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Police in Lilongwe arrest 2025 General Elections voter for registering twice

December 9, 2024

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* Wiseman Enock managed to register twice because the second registration was done on a different gadget from the first one * The registration machine is designed to to detect and prevent multiple registrations on the same gadget, whether it is online or offline By Duncan Mlanjira Police in Lilongwe have arrested Wiseman Enock for registering twice during the ongoing 2025 General Elections voter registration exercise in the Capital City. A statement from Sangwani Mwafulirwa, director-media & public relations…

PACE-NET maintains NRB are in contempt of court for failing to process unique identifier for eligible voters to register

November 28, 2024

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* Asks claimants to the court case to file case for contempt of the court ruling of October 25, 2024 * NRB was just capturing the eligible voters’ data and were being returned without being given a unique identifier * That would have allowing them instantaneous registration with MEC as registered voters for the 2025 General Elections — thus, they are ineligible to vote By Duncan Mlanjira Pan African Civic Educators Network (PACE-NET) maintains that the National Registration Bureau…

Kabambe to seek engagement of SADC and AU to facilitate dialogue and promote stability in Malawi

November 26, 2024

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* Malawi is at a crossroads, and the choices made today will determine the future of our democracy * I implore you to take decisive actions to address these challenges. Together, we can build a brighter future for our beloved nation By Duncan Mlanjira In light of the severity of the economic challenges the country is facing — that include fuel shortage; inflation; ailing economy; corruption and violence ahead of the 2025 General Elections — UTM president, Dalitso Kabambe…

NRB pledges to facilitate national ID processing for Phase III of voter registration

November 26, 2024

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* But falls short of addressing concerns raised over failure of some eligible voters to register due to absence of ID processing for Phase II * As highlighted by Youth for Action Campaign, one of the 116 accredited CSOs registered by MEC to conduct civic and voter education for the September 2025 General Elections By Duncan Mlanjira The National Registration Bureau (NRB) has assures the public that national identity (ID) registration centres will be opened in all of the Phase…

‘Failure to condemn and address current political violence reinforces public perception that government agencies are accomplices to the acts of savagery and barbarism’

November 26, 2024

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* The silence and inaction is unfortunate and sends out wrong signals to perpetrators of violence that they are above the law and that criminal acts will go unsanctioned * Malawi Police urged to bring to book the militia-like violent disruptors of lawful assemblies of citizens who gather to exercise their democratic right to peaceful demonstration By Duncan Mlanjira Just as other stakeholders have observed, Political Science Association (PSA) also takes note that “the emerging pattern of the violent…

Malawi Law Society concerned by President Chakwera’s “silence” over the emerging political violence the country is experiencing

November 25, 2024

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* Calls on the President to observe section 88 of the Constitution to uphold peace and unity * Why should people be denied their right to demonstrate just because President Chakwera has a public event?—Leader of Opposition George Chaponda By Duncan Mlanjira Concerned with the continuing of political violence that resurfaced today in Lilongwe, Malawi Law Society (MLS) has issued a statement of concerned that condemns President Lazarus Chakwera’s “silence” over the emerging political violence the country is experiencing….

Phase II fails to register some eligible voters due to NRB’s failure on ID processing—Youth for Action Campaign

November 24, 2024

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* Asks NRB to apologise to the general public for failing to register people for national ID at each and every centre * And should explain as to why they failed to register people for IDs at each and every centre as it was expected * Pleads with MEC to consider repeating Phase II voter registration since it failed to register some eligible voters due to NRB failure By Duncan Mlanjira Youth for Action Campaign (YAC), which Malawi Electoral…

Malawi, Zambia and other SADC countries’ relationship with Russia is ‘a double-edged sword’ partnership

November 21, 2024

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* Russia’s interest in Africa is not new. During the Cold War, the Soviet Union supported African independence movements and maintained strong ties * However, after the Soviet collapse, Russia’s presence waned and under President Vladimir Putin, Russia is rediscovering Africa’s potential Analysis by George Mhango, Correspondent Malawi and Zambia, like other Southern African Development Community (SADC) countries have spoken out about the relationship with Russia amid rising concerns that it is ‘a double-edged sword’ kind of partnership. This…

Surprising for Dunstain Mwaungulu to fault fellow presidential aspirant Kabambe’s aspirations for the country’s economic recovery

November 21, 2024

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* Falls short of specifically highlighting his own agenda for the forthcoming 2025 General Elections * He should focus on his own manifesto rather than poking holes at other aspirants aspirations as he has done on Kabambe * The right candidate to criticise is probably for the ruling party’s highlighting his shortfalls in the past four years Analysis by Duncan Mlanjira, Maravi Express & Winston Kabula, Correspondent Former Supreme Court judge, Dunstain Mwaungulu, who is eyeing for the Presidency…

CCAP-Blantyre Synod urges its Faithfuls to register enmasse for the 2025 General Elections in its Pastoral Letter

November 19, 2024

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* That highlights crises in hunger, forex & fuel scarcity, lack of medicine, corruption, political violence under MCP-led government * The right to participate in the political affairs of one’s country can only be exercised fully if one is able to vote * The Pastoral Letter was released yesterday, November 18 signed by Synod General Secretary, Rev. Anderson Jester Juma Chulu and Moderator Rev. Dr. Humphreys Zgambo By Duncan Mlanjira The Church of Central Africa Presbyterian (CCAP)-Blantyre Synod has…