NATIONAL NEWS (5372)
MEC Now One Commissioner Less
Bishop Mary Nkosi has gone on leave pending retirement June 5 as commissioner at the beleaguered Malawi Electoral commission.
Constitutional Court Vindicated!
The Supreme Court of Appeal has unanimously up-held the verdict of the Constitutional Court in the presidential election case effectively stamping authority on the order for a fresh presidential election.
Fresh Election Not Will of People – APM
President Peter Mutharika has insisted that he won the nullified May 21, 2019 presidential election and that the fresh election is not the will of Malawians.
UNDP Withdraws Election Funding
Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) says the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) says will not be able to provide K8 billion it pledged towards the Fresh Presidential Election (FPE).
Activists Warn Against Registration of Minors
Child rights activists have warned registration of underage to access national identity cards will have serious implications on child rights protection.
Court Fines Man for Wife Battering
A magistrate’s court in Mangochi has punished a 50-year-old married man to pay his own wife K100, 000 cash or in default rot in jail the next 2 years for assaulting her.
Drama at Nomination Papers Presentation
There was drama at Mt. Soche hotel in Blantyre where presidential candidate are presenting nomination papers for the Fresh Presidential Election slated for 2 July, 2020.
Buffalos Cause Havoc in Chikwawa
Communities in some villages under Ngabu area in Chikwawa are living in fear due to some buffaloes that are causing havoc.
Govt Takes Modules to Rural Students
Ministry of Education, Science and Technology says it will soon start distribution of learning modules to secondary school students in rural areas to ensure that learning is not compromised in the wake of covid-19 pandemic.
Sanitation Project Helping Curb COVID-19 Wins U$200,000 Prince Talal International Prize for Human Development
An African Development Bank (www.AfDB.org) -financed and supervised water and sanitation project, now helping to curb the spread of COVID-19 in Malawi, has won the prestigious Prince Talal International Prize for Human Development.
