News In Central Region (1292)
PAC Impressed with Electoral Process
As Malawians anxiously await declaration of who is the next president of Malawi following the hotly contested June 23 Fresh Presidential Poll, some stakeholders are into reviewing how the process has fared.
Legal Expert Warns Case Withdrawal May Inspire Unlawfulness
A legal expert has cautioned that withdraw of a case against reappointment of two Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) commissioners by Malawi Congress Party leader Dr. Lazarus Chakwera has the potential to encourage illegality in future appointments of MEC commissioners.
Presidential Candidates Vote in First Malawi Fresh Presidential Election
Malawi Vice President Dr. Saulos Chilima has cast his vote at St. Thomas Anglican Church Polling Centre in Lilongwe.
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.
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.
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.
Campaign Heat Smokes Mutharika Out Of State House
Six days to polling in the court-sanctioned fresh presidential election, President Peter Mutharika is today starting off on a campaign tour of the central and Northern region.
Three Confirmed Covid-19 Cases at Dzaleka Refugee Camp
The UNHCR has announced the first confirmed cases of Covid-19 in the country’s largest refugee camp, Dzaleka Refugee Camp, in Dowa, a district with a total of five known cases since Sunday June 15.
