By Augustus Nkhwazi

Mzuzu, March 30, Mana: National Initiative for Civic Education (NICE) Trust  says it has enhanced it’s civic and voter education activities in Mzuzu City  and Mzimba North ahead of the September 16, 2025 General Election.

In an interview with Malawi News Agency (MANA) on Saturday, , District Programmes Officer for Mzimba North who is also responsible for Mzuzu City,  Freency Mapanga said that  NICE Trust has been conducting civic voter awareness and mobilization through variuos strategies such as meetings, trainings and football bonanzas.

“We have been doing this since August 2024, when the Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) launched the 2025 election activities

To reach out to many, we have also been conducting radio phone-in programmes through which we have been informing potential  eligible voters to participate in voter registration and we are now mobilizing them for voter verification  exercise which MEC will announce soon,” said Mapanga.

“For multiplier effect, we also utilize  informal gatherings such  funeral ceremonys, religious gatherings  to disseminate the election related  information.

She then urged political parties to concentrate on issue-based campaign while advising the young people  to refrain from being used as  political  violence perpertrators.

Youth Officer for Mzuzu City, Misheck Msokwa advisec the youth to be objective in analysing manifestos of those seeking variuos polictiacl leadeship positions at variouos levels for them to make informed choices when the voting day comes.