President Peter Mutharika and his embattled Vice-President Saulos Chilima are set to meet on May 4c as both have invitations to attend prayers organised by Public Affairs Committee (PAC) make them sign a commitment to conducting a peaceful campaign. The quasi-religious body believes that by signing a peace declaration, the presidential candidates will set the tone […]
Prophet T.B. Joshua the head of the Synagogue Church of nations (SCOAN) did not make any prophecy of the May 21 2019 Malawi watershed elections, his Scoan Emmanuel TV Partners in Malawi has clarified. In a published statement seen by Nyasa Times, Emmanuel TV Partner in Malawi said the some media reports circulating that the […]
National Initiative for Civic Education Trust (NICE) has embarked on a sensitization initiative, aimed at mobilizing people to vote in their large numbers, as well as minimising null and void votes, in the May 21 polls. Apart from this, the Trust is persuading citizens to demand transparency and accountability from their leaders they intend to […]
The May 21 2019 watershed elections have brought out some extravagant and unlikely campaign pledges from l political parties but the United Democratic Front (UDF) has been clear in its manifesto built on two pillars of delivering inclusive growth and governance. In its manifesto launched at Civo Stadium in Lilongwe on Sunday by UDF presidential […]
Before any patriotic citizen reads and analyse the the governing Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) 2019 manifesto, it is imperative that they first appreciate the extent to which the party has honoured its 2014 Tripartite elections. This is crucial in as far as predicting as to whether the DPP – if given another mandate- shall fulfil […]
United Democratic Front (UDF) presidential running mate Frank Mwenifumbo has said the party manifesto is promising to construct a new railway from Lilongwe to Mbeya in Tanzania. Mwenifumbo was picked as running mate for Atupele Muluzi in the May 21 Tripartite Elections and came at the launch of UDF manifesto at Civo Stadium with members from […]
UTM Party vice president and running mate to Dr Saulos Chilima in the watershed May 21 Tripartite Elections, Dr Micheal Usi has advised people to vote UTM into power for it has no records of failure and corruption unlike its competitors. Usi was speaking Sunday in Salima North Constituency during Imbizos (whistle-stops) and a rally […]
President Peter Mutharika has asked voters to give him a fresh mandate and Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) in the May 21 2019 elections when he launched its 2019 manifesto on Sunday with promises of taking Malawi farther from poverty to prosperity. Speaking at the party’s campaign launch at the Kamuzu Institute for Sports in Lilongwe, […]
United Democratic Front (UDF) presidential candidate Atupele Muluzi on Sunday launched his party’s election plans for 2019 at Civo Stadium in Lilongwe, saying the May 21 2019 Tripartite Elections are part of the significant transition to transform Malawi. Atupele, 40, the youngest among the eight presidential candidates, was accompanied by his running mate Frank Tumpale […]
Al g overnance expert and political commentator has rated United Democratic Front’s Atupele Muluzi as the winner of last presidential debate but said current Vice-President Saulos Chilima of the UTM Party as overall winner of this year’s series of televised debates. In an analysis and rating, Makhumbo Munthali who has been part of the audience […]
Director of Elections for the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), Ben Phiri, who is aspiring as Member of Parliament in Thyolo Central, launched his campaign for the May 21Tripartite Elections in grand style on Saturday where he pledged that the development projects he has contributed so far are just a tip of the iceberg because […]
State vice-president and leader of UTM Party, Saulos Klaus Chilima says he will be Malawi’s 6th President after May 21 Tripartite Elections amid promises to take Malawi out of the poverty doldrums to the promised land of ‘milk and honey.’ Chilima made the confidence-filled remarks during whistle-stop tour styled Imbizo, a one-on-one political interaction with […]
Malawi Congress Party (MCP) presidential candidate Lazarus Chakwera said his will prioritise fighting theft of public resources and stinking corruption bedevilling government in his first 100 days in office if elected as Malawi leader in the May 21 Tripartite Elections. Chakwera said this during the last televised presidential debate on Friday held in Lilongwe. Moderator […]
The youngest presidential candidate in May 21 Tripartite Election, Atupele Austin Muluzi, 40, of United Democratic Front (UDF) has said he is ready to govern and will “lead from the front”, promising to a “new Malawi” to ensure inclusive growth and good governance. Atupele said this on Friday night during the final round of the […]
Vice President Saulos Chilima, who is also UTM Party presidential flag bearer in May 21 watershed elections, has asked Malawians not to vote for those who snubbed the presidential debates Friday evening, saying it is an ‘insult’ to Malawians to vote for people who have shown ‘clearly’ that they do not want the job. Chilima, […]
The final presidential debate Friday evening is expected to have a new moderator in Reverend Patrick Semphere who will replace Grace Malera as six out of eight candidates appearing on the ballot paper will tussle in the battle of minds. Human rights lawyer Malera, a former executice secretary of Malawi Human Rights Commission, has been […]
A new Afrobarometer survey findings on Malawi government’s delivery of basic public services has found that the country performed poorly in several areas and its perceived dis-respectfulness on public services is the highest in the region Southern African region at 34 percent. The survey conducted between 2016 and 2018 on how African States are performing […]
Abida Mia, wife to first vice president of the Malawi Congress Party (MCP) Mohammed Sidik Mia, says she will continue mass action campaign to propel Lazarus Chakwera to power in May 21 Tripartite Elections. Speaking during meetings she addressed in Terere ward in Nsanje North, Abida said MCP are fighting for people’s democratic rights, for […]