Phwetekere Ward aspiring councillor Rodrick Moses Chisale (Independent) attracted laughter from the public when he said his first priority will be to install piped water in graveyards under the ward to address water problems during funerals. Chisale made the remarks during a public debate the National Initiative for Civic Education Trust (NICE) organised with funding from the European […]
Malawi Congress Party (MCP) presidential candidate Lazarus Chakwera has trashed the governing Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) manifesto saying it is not plausible as a leader who presents it. Speaking during a political rally he held at Nkhotakota L E A School on Sunday, Chakwera blamed the DPP as the root cause of the current challenges […]
Vice President Saulos Chilima has said state bodies Malawi Revenue Authority (MRA) and Malawi Communications Regulatory Authority (Macra) are diverting money as ‘special operations’ to fund the the governing Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) campaign in the May 21 2019 Tripartite Elections. Chilima, who is also UTM Party presidential candidate in the watershed May elections, has […]
As a way of controlling the gaffes at the governing Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) the party ruffians on Sunday started confisticating phones of all those who are seen taking videos and demanding that they delete everything or have their phones smashed. Several people took to Whatsapp groups to complain that DPP youth cadets aided by police […]
Thousands of people on Sunday trooped out of their homes in Blantyre to listen to Vice President Saulos Chilima and his UTM Party as he unpacked his vision for Malawi ahead of May 21 2019 watershed elections. Chilima, who is also UTM torchbearer for the elections, ended with a mammoth gathering at Naotcha School ground in Chilobwe. […]
In the countdown clock ticks to May 21 2019 Tripartite Elections the governing Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) has reaffirmed its optimism about winning thoroughly. DPP vice-president for southern region Kondwani Nankhumwa said this on Saturday April 13 2013 when he toured three Shire Valley constituencies – Nsanje South, Nsanje South-west and Nsanje Lalanje – to drum […]
Rejected independent presidential aspirant Ras David Chikomeni Chirwa has endorsed President Peter Mutharika for the May 21 elections. Chikomeni Chirwa made the announcement at a news conference in Lilongwe on Saturday. He said Mutharika was the best among all the presidential candidates, with the ability to develop the country and improve the living conditions of […]
Five women aspiring women contestants for a seat as parliamentarians and councillor on Friday made a whistle tour of their Blantyre Malabada constituency in Ndirande to market themselves in one company courtesy of the NGO, National Elections Systems Trust (Nest). The five were UTM Party candidate Eleanor Harawa; independents Noria Kachale, Joyce Namba Chikafa, Bernadetta […]
UTM party presidential candidate in the May 21 watershed elections, Saulos Chilima and the party’s patron Noel Masangwi on Thursday sent a curt message to President Peter Mutharika : ” Start packing” and get ready to leave the State House. Chilima, who is also State vice-president, said during a televised campaign rally at M’baluku in […]
The decision by the governing Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) to boycott the presidential and running mates televised debates last month has put its parliamentary aspirants and ward councillors in Chikwawa on a dilemma on whether to participate in the debates at the district level or not. The National Initiative for Civic Education (NICE) trust in […]
The High Court has ruled in favour of Tikonze People’s Movement (TPM) that former vice-president Dr Cassim Chilumpha cannot contest the May 21 2019 presidential race under its banner. The Tikonze movement dragged Chilumpha to court arguing it did not put him as their presidential candidate as they are in electoral alliance with UTM Party […]
Vice President Saulos Chilima Thursday afternoon became the first leader to hold a political rally at the political volatile M’baluku area in Mangochi. No political leader has ever addressed a political rally in the area which is known for its political violence in the district. But Chilima, who is also UTM party presidential candidate in […]
Uncontrollable supporters of the governing Democratic Progressive Party (DPP)and Malawi Congress Party (MCP) supporters in Nsanje South Constituency led to postponement of National Iniitiative for Civic Eeducation (NICE) Trust organised debate on Tuesday at Mpasa Community Day Secondary School as there was disorder as two rival parties clashed physically. , after supporters from the two camps […]
Head of the Catholic Church in Malawi, Archbishop Thomas Msusa, has urged all the churches in the country to triple their efforts in providing civic and voter education (CVE) to their faithful ahead of the Malawi’s sixth democratic elections on May 21 2019. His Grace Msusa – who is also the head of the Archdiocese […]
Candidates contesting for the seat of parliamentarian in Neno North on Tuesday signed a Social Agreement Contract with the community that they will fulfil whatever they have promised in their manifesto and made a pledge that they will manage development funds in a transparent and accountable manner. The signing ceremony which took place during the […]
Lilongwe’s Bingu wa Mutharika International Conference Centre on 29 March. The scene of the first Presidential Debate in the run-up to Malawi’s May 2019 election. Challengers Vice President Saulos Chilima, Minister of Health Atupele Muluzi and Lazarus Chakwera of the Malawi Congress Party squared up in front of a crowd of around 1 000 and […]
Senior Pastor for Pentecostal International Christian Centre (PICC) Pastor Esau Banda has prayed to God to give Malawi a better future through quality leadership to be voted by the electorate in May 21 2019 Tripartite Elections. Pastor Banda in a sermon ‘Hope of Glory’ monitored on Times Radio on Wednesday April 10 2019, dedicated in […]
Vice President Saulos Chilima is reminding people the number of days left until the end of the President Peter Mutharika’s first term as people go to polls on May 21 2019, upbeat that there will be leadership change through the ballot. Chilima, who is also UTM presidential candidate in the May elections challenging the incumbent, […]