Former ruling United Democratic Frot (UDF) will on Thursday January 5 hear the judgement from High Court Judge Joseph Manyungwa on whether or not to discharge an injunction stopping the party’s Secretary General Kennedy Makwangwala from conducting a National Executive Committee meeting. UDF camp of Hophmally Makande, Friday Jumbe, Humphrey Mvula and Ziliro Chibambo are […]
Veteran Politician and Mzuzu based Businessman Harry ‘Mulekanjala’ Mkandawire has joined the People’s Party (PP) of Vice President Joyce Banda saying his former People’s development Movement (PDM) has no presidential material for the 2014 race. Mkandawire was also bankrolling PDM. PDM Spokesperson Msenga Mulungu told Nyasa Timesthat Mkandawire is exercising his democratic right to associate […]
A political scientist has asked members of the opposition United Democratic Front (UDF) to remain vigilant and united against outside forces that are bend to divide and bring confusion in the party. Catholic University political science lecturer, Vincent Kondowe said this in reaction to current development in the party that has seen some of its […]
President of Peoples Transformation Party (PETRA), Kamuzu Chibambo, says he is backing the calls to have the young generation assume the leadership of the country including the presidency. Chibambo says the older generation has “terribly let down” the youth by deceiving them that they are leaders of tomorrow. He said time was ripe for the […]
Former ruling United Democratic Front(UDF) officials on Wednesday failed to hold their scheduled national executive committee meeting at the party’s headquarters in Limbe after their effort to vacate the injunction against the gathering hit a blank wall. An executive member of one of the party’s factions Humphrey Mvula obtained an injunction Tuesday night through High […]
The ‘Orange Intellectuals’, a People’s Party (PP) wing that comprises college and university students, says the year 2011 has been the “lowest since Malawi attained its independence in 1964,” citing the worsening of social, political and economic order under the leadership of President Bingu wa Mutharika. In a“New Year’s Message”, Orange Intellectuals wish all Malawians […]
Malawi’s opposition Alliance for Democracy (AFORD) says it will finally hold its national convention early 2012 to elect new office leaders. AFORD National Chairman Enock Chihana said this exactly two months after the party failed to hold the long awaited national convention in November 2011, as he had earlier announced. Chihana, who is also Member […]
Peoples Progressive Movement (PPM) president Mark Katsonga says ruling DPP should be getting out of power in 2014 and says Malawians will not accept a dynasty. DPP will be fielding President Bingu wa Mutharika’s brother, Peter, as its presidential candidate in 2014 elections. But Katsonga said Malawi will not accept dynastyisation of presidency. “Succession should not […]
Parliamentarian for the opposition United Democrat Front (UDF) for Machinga North East constituency Atupele Muluzi has maintained that he is not shaken by the move announced by some party gurus Tuesday afternoon that he has been expelled from the party with immediate effect. During an impromptu meeting held at Victoria Hotel in Blantyre some UDF […]
Northerners are the major target of structural and systematic discrimination by the DPP led government with the agenda to bring about extinction of a people alleged to have dominated education and employment opportunities in Malawi, the Alliance for Democracy (Aford) has claimed. The party said in a statement that President Mutharika decided to impose quotas […]
People’s Party (PP) youth wing – Orange Partners – paid a visit to Mlambe hospital in Blantyre to bring Christmas Day cheer to patients. The team cheered women at the maternity wards and gave out assorted items that included bathing and laundry soap, sugar and squash. “It’s nice to have chance to meet patients who […]
Alliance for Democracy (Aford) National Chairperson Enock Chihana has asked President Bingu wa Mutharika to resign immediately saying he has failed to provide a rescue plan for Malawi. “Where is this country going with this person ? We know where we are coming from but Mutharika is leading this country into highway to hell,” Chihana […]
The People’s Party (PP) of State Vice President Joyce Banda has wished all Christians and Malawians at large a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. In a statement signed by the party’s National Director of Publicity Stephen Mwenye, the party says it is “very interesting” to note that the approaching year (2012) is getting […]
Ruling DPP has recruited ‘mafia’ Humphrey Mvula to work on a project of propaganda and mudslinging against lawmaker Atupele Muluzi’s presidential ambitions. According to a senior DPP official, Mvula has been tasked to work with Sky broadsheet newspaper of DPP’s Noel Masangwi to “create damaging stories” against Atupele. Plan Mvula and broadsheet reporter (name withheld) […]
Vice President of United Democratic Front (UDF) Sam Mpasu has alleged that the party’s secretary-general Kennedy Makwangwala has received K3 million cash and a motor vehicle from former president Bakili Muluzi to influence his decision to revert the positions to July 2009 when Muluzi handed over management of the party to the secretary general. Makwangwala […]
Former ruling United Democratic Front (UDF) says it has dissolved all factions formed in the leadership wrangles ahead of the December 28 National Executive Committee meeting. UDF secretary general Kennedy Makwangwala said the move is geared at forming a united front for the party as it prepares to hold leadership contest next year. Makwangala said […]
Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Professor Peter Mutharika has been criticised “playing double standards” for his statement that the country should focus on fixing the current economic crises than politicking. An organ of the People’s Party – Orange Partners – said Mutharika who is ruling DPP presidential candidate in 2014 “is being insincere […]
Malawi Congress Party (MCP) has accused its secretary general Chris Daza of scheming for an emergency convention where he would seek leadership contest. MCP administrative secretary Portipher Chidaya said Daza forged some signatories of the 32 district committees in the petition to party president John Tembo to call for an emergency convention to identify a […]