedented and indicators of this research is a true reflection of where Malawi is today and going. We welcome the findings and this is an encouragement on our part, though we do not want to be complacent we have a battle to fight and we will fight on until what Malawians want is ushered upon them," said Munthali.
10 percent of the respondents to the research were undecided while 0.003 percent gave chance to little known, Peter Driver Sinosi Kuwani of Mbakuwaku Movement for development MMD.
Civilians Outnumber Lawyers in Lawyers' Protest
Malawian lawyers, civil rights activists, politicians and other stakeholders have taken to the street in a ‘hands-off-the-judiciary’ demonstration against the executive arm of government meddling in the operational and administrative affairs of the justice delivery system. But it turned out that solidarity numbers were more.
Tonse Alliance Followers Injured In Separate Road Accidents
Four followers of the Tonse Alliance were yesterday injured in two separate road accidents in Mchinji district.