NATIONAL NEWS (5297)
MEC Ordered DBO to Flout Procedures
Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) Chief Elections Officer Sammy Alfandika Monday morning told the Constitutional Court hearing the historic Presidential Election Case that the Commission gave instructions to elections auditors DBO to approve tally sheets that were not signed for by party monitors during the 21 May Tripartite Elections.
Info. Minister Hails ZBS for Professionalism
Information Minister Mark Bottomani has commended Zodiak Media House for being professional in how it is discharging its duties.
APAM Wants Report on Albino Killings
The Association of Persons with Albinism in Malawi (APAM) says it wants the commission of inquiry instituted by President Peter Mutharika on albino killings to release a report on people behind the killings.
Senior Chief Kwataine Appeal for NU Hospital Expansion
Senior Chief Kwataine of Ntcheu has appealed for support from well wishers to expand a martenity wing at Ntcheu district hospital to address issues of congestion at the facility.
Court Sends Four to the Gallows for Albino Killing
A High Court judge has ordered four people hanged in Malawi and four others a life time in jail for the killing of a 21-year-old woman with albinism in April 2016.
Unemployed Health Workers Give Govt. Ultimatum
Unemployed doctors, nurses and clinicians have given government a two day- ultimatum to respond to their grievances failing which they threaten holding vigils in the country’s three cities.
WHO Spills #TheTeaOnHIV
As the 31st World AIDS Day approaches on 1 December, the World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Office in Africa launched today a social media campaign, #TheTeaOnHIV, that aims to better inform at least one million adolescents and young people about preventing HIV infection as well as living positively with the virus.
MCP Lawyer Msisha Grills MEC’s Alfandika
Malawi Electoral Commission Chief Elections Officer, Sam Alfandika, confessed in the constitutional court that minutes of meetings held by the commission about the disputed elections have not been brought to court because he did not see the need.
Political Parties Have Until March 2020 to Comply with Political Parties Act
The Registrar of Political Parties has extended dates for political parties to comply with the Political Parties Act, which deters hand-outs during political campaigns, to March 2020.
