Published: March 16, 2010
MCP rocked by ‘inferiority complex’--MP Kamanya |
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Rebel MCP MP Geoffrey Kamanya who was attacked over his dissent has vowed not to return because the oldest party does not tolerate “ambitious” politicians.
The Lilongwe Msozi North MP was attacked by suspected Malawi Congress Party (MCP) supporters purportedly for his anti-MCP stand in parliament, which has seen party president John Tembo fail to wear [...]
Published: March 15, 2010
Tembo in court over Leader of Opposition |
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Maverick politician John Tembo on Monday appeared before the High Court in Lilongwe to challenge the parliament’s decision barring him from assuming the opposition leadership in the National Assembly.
Tembo is the president of the beleaguered Malawi Congress Party, the main opposition party in the country.
Parliament amended its Standing Orders to allow government to take part [...]
Published: March 11, 2010
UDF divided over convention funding |
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Fear mounts as United Democratic Front (UDF) executive members fail to agree on the possibilities of holding a convention to elect office-bearers.
In a telephone interview, the party’s secretary general, Kennedy Makwangwala, pointed out that UDF did not have funds in its kitty enough to shoulder the burden of holding a convention this time around, a [...]
Published: March 11, 2010
Muluzi driving UDF presidential race |
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As United Democratic Front (UDF) gurus tussle for the party’s hot seat; it appears that their former national chairman Bakili Muluzi is pulling the strings in the run-up to the convention.
In a new development, one of the aspiring presidential candidate, musician-cum-politician, Lucius Banda, who declared his interest for the post last week has been called [...]
Published: March 10, 2010
Ntaba says dissenting DPP MPS not expelled, on suspension |
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Ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) spokesman, Dr Hetherwick Ntaba has said the three northern region parliamentarians – Austin Ngwira of Mzimba Hora, Ackim Mwanza of Mzimba Solola and Bofomo Nyirenda of Mzimba Luwerezi constituency have not been expelled from the party but are on suspension for voicing out their concerns over government’s implementation of the [...]
Published: March 2, 2010
Daza confirms presidential ambitions, Tembo says he is not ‘life president’ |
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Secretary-general of Malawi Congress Party (MCP), Chris Daza has declared his ambitions to contest for the position of the party president but has said he will wait for veteran politician John Tembo to step aside.
Daza said he will only contest for the position of MCP president when Tembo, 77, resigns.
“If and when [Tembo] steps down [...]
Published: March 1, 2010
Jumbe can bring UDF back to centre ground of Malawi politics - analyst |
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Former Finance Minister Friday Jumbe, who is acting UDF leader, can lead the former ruling party back to government if the party holds a democratic convention, political analyst from the University of Malawi, Prof. Wiseman Chijere Chirwa, has said.
Jumbe took over the UDF leadership last December when former Malawi leader, Bakili Muluzi, retired from politics [...]
Published: February 27, 2010
Joyce Banda to be thrown out of Mudi House |
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Government plans to evict Vice President Joyce Banda from her official Mudi Residence in Mandala, Blantyre, Nyasa Times understands.
However, the Vice President who has an official base in Lilongwe will be given another house in Blantyre.
Government insiders say Mudi House is undergoing refurbishment and that it will be given as a retirement home to President [...]
Published: February 26, 2010
Political analysts rap Bingu’s DPP |
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Professor Wiseman Chijere Chirwa, a political analyst from Chancellor College, University of Malawi has rapped on President Bingu wa Mutharika’s ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) saying the party is not democratic.
“They should not think they are as clean. There have been some decisions that may have shown they may not be democratic,” said Chijere Chirwa [...]
Published: February 17, 2010
DPP fires north MPs critical of education quota |
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Malawi’s governing Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), has expelled from the party its northern region Members of parliament who took government to task in parliament over its insistence to implement the controversial education quota system.
Government insiders say DPP has fired Mzimba Hola MP, Christopher Ngwira , Dr Bofomo Nyirenda of Mzimba Luwerezi and Mzimba Solola legislator [...]
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