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iVerify Malawi review of the MACRA report on political coverage by the media found that the percentages by Malawi Voice do not exist. Additionally, the report has no data on individual politicians. Malawi Voice also makes a false analogy between the MACRA report and the just-released IPOR Survey on voting intentions.
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Speaking during National Elections Consultative Forum (NECOF) on Wednesday, 2025, Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) Chairperson Justice Annabel Mtalimanja told the forum that that the commission will need 829 people to carry ballot papers to places that are not accessible by vehicles and any transport system.
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In separate interviews, the CCAP Synod of Livingstonia's General Secretary, Rev. William Tembo, and UTM publicity secretary, Felix Njawala, dismissed the claim that the church stopped Dr. Kabambe from attending the prayers. According to Tembo, Dr. Kabambe indeed planned to attend the prayer service during the Synod's general assembly at Ekwendeni, but later sent an apology as he continued with his whistle-stop tour at Ekwendeni Trading Centre and other areas.
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Malawi Voice created a false impression by posting an old video of Mr. Nicholas Dausi speaking to Brian Banda of Times Group during the presentation of 2020 fresh presidential election nomination papers by the then Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) presidential candidate Professor Arthur Peter Mutharika. That time, Mr. Dausi was DPP spokesperson, but he is no longer part of the party and has not made any endorsement as the video portrays.
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The circulating information has no context on where and when Professor Peter Mutharika said that. The spokesperson for Mutharika's party, the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), Mr. Shadric Namalomba (who is also Professor Mutharika's spokesperson) said at no point did the DPP presidential candidate say such things. The purported author, Mercy Matonga, who works for Times Group (a legit media house trading as Times 360 Malawi on social media), also said she did not author such a story. Times Group has also not published such a story on any of its online or offline platforms.
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The Ministry of Basic and Secondary Education says it has not issued any public notice as regards to the implementation of new school and college curricula. According to the Ministry, through the Malawi Institute of Education, it is still working on revising the school curriculum, which will roll out once all preparatory activities are completed, but not in September 2025.
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On August 18, 2025, UTM party presidential candidate Dr. Dalitso Kabambe told people during his whistle stop rallies in Lilongwe that it is too late for other parties to form an electoral alliance with UTM. He said ballot papers for presidential candidates had already been printed and alliances could not work. Kabambe said discussions on forming alliances did not work.
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Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) spokesperson Sangwani Mwafulirwa, who is mentioned in the claim, says the Commission has not received any such enquiry from the MCP [Malawi Congress Party]. No such story was published by Times 360 Malawi.
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UTM party spokesperson Felix Njawala dismissed the information as fake and said that at no point did the party president say anything of sort.
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The Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) is alerting the public that a fake recruitment advert is circulating. MEC has not issued any recruitment notice.
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On its official Facebook page, the office of the Vice President has asked the general public to disregard the media statement regarding the Vice President's alleged resignation. The office describes the information as false and not originating from the Office of the Vice President.
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Footage of Malawi Broadcasting Corporation (MBC) live broadcast of Hewe Trading Centre rally show that Dr. Chakwera indeed mentioned K50,000 during that rally. MCP spokesperson Dr. Jessie Kabwila also acknowledged that Dr. Chakwera mentioned K50,000, but it was just slip of the tongue as the party and him maintain the K500,000 promise.
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The DPP Secretary General, Mr. Peter Mukhito, said there was no such advice from doctors, and that Professor Mutharika had just delegated his running mate, Dr. Jane Ansah, to handle the manifesto launch at Mount Soche Hotel in Blantyre on Sunday, August 3, 2025. Later that day Prof. Mutharika attended and addressed the party supporters during the party campaign launch at Njamba Freedom Park in the same city.
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The United States (US) State Department published on August 5, 2025 indicates that consular officers may require visa applicants on tourism or business trips to the US to post a bond of up to $15,000 as a condition of visa issuance, as determined by the consular officers. Malawi and Zambia are among countries whose nationals are identified by the State Department as having high visa overstay rates with Malawi at 14% and Zambia at 11%.
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Martha Kwataine dismissed the claim in an interview with iVerify Malawi and a post on her Facebook page.
