The UTM party ‘s first ever primary elections on Thursday were canceled in Rumphi central after unknown roughnecks who are believed to have come from Ng’onga area in the same District attacked the electoral college and severely injured the chairman of the polls. UTM Vice Northern Regional Governor Afiki Mbewe, who was the parties observer […]
Parliamentary and local government aspirants for the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) in Eastern Region [Yap land] have accused the ruling party officials of deliberately delaying primary elections in the region. Some of the aspirants said the prolonged delay in the holding of the primary elections will negatively affect preparations for the highly contentious May 21 […]
While dust is settling on demand by electoral stakeholders for the Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) to engage independent investigators to assess components of a biometric voter registration kit that went missing in Mwanza and Mzuzu, MEC says it has sent a team of fact finding mission to Mangochi after 750 voter certificates meant for Lilongwe […]
Vice President and leader of UTM party Saulos Chilima started the New Year with a political rally at his home village at Njewa in Lilongwe where he told his kinsfolk that their vote will decide the type of Malawi they want for them and future generations. Addressing his first rally of 2019 at Njewa Primary […]
Newly registered UTM has announced that its ambitious primary elections conducted in all the 193 parliamentary constituencies and 462 local government wards simultaneously this Tursday on January 3 will not have candidates blindfolded as is traditionally done. But the party has rescheduled the Mchinji polls to Saturday. UTM, which prides itself as taking a transformative […]
Vice President and leader of UTM Saulos Chilima has challenged fellow presidential aspirants in the May 21 elections to a live televised debate so that the electorate hear plans of aspiring candidates in transforming the country. Addressing his first rally of the year at his home village Njewa Primary school Ground in Lilongwe on Wednesday, […]
Malawi Congress Party (MCP) president Lazarus Chakwera, who is also leader of opposition in Parliament has brushed off criticism from his rival, UTM party president and State Vice President Saulos Chilima for ridiculing his lack of retirement benefits as opposition chief. Chakwera said in a statement seen by Nyasa Times that he was not really […]
The ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) parliamentary candidate for Thyolo North constituency David Maluwa has vowed to walk the talk by fulfilling all his promises in bringing tangible developments that would help to transform lives of people in the area. Maluwa defeated the DPP incumbent member of parliament for Thyolo North Edmoth Kaduya and six […]
The People’s Party (PP) has announced that it will hold its parliamentary and local government primary elections from from January 7 to January 14. The party’s director of elections Lawrence Bisika told a news conference in Lilongwe that PP is geared to contest in 165 constituencies out of the 193. Out of 462 seats in respective […]
State Vice-President and UTM party president on Monday ended the 2018 political year bluntly telling Leader of Opposition in parliament Lazarus Chakwera and his Malawi Congress Party (MCP) that they can never win an election in Malawi. Chakwera and his MCP campaign officials have of late been hurling insults and innuendos at Chilima as the […]
Malawi Congress Party (MCP) president Lazarus Chakwera has promised to step down within two years if elected head of state if he fails to deliver on his promises. In his New Year message, Chakwera said his main aim of getting into the presidential race is to change Malawi, saying if that fails, he would have […]
Quasi-religious governance watchdog, Public Affairs Committee (PAC), has failed to meet Malawi Congress Party (MCP) president Lazarus Chakwera because he has gone outside the country. PAC is dating political party leaders to preach them the need for a peaceful May 21 election as well as invite them for a peace service of worship. The chairman […]
Former president and People’s Party (PP) leader Joyce Banda on New Year’s Day hosted 320 traditional leaders from Zomba Malosa constituency to her residence in Domasi to a luncheon to mark the first day of 2019. Banda told the chiefs that she was set to contest in the May 21 2019 Tripartite Elections as presidential […]
Newly registered UTM Party will conduct its much awaited parliamentary and local government primary elections in all the 193 constituencies and 462 local government wards across the country at once on January 3. To contest on the ticket of the newest party, which is led by Vice-President Saulos Chilima, aspirants will be required to pay […]
President Peter Mutharika has used his new year message to tell citizens that the year 2019 provides Malawians a chance to make a choice and decide the country’s destiny during the May 21 Tripartite elections. “The year 2019 is a year of elections. It is a year we will decide the fate of this country. […]
Former president and Peoples Party (PP) leader Joyce Banda has called for 2019 to be “the year when change comes to Malawi”, with a definite promise to transform the country once elected into office at the May 21 2 ballot. Banda is running for presidency under the PP banner and told thousands of ecstatic supporters at […]
United Democratic Front (UDF) president Atupele Austin (AA) Muluzi has spoken out on capacity to build the good society – healthier, safer and fairer lauding his own successful contribution in portfolios he has held as Cabinet Minister, saying 2019 is the year that marks another key moment in the country’s democracy. Muluzi, who is also […]
Malawi Vice-President Saulos Chilima on New Year’s Eve bade farewell to his ‘neighbours’ at Kauma Township which borders his Area 12 State residence in the capital Lilongwe, saying he will be occupying Plot Number 1 at Kamuzu Palace soon after the May 21 2019 Tripartite elections. Addressing a rally at Kauma, Chilima said 2019 will […]