Pollster, the Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) officials have gone flat out encouraging and urging people to go and verify their details in voter registers once the exercise starts on December 10. MEC commissioner Reverend Dr Killion Mgawi said this on Tuesday in Kasungu when he opened a workshop for 63 constituency voter and civic education […]
Some members of Alliance for Democracy (AFORD) members in Mzuzu on Tuesday threatened to defect to other political parties especially if the National Executive Committee fails to call for a fresh convention by the end of this year tp elect office bearers. The irate members who claimed ti be Aford Mzuzu dostrict committee leaders , […]
Erstwhile governing People’s Party (PP) says its leader Joyce Banda Is winning the heart and minds of the electorate with bumper crowds she had been having across the country, saying those underrating her chances of winning the May 21 2019 Tripartite Elections will be doing so on their own peril. The political ground appears to […]
Mzuzu-based political commentator Emily Mkamanga has said while immediate former President Joyce Banda’s ambition to contest as presidential candidate in the May 21 2019 Tripartite Elections was good in terms of fulfilling the 50-50 Campaign, but that she can’t win because her popularity and trust among the electoral have waned. Mkamanga comments comes after People’s Party […]
United Democratic Front (UDF) leaders spent the weekend meeting with chiefs and constituents with rallies in Balaka, Machinga and Chikwawa districts where, it’s leader Atupele Muluzi said he is “open minded” on how the party will contest in the May 21 2019 Tripartite Elections. Muluzi challenged that his party has one million guaranteed votes ahead […]
Opposition Malawi Congress Party (MCP) presidential candidate Lazarus Chakwera who has set his hopes on becoming the country’s next President has unveiled a five-point plan to kick-start Malawi’s stalled development. Addressing a news conference on Sunday at his Namiwawa Residence in Blantyre after his rally at Zingangwa Secondary School ground was earlier disrupted by heavy downpour, Chakwera […]
Malawi needs a ghetto president. One who grew up in the townships, attended not only a formal education but has also been to the university of life as well as the school of hard-knocks. President oti anamenyedwapo makofi komanso okuti naye anafakako ena makhatcha. President okuti ndi watauni komanso za kumudzi amazitsata. That person must […]
Main opposition Malawi Congress Party (MCP)has declared Dedza East member of Parliament (MP) Juliana Lunguzi as winner of the primary elections and will represent the party in the parliamentary race in the May 21 2019 Tripartite Elections. After a close contest at Mankhama Primary School on Sunday, presiding officer Peter Chalera declared Patrick Bandawe winner with […]
The outspoken National Youth Director for the opposition Malawi Congress Party (MCP) Richard Chimwendo Banda says the youth in the country are okay with party vice President Sidik Mia as torchbearer Lazarus Chakwera’s running mate in next year’s watershed election. Chimwendo spoke during a rally MCP organized at ZingangwaSecondary School ground in Blantyre city which […]
Immediate past president and leader of People’s Party (PP) Joyce Banda wants to give the country’s top job another shot by contesting in the May 21 2019 elections and her party has ruled out that she would play second fiddle in any electoral combination. There has been fevered speculation that PP would consider working with other parties for […]
Malawi Congress Party (MCP) leader Lazarus Chakwera has said Malawians have a rare and real opportunity on May 21 2019 to disabuse themselves of the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP)-led government which balmed for the socio-economic woes facing the country. Chakwera, speaking during Tambala Night fundraising event hosted by the party in Blantyre on Friday, said […]
Malawi football legend Peterkin ‘Beruit’ Kayira on Saturday joined the political podium when he spoke at UTM rally held at Chitipa Airfield and endorsed Vice-President Saulosi Chilima as the “real hope” for Malawi transformation leadership. According to him, failing to vote for Chilima in the May 21 2019 Tripartite Elections is just the same as killing […]
The newly-registered UTM party led by Vice-President Saulos Chilima has become the first to create a post of Diaspora Directorate in its national executive committee to be elected that its first national convention slated for December 17 at Bingu International Convention Centre (Bicc) in Lilongwe. UTM interim publicity secretary Joseph Chidanti-Malunga confirmed the development confirmed […]
Charis Missionary Church (CMC) in Mzuzu, has commended government for uplifting lives of people in the Northern Region, and has since endorsed the candidature of President Peter Mutharika in next year’s election. Speaking in an interview, CMC country representative, Eleck Phiri said the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) led government has demonstrated that it is development […]
President of United Democratic Front (UDF), Atupele Muluzi, is kicking off his political meetings with the electorate ahead of May 21 2019 Tripartite Elections starting with the Yao Land this weekend, with emphasis on a “new beginning” for the party and bring in new ideas. According to a programme released by UDF secretary general Kandi Padambo, […]
Malawi Congress Party (MCP) says it is in the right path to have president Lazarus Chakwera pick his runningmate and all candidates ready for nomination process for th May 21 2019 Tripartite Elections. Pollsters, the Malawi Electoral Commisison (MEC) has announced that candifdates should start collecting nomination papers from January 4 for presentation between February […]
Opposition Malawi Congress Party (MCP) Lakeshore regional chairperson Augustine Chidzanja on Tuesday rubbished talks that MCP would form an electoral alliance, arguing that that the country’s oldest party is very powerful and capable of dislodging the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) from power in 2019. Chidzanja made the remarks during an impromptu rally the party’s […]
Tiyanjane Frank, 21 said he regrets to have sold his voter registration certificate after Balaka First Grade Magistrate court on Monday convicted convicted him snd sentenced to three years Imprisonment with Hard Labour. The offence of selling voter registration certificateis contrary to Section 98 (1) (i) of the elections law. The court heard that Frank […]