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PRESS STATEMENT: Presidential Debates 2014

April 17, 2014 meic@malawivote2014.org Leave a comment

Press Statement

Presidential Debates 2014

For Immediate release, 17 April, 2014

The multi-stakeholder Taskforce on Malawi Presidential Debates, chaired by the National Media Institute of Southern Africa (NAMISA), will hold a Presidential Debate for all 12 aspiring presidential candidates on Tuesday, April 22, 2014. The debate will take place at the Bingu International Conference Centre, (BICC), from 6:00 to 9:00 pm and broadcast live on radio, television and internet.

Second and third presidential debates are also scheduled for April 29 and May 6 in Lilongwe and Blantyre respectively, and will include those political parties fielding parliamentary candidates in 10 percent of constituencies across the country. Continue reading →

Media Releases, News

PUBLIC NOTICE: Phase Two of Voters’ Roll Inspection

April 17, 2014 meic@malawivote2014.org Leave a comment

THE Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) is informing all registered
voters, political parties, civil society organisations and the general
public that the second phase of voter verification will start on Easter
Monday, 21 April, 2014 and end on Friday, 25 April, 2014.

This second phase will cover Mulanje, Machinga, Mangochi, Balaka,
Salima NKhotakota, and all districts in the Northern Region. Centres
will be opening from 8AM to 4PM including lunch hour.

For more details CLICK HERE.

News

OPINION: ‘Credible poll, a responsibility of all’

April 14, 2014 meic@malawivote2014.org Leave a comment

Levi Kabwato’s column in the ‘OPINION’ section in the Malawi News.

News

PRESS CLIPPING: “Know Your Stakeholders”

April 14, 2014 meic@malawivote2014.org Leave a comment

Clipping from Weekend Nation’s ‘Talking Elections 2014′, Saturday, April 12, 2014.

InPix

THE Road So Far in Pictures With the MEIC

Gallery April 11, 2014 meic@malawivote2014.org Leave a comment

: MEIC logo.

: Geof taking a break.

: Sando presents on the Target process.

: Dumase Zgambo-Mapemba as she works

: Jane Chirwa working.

: Levi Kabwato in the office

: Tambudzai and Sando having discussions

: Levi in the office

: Geof setting up the MEIC banner.

: Panel at the Afrimap report.

: Prof. Chijere-CHirwa

: Audience at the Afrimap report in Malawi.

: Briefs the audience at the Launch of the Elections Situation Room.

: Part of the audience that attended the MEIC launch at Protea Ryalls Hotel.

: Ruth Masangano at the launch of the Election Situation Room.

: MEIC team heading to Mzuzu via Lake Shore

: MEIC team as they explore the Ilala

: Christine and Evalista after the Journalists workshop in Mzuzu.

: Being patriotic and appreciating the Martyrs Monument.

: As the MEIC team returns back to Blantyre from Mzuzu

: Bridge along the Lake Shore road

: Levi Kabwato with MEIC team as they mingle after Taskforce meeting.

: SMAG Media and MEIC mingle.

: Rose planning the ToT events.

: SMAG Media’s Director Sando Johnson at the ToT

: Geof Chirwa and Dumase Zgambo-Mapemba at the TOT

: SMAG Media’s Rachel as she watches the TOT

: The trainers as the training continues.

: King Rudi as he addresses the trainers on Code of Conduct for the Observers

: Dumase Zgambo-Mapemba, MEIC Project Manager: Training and Media conducting the training.

: TOT as Sando Johnson gives his remarks

: Roll play: trainers demonstrate election day, vote counting, monitoring and observation.

: Levi Kabwato at the TOT in Blantyre.

: Glen from OSISA visits the MEIC offices.

: Dumase Zgambo-Mapemba prepares for TOT for Lilongwe and Mzuzu.

: Gertrude Pourrier shys away from the camera.

: Late night for the team

: Late night in the office with Sando.

MEIC_2014 would like to thank the following for all their input in this project: OSISA, HIVOS, Afrimap, Glen Mpani, Sando Johnson, Gertrude Pourrier, Dumase Zgambo-Mapemba, Geof Chirwa, Levi Kabwato, Ruth Masangano, Rosenana Roka, and Christine Malata.

News, Training

1st Training of Trainers hailed as a success

April 10, 2014 meic@malawivote2014.org Leave a comment

Roll play: trainers demonstrate election day, vote counting, monitoring and observation.

Role play: trainers demonstrate election day vote counting, monitoring and observation.

THE Malawi Election Information Centre (MEIC) has kick-started a series of Training of Trainers (ToTs) with a session in Blantyre, the country’s commercial capital. At least 56 ToTs are expected to be trained across Malawi’s three regions: Southern, Central and Northern.

The primary objective of the training is to equip selected individuals with multiple skills that enable trainees to further train and impart the same skills to independent election observers.

Officially opening the one-day training at Hotel Victoria on Wednesday, 9 April, SMAG Media Director, Sando Johnson, said the work carried out by observers was of fundamental importance to the successful running of the Election Situation Room (ESR) in Malawi. Continue reading →