Published: September 2, 2010
Veep’s backyard backs Peter Mutharika |
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Vice President Joyce Banda’s (JB) backyard of Zomba and the country’s eastern region has thrown its weight behind Minister of Education, Prof. Arthur Peter Mutharika’s 2014 Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) presidential bid. This is JB’s heaviest blow since the tussle between Mutharika and herself started for the country’s top job. However, a senior member of [...]
Published: September 1, 2010
Joyce Banda snubs Mutharika, Bishop offers to mediate |
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Vice President Joyce Banda has turned down an invitation from President Bingu wa Mutharika to a reconciliation discussion because the environment was not favourable, Nyasa Times has learnt. Mutharika invited Banda who is reported to be in Brazil to find solutions to the sour relationship between him and his vice last week. But Banda snubbed [...]
Published: August 31, 2010
Veep ropes in ANC, church and donors in 2014 job opening |
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Vice-President Joyce Banda is said to have met ruling South Africa African National Congress(ANC) women’s league, a move seen in Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) as her attempts to rope in support for the 2014 presidential bid. Banda, a shrewd politician who has served the Malawi Congress Party (MCP), United Democratic Front (UDF) and DPP has [...]
Published: August 30, 2010
I am not interested in presidential candidacy – Peter Mutharika |
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In a twist of events, Education Minister Professor Aurthur Peter Mutharika has publicly declared that he is not interested to stand as presidential candidate for the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) in 2014. The declaration comes a month after the party’s legislators and Southern Region Committee members endorsed Peter, President Bingu wa Mutharika’s young brother, [...]
Published: August 29, 2010
Vice President is ‘second-in command’ |
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The debate on the role of the office of the Vice President rages on as a constitutional expert and a leading member of the former ruling party says the Veep is a second citizen and second-in-command after the Head of State. Chancellor College law lecturer Edge Kanyongolo told Capital Radio that the position of Vice [...]
Published: August 28, 2010
Mutharika counselled over his donor attacks |
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Malawi President Bingu wa Mutharika has been advised to follow established channels when responding to concerns raised by donors other than public outbursts. The advice is contained in a statement issued by opposition United Democratic Front (UDF) party through its secretary-general, Kennedy Makwangwala. In his recent spat on the country’s donors, Wa Mutharika accused them [...]
Published: August 27, 2010
Wanderers hire new coach |
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Zomba United coach Franco Ndau is set to become the new coach of Mighty MTL Wanderers after the club Head Coach Bob Mpinganjira and his assistant Gerald Phiri sensationally resigned. Ndau who confirmed the news will start his work at Lali Lubani road next week. The new gaffer said he was happy to be back [...]
Published: August 26, 2010
Hands off politics, DPP tells Baptist Convention |
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Malawi governing Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) has reacted to concerns expresses by the Baptist Convention by urging the clergy not to speak out on political issues. “Baptist Convention will better be placed to talk about religious matters not political issues,” DPP spokesman, Dr Hetherwick Ntaba said. In the media statement, Baptist Convention of Malawi criticized [...]
Published: August 26, 2010
Ntaba on Straight Talk: Convention will elect DPP candidate |
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Spokesman of the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), Dr Hetherwick Ntaba has retaliated that the party’s official position is that a presidential candidate will only be elected by the national convention not through endorsement. Government spokesman, Vuwa Kaunda told a news conference this week that DPP has only one presidential candidate who is Education and [...]
Published: August 25, 2010
Ntaba wrestles Vuwa on Peter Mutharika candidacy |
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Management of crucial information skewed off track again in Malawi after Information Minister Simon Vuwa Kaunda and Spokesperson of the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) Dr. Heatherwick Ntaba clashed on vital subject, Prof. Peter Mutharika’s candidacy in 2014. It never ceased to confuse people on who is saying the truth between the two and what [...]
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