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Karonga Campaign: Chakwera Gets Crowds Acknowledgement
The Malawi Congress Party President who is also the torch bearer for the nine political parties under the Tonse Alliance-Dr. Lazarus Chakwera on Wednesday took his campaign trail to the lakeshore district of Karonga to canvass votes for the presidential election slated for June 23.
MEC Acknowledges June 23rd as Date For Fresh Presidential Election
New chairperson of the Malawi Electoral Commission, Dr. Chifundo Kachale, says MEC will be gazetting June 23 as the date for the fresh presidential election as per the 9th June resolution of Parliament.
Opposition MPs Clear-way for Presidential Election, June 23
The opposition in parliament has shot down a government bill that proposed holding the fresh presidential election on June 23 on one hand while on the other it sought members preference between the 50 plus one or first-past-the-post way of electing the president of this country.
ESCOM Linesmen Down Tools, Demanding Pay Rise
ESCOM linesmen in Mzuzu are staging a sit in beginning Wednesday 10th June 2020 to demand promotions, provision of risk allowances as well as salary arrears.
TONSE ALLIANCE to Challenge Mathanga and Kunje’s Reappointment in Court
The Tonse Alliance says it will proceed to go to court with the case in which it is protesting President Peter Mutharika's reappointment of Jean Mathanga and Miss Linda Kunje whose contract expired on 5th June 2020, into the new electoral commission.
Child Prostitution Worries Authorities in CK
Authorities in Chikwawa have expressed worry over increased incidents of child prostitution.
FPE Divides CCAP Blantyre Synod
The Fresh Presidential Election (FPE) has created cracks in the Blantyre synod of the CCAP where divisions have emerged on political affiliations.
CJ Cautions New Electoral Commissioners
New electoral commissioners have been sworn at the high court in Blantyre on Tuesday at a ceremony where Chief Justice, Andrew Nyirenda, cautioned them on professionalism.
Parliament to Ask MEC Gazette June 23 as Election Date
The Parliamentary Legal Affairs Committee Chairperson, Kezzie Msukwa, says parliament is going ask the Malawi Electoral Commission-MEC to gazette 23rd June, 2020 as the date the country is going to hold the fresh presidential election.
41 Pass-Out in MDF’s 8th Sergeant Majors’ Course
Malawi Defense Force Deputy Commander, Lieutenant General Davis Mtachi, says incorporating female soldiers as non-commissioned officers is crucial in addressing gender gaps in the force.
