Youthful presidential hopeful Atupele Austin Muluzi candidate of United Democratic Front (UDF) has picked Karonga Central legiskator Frank Mwenefumbo a member of Alliance for Democracy as his running mate. “I am introducing your next vice president of the Republic of Malawi, Honourable Frank Tumpale Mwenifumbo,” Atupele said Comesa Hall in Blantyre before he presented his […]
Malawians have two choices to make come May 21 2019 when the next tripartite elections are due—to choose continuation of the current social and economic progress or social economic retrogression—Local Government and Rural Development Minister, Kondwani Nankhumwa has said. He was addressing a multitude of governing Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) supporters at Mulanje Mission Primary […]
In 1984 I was in Jos Nigeria. We were driving to church that morning, ahead of us was a VW Wagon. As we came close to it we read the words” PASSION WAGON”, Then we came closer and read” DON’T LAUGH”, We came closer and read”YOUR DAUGHTER MIGHT BE INSIDE” Sigh! Was Ras Chikomeni Chirwa […]
Former Malawi’s Attorney General Charles Mhango, who is also Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) legal director, Wednesday presented his nomination papers for the Parliamentarian race in Rumphi Central constituency whose incumbent is Alliance For Democracy (Aford) Leader Enock Chihana. Mhango presented the papers ahead of the May 21 elections to Malawi Electoral commission (MEC) at Bumba […]
The Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) has shown incredible muscle to survive and adapt to political landscape, and come back when nobody expected it. President Arthur Peter Mutharika, or APM as his supporters call him, has always risen to the challenge, defied the odds and pulled survivor instincts. Mutharika came from the negative popularity of the […]
Malawian Vice President Dr. Saulos Kalsu Chilima, who is presidential candidate of UTM Party, has said the country’s economy needs fixing, creating jobs for the youth and put priorities in order to achieve a desired state. Chilima was speaking after he presented his nomination papers alongside his running mate development activist Dr Micheal Usi. “We […]
Independent presidential hopeful Ras Chikomeni Kadelere Chirwa presented his nomination papers to the Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) on Wednesday aftermoon in preparation for the May 21 2019 Tripartite Elections but his papers have been refused because he did or pay K2million nomination fee. He also didn’t get enough signatures for his nomination. In his speech […]
Parliamentary aspirants in the lakeshore district of Karonga Tuesday started presenting their nomination papers to pollster Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC), through their constituency returning officers, in ceremonies punctuated by pomp and glamour. Karonga has five constituencies with Karonga Central Constituency the most popular following a spate of violent occurrences prior to the May 2014 tripartite […]
The governing Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) has decided to replace Mzimba Hora legislator the Reverend Christopher Mzomera Ngwira from contesting again for the seat after the court declared him bankrupt. Mzomera Ngwira, a former deputy Cabinet minister in former president Bingu wa Mutharika’s administration, was declared bankrupt in June 2018 after allegedly failing to pay $75 […]
Zomba Central Constituency parliamentarian, Patricia Kainga, popularly known as Nangozo, has presented her nomination papers for the 2019 parliamentary elections, defying the governing Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) not to contest as independent. Kainga, will contest as an independent candidate following a defeat by Bester Awali in the DPP primary elections which took place in January […]
Malawi immediate past president Joyce Banda who announced on BBC at the weekend that she is not running for presidency and endorsing State Vice President Saulos Chilima and his UTM Party on Tuesday submitted her nomination papers to Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) to allow her to contest in the May 21 elections. Banda has picked […]
Truth, and this will certainly itch and prick, must be told—at least now that the political status quo gets more and more exciting, as the once dreamy May 21 tripartite elections is now just a stone’s throw away. Already, the tumult can be felt; but most of all, the issue of running-mates that has become a […]
Presidential aspirant Peter Kuwani of Mbakuwaku Movement for Development (MMD) on Tuesday submitted his nomination papers to the Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) for the May 21 Tripartite Elections. Kuwani, a chartered accoutant by profession, announced Archibald Kalawong’oma—a less known personality—as his running-mate. He handed his nomination paper to MEC chairperson Justice Jane Ansah at around 10:30am amid […]
Malawi Congress Party (MCP) presidential candidate Lazarus Chakwera has declared that he is ready to bail Malawians out of poverty and corruption, saying President Peter Mutharika and vice-president Saulos Chilima are “packing because change has come.” Displaying high confidence that he would win the May 21 2019 presidential elections, Chakwera flanked by his running mate […]
Umodzi Party (UP) president John Chisi on Monday presented his nomination papers—expressing interest to vie for the office of president—to pollster Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) where he called for “unity of purpose” in developing the country. Chisi, who polled 12 048 votes in the 2009 presidential election and was accompanied by a sizeable crowd, said […]
Alliance for Democracy (AFORD) says its electoral working alliance with UTM ahead of the May 21 tripartite polls is still intact despite their counterparts—People’s Party (PP) and Tikonze Alliance—pulling out of the same. PP’s president Joyce Banda announced to have withdrawn from the UTM-PP alliance citing that UTM “failed to comply with the terms of […]
Former Vice-President Dr Cassim Chilumpha, who was leading the Tikonze Peoples Movement an electoral alliance comprising sixparties—People’s Progressive Movement (PPM), New Labour Party (NLP), Assembly for Democracy and Development (ADD), Republican Party (RP), Malawi Democratic Party (MDP) and Malawi Forum for Unity and Development (Mafunde)— has apologised for agreeing to endorse UTM Party presidential candidate Saulos Chilima […]
Former governing People’s Party (PP) has said it has pulled out of an electoral alliance with the UTM Paerty ahead of the May 21 tripartite elections just days after the same was announced citing a breach by the latter on “a number of issues” including that of running-mate. In a statement issued Monday, and signed […]