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By James Mwale, MANA Malawi Human Rights Commission (MHRC) on Tuesday engaged Malawi Communications Regulatory Authority (MACRA) and Ministry of Information, Civic Education and Communications Technology, urging them to ensure broadcasters adhere to responsibility and moral ethics ahead of the forthcoming fresh presidential election. After the interface which took place at Bingu International Convention Centre (BICC) in Lilongwe, MHRC chairperson Rev. Patrick Semphere told journalists that among the topics of discussion, was the importance of non-discriminatory access of all…

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By Aaron Banda, MANA Voter Verification exercise at Mzenga Centre in Mchinji North Constituency has been suspended following an attack from angry villagers who protested against forestry officers for allegedly destroying their crops. It is reported that Mchinji forestry officials on Monday destroyed crops at Mzenga Village, accusing the communities of cultivating in forest reserve area, which angered the villagers and resorted to vent their frustrations by disturbing the voter verification exercise. According to Mchinji Police Station Officer in…

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By Duncan Mlanjira Member of Parliament (MP) for Blantyre City East, John Bande — who was re-elected into the august House as an independent, has decided to rejoin the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) that propelled him to prominence since 2005. Bande was warmly welcome into the DPP fold by his Blantyre City East constituents at meeting held at their office in Makhetha where they merged Constituency committee with the one he worked with during the campaign so that they…

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By Duncan Mlanjira Following the action taken by Malawi Communications Regulatory Authority (MACRA) in summoning Malawi Broadcasting Corporation (MBC) to appear before the Election Broadcasting Monitoring & Complaints Committee on Wednesday, May 20, private lawyer Nicely Msowoya, Human Rights Defenders Coalition (HRDC), Church & Society of the CCAP Livingstonia Synod and Youth & Society (YAS), will await until the outcome of the hearing before taking further action. The four petitioners had ordered MACRA to take MBC off-air at the…

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By Duncan Mlanjira Malawi Communications Regulatory Authority (MACRA), which was ordered to take Malawi Broadcasting Corporation (MBC) off air at the close of business last Friday, May 15, for broadcasting offensive and vulgar comments that targeted Vice-president Saulos Chilima, has summoned the state broadcaster to appear before the Election Broadcasting Monitoring & Complaints Committee on Wednesday, May 20. In a letter to lawyers, Jivason & Company, representing private lawyer Nicely Msowoya in conjunction with three civil rights society organizations…

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By Ireen Kayira, MANA The National Registration Bureau (NRB) says it will not hand over their national registration database for auditing as per request from Malawi Congress Party (MCP).  Speaking in Lilongwe on Tuesday during a press briefing that was held in collaboration with Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC), NRB Chief Director, Mcford Somanje said doing so would be contrary to the Law. “NRB is a government entity and all government institutions are not audited by a non authorised private…

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