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MCP, DPP officials tussle over IDs ‘buying’
Malawi Congress Party (MCP) secretary general Eisenhower Mkaka and Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) regional governor (Centre) David Kambalame have been…
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Alliance urges transparency on Covid-19 resources
The National Anti-Corruption Alliance (NAC) has called on government to be transparent and accountable in the procurement of coronavirus (Covid-19)…
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MCP legislators to monitor fresh election
Malawi Congress Party (MCP) director of elections Elias Chakwera says the party’s members of Parliament (MPs) will form the team…
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Mtambo joins frontline politics
What initially appeared to be an April Fools’ Day prank turned out true yesterday as firebrand human rights activist Timothy…
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Prisons respond to Covid-19
As the Malawi Prison Service (MPS) prepares a list of prisoners to be released in response to the coronavirus (Covid-19)…
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MEC courts Controversy
As Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) prepares for a fresh presidential election, major political parties say they have no confidence in…
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Tension over HRDC arrests
Political temperatures rose yesterday amid mounting pressure for Malawi Police Service (MPS) to release two Human Rights Defenders Coalition (HRDC)…
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HRDC to seal State Houses
…wants APM to sign electoral Bills Pressure is mounting on President Peter Mutharika to assent to Electoral Bills recently passed…
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Govt faulted on quota system, JC
Civil Society Education Coalition (Csec) has questioned the timing of government’s announcement that it has abolished the quota system, saying…
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DPP cries foul as MDF blocks protesters
Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) officials on Wednesday cried foul after Malawi Defence Force (MDF) soldiers prevented hundreds of the party’s…
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APM turns On heater
By announcing an alliance between his DPP and UDF yesterday, President Peter Mutharika has set the electoral tone and put…
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APM to reflect, act on PAC report
President Peter Mutharika has acknowledged receipt of communication from Parliament’s Public Appointments Committee (PAC) that assessed the competences of commissioners…
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Ansah faces inquiry today
Embattled Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) chairperson Jane Ansah is next in line to face Parliament’s Public Appointments Committee (PAC) today…
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Parliament to act on ConCourt order
Speaker of the National Assembly Catherine Gotani Hara says Parliament will act on the Constitutional Court (ConCourt) order compelling it,…
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15 arrested in HRDC demos
At least 15 people were arrested yesterday in Human Rights Defenders Coalition (HRDC)-organised demonstrations, following the injury of five police…
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Thousands struck off govt payroll over national ID
Thousands of civil servants have been removed from the government payroll for not submitting details of their national identity (ID)…
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Govt moves to roll out new Ifmis
The Accountant General (AG) has started training about 300 civil servants ahead of the roll-out of the new Integrated Financial…
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Judges stop MEC from patching evidence
The High Court of Malawi sitting as the Constitutional Court in Lilongwe yesterday stopped Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) lawyers from…
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Judges warn on stumbling blocks
The five-member panel of High Court judges sitting as the Constitutional Court has warned stakeholders in the elections case against…
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Police probe pace worries activists
Non-Governmental Organisation Gender Coordinating Network (NGO-GCN) says it is concerned with the slow pace at which a commission of inquiry…
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