Malawi’s vice president Joyce Banda on Saturday paid homage to the late Robert Chasowa, a fourth-year engineering student and political activist who was found dead under suspicious circumstances within the Polytechnic campus on September 24, 2011. Chasowa was the vice-chair of a student activist group, Youth for Democracy (YFD). The YFD printed a weekly pro-democracy […]
Malawi’s former ruling United Democratic Front (UDF) has decided to suspend lawmaker Austin Atupele Muluzi, former president Bakili Muluzi’s 33-year-old son, after he announced he will seek nomination to stand as presidential candidate for 2014 general elections. UDF communicated the suspension to Atupele through a letter signed by Secretary-general Kennedy Makwangwala on Friday. In the […]
Malawi’s opposition United Democratic Front (UDF) members of parliament have condemned plans by some party gurus to expel Machinga North East MP Atupele Muluzi because of his alleged interest to contest for the party’s presidency. Atupele, son to UDF founding president and former Malawi President Bakili Muluzi, was summoned to a hearing at Grace Bandawe […]
Alliance for Democracy (Aford) founding president Chakufwa Chihana’s son on Tuesday scooped the Rumphi central constituency seat deemed as the heavily contested parliamentary by-election . Results indicated Enoch Chihana polled some 6, 641 votes against DPP’s Norman Nyirenda’s 3, 275 votes. Chidumba Mkandawire of Mutharika’s estranged Vice President, Joyce Banda, came a close third with […]
The recent reunion between the two United Democratic Front (UDF) ‘warring’ factions that had agreed to ‘burry the hatchet’ and work together “for the good of the larger party”, has more to it than hears the ear or than sees the eye, a senior politburo member has revealed. One of the issues behind it is […]
The governing Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) of president Bingu wa Mutharika and newly formed northern region based People’s Development Movement (PDM) on Tuesday officially protested that Aford candidate Enock Chihana was tactically campaigning while voting is in the process on Tuesday in the Rumphi Central constituency by-elections in defiance of the electoral law. According to […]
The governing Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) of president Bingu wa Mutharika continues to campaign in various ways while voting is in the process on Tuesday in the Rumphi Central constituency by-elections in defiance of the electoral law, Nyasa Times can reveal. According to the electoral law, campaign is supposed to stop 48-hours before polling hence […]
The Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) says it has not received any major complaint from Rumphi Central Constituency, where voting took place on Tuesday for an MP. “Of course in any election there bound to be conflicts but in this case there very minor complains which were ably solved by the local Multiparty Liaison Committee,” MEC […]
Ahead of its official launch in northern Malawi this week, the newly registered Peoples Party (PP) is slowly but surely gaining more ground in the region than expected. Formed some few months ago by the country’s Vice President, Joyce Banda, after her unceremonious dismissal from the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), the Peoples Party has […]
President Bingu wa Mutharika on Saturday held hurried meetings during a whistle stop tour in Rumphi Central Constituency, there to drum up support for his government Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) candidate Norman Nyirenda. At Mphompha Primary School Ground, where he made his first stop-over, Mutharika claimed he is the only one amongst all the presidents […]
On Tuesday September 6, 2011 Rumphi Central Constituents will go to the polls to elect a parliamentarian. The constituency has no member of parliament following the demise of Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) Parliamentarian, Professor Moses Chirambo last year. Four candidates are vying for the seat. In alphabetical order, they are: · Enock Chihana of the […]
Malawi’ former ruling United Democratic Front (UDF) says its rival factions have buried their hatches and decided to be a united front following mediation by facilitated by Father Michael Mtambo of the Anglican Upper Shire Diocese The unity pact was signed on Friday and leaders of the two factions Friday Jumbe and George Nga Mtafu […]
Newly-appointed secretary general for the governing Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) Wakuda Kamanga on Thursday made a rare announcement when he said his party congratulates the People’s Party following its recent official launch. PP, a newly registered political party in Malawi founded and led by state vice president Joyce Banda, was officially launched at Nyambadwe Lions […]
Member of Parliament for Dedza Central Sosten Gwengwe, who resigned from opposition Malawi Congress Party (MCP) , announced Wednesday August 31 that he was joined the governing Democratic Progressive Party (DPP). Gwengwe announced at the party’s offices in the capital Lilongwe, he resigned from MCP in May because the party and its leadership has nothing […]
The leader of the New Republican Party (NRP) veteran politician Gwanda Chakuamba has been given MK3 million from DPP campaign director and his close friend Ken Zikhale Ng’oma to campaign against the popular People’s Party (PP) candidate Chidumba Mkandawire in the Rumphi Central by-elections to be held on September 6, 2011, Nyasa Times can reveal. […]
The Vice President Joyce Banda has kick-started campaign for his People’s Party candidate in the Rumphi Central Constituency by-elections scheduled for September 06, 2011. Speaking to thousands of people who gathered at Mzokoto in the district where she addressed a campaign rally, Banda said Rumphi district deserves special recognition from government as the district is […]
The People’s Party (PP) says it will embark on substantive dialogue and negotiations from 2013 with other political parties on the possibilities of working together as a common front in the 2014 general elections. Party President Joyce Banda said this in her response to a letter dated 17th June, 2011 to the People’s Development Movement […]
The newly-registered People’s Party (PP) says its young members shall not be used to terrorize political opponents but shall be encouraged to take up developmental responsibilities for the good of Malawi. Speaking at a news conference at state vice president Joyce Banda’s official Mudi Residence in Blantyre on Sunday, PP national youth director, Lawrence Mpofu […]