The Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) has today begun a three-day exercise of dispatching ballot papers for the September 16 general elections, starting with 60 constituencies.
As President Lazarus Chakwera is expected to address the nation on Monday, political and human rights activists say they expect the president to tackle issues of fertilizer subsidy, forex availability, hunger, and peaceful elections.
The Presidential Debates Taskforce is upbeat that all five presidential candidates invited to participate in the final debate, will show up following extensive engagements with the Malawi Congress Party (MCP) and Democratic Progressive Party (DPP).
Malawi Congress Party (MCP) presidential running mate, Dr. Vitumbiko Mumba, has pledged to tackle key challenges affecting communities in Thyolo, including water shortages, hunger, low wages on estates, and limited access to loans.
The Consumers Association of Malawi (CAMA) has given seven presidential candidates until 30th August to explain how their party manifestos will bail out Malawians from the socio-economic challenges, when voted into power, saying they are tired of empty promises.
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