Vice President and UTM Party leaderbSaulos Chilima has said his government will finish the much touted Njakwa Livingstonia road when it gets into government in May. Addressing a political rally at Bumba Primary School in Rumphi Saturday Chilima said he felt sorry for President Peter Mutharika for being told lies about the status of the […]
Opposition Malawi Congress Party (MCP) has launched its manifesto ahead of elections due to take place on May 21 2019, promising a better life for all not the few. MCP presidential torchbearer Lazarus Chakwera launched the manifesto at Crossroads Hotel in Lilongwe earlier in the day on Saturday before the public launch at Masintha Ground […]
Vice President Saulos Chilima has said President Peter Mutharika’s days as leader are “numbered” in the countdown to May 21 2019 Tripartite Elections, expressing confident that there will be leadership change through the ballot. Chilima has said there are only about 70 days for President Mutharika to pack and leave State House as he will […]
UTM Party president Dr. Saulos Chilima has revealed that the party will launch its elections manifesto once Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) officially opens the campaign period set to be March 20, 60 days before polling on May 21 2019. Chilima disclosed this after staging UTM’s first ever major political rally in the Northern Region District […]
As Malawi gears for the start of the official campaign period from March 19, the Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) has cautioned political parties in the Country to campaign within the confines of all electoral laws including the new Political Parties Law which bans giving of handouts to secure votes. This will be the first election […]
Vice president Saulos Chilima has promised that once voted into power as Head of State on May 21, the UTM led government would remove connection fees for water and electricity. Chilima said this in Mzimba when he addressed a highly patronized rally. Speaking in fluent Tumbuka, Chilima said there is a common saying that water […]
Opposition Malawi Congress Party (MCP) has painted Lilongwe in its party colours of red and green as the election season is in full swing in the run-up to the May 21 Tripartite Elections with the launch of its manifesto promising a better life for all. MCP presidential candidate Lazarus Chakwera together with his running mate […]
United Democratic Front (UDF) presidential running mate Frank Tumpale Mwenifumbo has been widely commended for demonstrating courage throughout the live televised debate at Bingu International Convention Centre (Bicc) in Lilongwe ahead of the May 21 2019 Tripartite Elections as he was blunt cautioning Malawi that it may be caught in a debt-book China diplomacy trap. […]
Catholic priest has urged the electorate to consider ushering in power “game changers” who would follow the tenets of the 10 Biblical Commandments such as “thou shall not steal, do unto others as you would like them to do unto you.” Father Edmond Nyoka, the pastoral secretary of Catholic Commission for Justice and Peace (CCJP) […]
UTM Party presidential running mate Dr Michael Usi decried the resurgence of attacks and killings of persons with albinism in the country as a form of “terrorism”. During the political debate held in Lilongwe on Thursday evening, Usi expressed dismay over inaction as persons living with albinism in Malawi are being tormented, hunted down like wild […]
Mzuzu-based social and political commentator Emily Mkamanga has said Malawi Congress Party (MCP) presidential running mate Mohammed Sidik Mia strengthened his case to be vice president with a good performance im the first televised debate ahead of May 21 Tripartite Elections at Bingu International Convention Cente (BICC) auditorium in Lilongwe. The debate on Thursday night was […]
Four presidential running mates on Thursday night took to the state at Bingu International Convention Centre (BICC) fielding questions from private owned Zodiak Broadcasting Station (ZBS) live on television and the public ahead of the May 21 2019 Tripartte Elections. Initially the debate was scheduled to have five panellits on the podium but ruling Democratic […]
Scores of women contesting for membership of Parliament and councillorship in Malawi’s watershed tripartite elections scheduled for 21 May this year, say the 50:50 Management Agency has let them down, alleging that the agency is not providing them with financial resources and other campaign materials ahead of the polls. The 50:50 Management Agency, which is […]
Ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) presidential running mate Everton Chimulirenji has snubbed the first-ever presidential running mates debates ahead of the May 21 2019 Tripartite Elections organised by private broadcaster Zodiak Broadcasting Station (ZBS). Chimulirenji was loudly derided by the packed audience at Bingu International Convention Centre in Lilongwe when he did not show up. […]
Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC), Commissioner Bishop Mary Nkosi has said the Commission has plans to engage external auditors to verify the results when they are returned to constituency returning officers, so that the voters are well accounted for before they go to the main tally centre. ”We will put a tender to engage external auditors […]
As fake news continue to dominate in both local and international media whereby influencing decision making, Tingathe will this Saturday, March 9 2019 host a public discussion on the phenomenon ahead of this year’s May 21st tripartite elections. Speaking to Nyasa Times, Fundraising, Communications, and Visibility Manager Liam Palmbach said ‘Fake News’ was chosen as […]
Presidential candidate for UTM Party, Saulos Chilima impressed Malawi Congress Party’s (MCP’s) backyard in Lilongwe rural promising to revive the agricultural sector and urging the people to demand accountability on how their taxes are spent by the government when he conducted more than 20 Imbizos (Whistle-stops) at the weekend. This comes just after a week […]
Chiradzulu Central legislature, Hannif O.G Issa, has withdrawn from the May 21 parliamentary race on health grounds. Issa has been the constituency’s independent MP since 2014. Announcing the withdrawal on Tuesday during vetting exercise of ballot papers, Chiradzulu Central Constituency Returning Officer (CRO) Chiyembekezo Mbewe, said he got the communication on the same day. Vetting […]