Malawi

The introduction of televised presidential debates has certainly opened a new chapter in the country’s election campaign. Despite criticisms on the format because of the ‘big’ number of presidential candidates being grilled at once, the three presidential debates are generally being celebrated as

There are several free lessons political parties should draw from the second round of the presidential debate held at the Bingu International Conference Centre (Bicc) in Lilongwe. Top among the lessons is the exposure of our political parties’ lack of clear political ideologies which, at the end of

Eleven presidential candidates tonight turned up to be interviewed by Malawians through the second in a series of debates, but most of them failed to articulate how they would implement the brilliant ideas they put across. The aspirants seemed lost on policy and legislation already available on

New Labor Party president Friday Jumbe has described the current presidential debates as a road show that will not add any value on the country’s political platform. Jumbe who opposed the debate’s task force earlier decision to disqualify those parties failing to raise at least 19 parliamentary seat

Some political parties have cried foul over the new format for presidential debates which says only parties fielding parliamentary candidates in not less than 10 percent of the 193 constituencies will take part in the remaining two sessions. Presidential candidate for New Labour Party (NLP), Friday

Malawi’s opposition Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) presidential candidate Peter Mutharika and George Nnensa who leads the Tisintha Alliance have confirmed that they will turn up for the second phase of the presidential debates to be held next week Tuesday in Lilongwe and the final debate on May

Four of the twelve presidential candidates in the May 20 polls failed to show up for yesterday’s debate organised by the Malawi Chapter of the Media Institute of Southern Africa. The four, the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), the Peoples Party (PP), Tisintha Alliance and Chipani cha Fuko gave

The State broadcaster Malawi Broadcasting Corporation (MBC) has received credit from some influential civil society organisations and media institutions for beaming live the historical first Presidential debate held at the Bingu International Conference Centre auditorium room in Lilongwe. MBC

The Council for Non- Governmental Organisations in Malawi (Congoma) has urged Malawians to vote for a government that can be trusted with the public purse and one that will deal with the cashgate without fear or favour. Congoma makes the call in a report made available to the press yesterday

President Joyce Banda’s handlers, who have convinced her to shun debates that Misa Malawi and other electoral stakeholders have organised in Lilongwe and Blantyre, are completely being unfair to her and their actions are damaging her chances to reclaim the State House.

For the first time in the history of our democracy, a Presidential debate was organised and broad cast live on some radios and television stations.

Malawi on Tuesday has held its first-ever presidential debate which two of the four main contenders between twelve candidates in next month's elections took part as millions watched and listened to the live debate held in the capital, Lilongwe and broadcast on Zodiak radio, Times TV and state MBC