United Democratic Front (UDF) has dissolved the primary elections committee after the party suspended primary elections which were scheduled to start October 17. Spokesman for UDF, Ken Ndanga, confirmed in an interview with Nyasa Times the committee which was responsible to run the primary elections has been dissolved “with immediate effect.” Asked to explain the […]
Vice-President Saulos Chilima on Wednesday addressed the world-renowned think tank Chatham House in London and promised to implement dual citizenship “one day one” as President after the May 21 2019 Tripartite Elections. Chilima, who is leading United Transformation Movement (UTM), after he ditched the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) in June and will challenge President […]
Vice-President Saulos Chilima, who is in the United Kingdom (UK) on private tour, says he will not resign from his post as the country’s second-in command. His comments rubbishes the joint Civil Society Platform on Governance, which on Thursday October 18 called for the resignation of Chilima, accusing him of drawing a salary and benefits from government […]
The High Court on Tuesday reserved judgment on a challenge by newly formed United Transformation Movement (UTM) against the Registrar of Political Parties’ rejection of its application to register as a party. The movement—which is led by the country’s Vice-President Saulos Chilima who broke ranks with the governing Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) and declared he […]
United Democratic Front (UDF) president Atupele Muluzi on Monday made a tour of Machinga District his home area, in order to mobilise people to register to vote in the May 21 2019 Tripartite Elections. The tour took the UDF leader to 11 different stops ending in Liwonde township. Despite the rain and inevitable delays following such […]
Before he launched the United Transformation Movement (UTM) in Zomba on September 9, 2018, vice president of the Republic of Malawi, who is also leader of the Movement, Saulos Klaus Chilima, paid a courtesy visit to immediate former President, Joyce Banda at her Domasi residence in Zomba. The meeting sent a lot of tongues waging about a possible […]
If your family’s WhatsApp group admin is up to their job, you will have seen pictures of Amai and members of the People’s Party dancing and ululating in Mangochi as the leader outlined a vision for a presidential push in May 2019. According to Joyce Banda, the excellent job that she did is unfinished and […]
United Transformation Movement (UTM) leader Saulos Klaus Chilima has expressed excitement over the progress the movement is registering just over four months after it was launched, according to grouping’s Publicity Secretary Joseph Chidanti Malunga. Chidanti Malunga told Nyasa Times after a meeting with Chilima in Blantyre that the UTM message is spreading like bushfire and […]
The International Republican Institute (IRI), a governance think tank based in the United States of America (USA), says it will help strengthen the capacity of Malawi’s political parties so that they contribute effectively towards the consolidation of the country’s young democracy. Resident Program Director for IRI Lara Petricevic-Williams said this Tuesday in Lilongwe at the […]
Radio 2 FM Radio personality, Chris ‘Ada Manda’ has expressed interest to contest parliamentary post contest in Blantyre City East constituency during the forthcoming 2019 Tripartite Elections on Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) ticket. He faces Alex Chimwala in the party’s primary elections slated on 15 October in Machinjri-Township at Nkolokoti Primary School Ground. The 48 […]
Immediate past president and leader of People’s Party (PP) Joyce Banda has vowed that she want to give the country’s top job another shot by contesting in the May 21 2019 elections, saying she has solutions to the unemployment and power outages Malawi is facing under the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) administration. Banda has promised […]
The ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) vice-president (Central Region) Uladi Mussa has challenged that the opposition Malawi Congress Party (MCP) and United Transformation Movement (UTM) will not be given the to govern, saying President Peter Mutharika will win without any doubt a second term to complete his development agenda. Mussa together with party Secretary General […]
Former Malawi vice-president Dr Justin Malewezi has said the May 21 2019 Tripartite elections are very important to the future of the country and has called on Malawians to trust power to govern with leaders who have vision to transform the country with meaningful development. The 2019 polls will be happening at a time when Malawi is […]
Malawi Congress Party (MCP) president Lazarus Chakwera, who is also leader of opposition in parliament, has heaped blame on the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP)-led government saying it has been, in many ways, a roaring failure with unfulfilled promises, lies and that it’s time for change. He was speaking in Mzimba where he conducted a whistle […]
Malawi’s immediate past former president Joyce Banda, who is People’s Party (PP) torchbearer in next year’s elections has intesfied her engagement with the electorate, travelling the breadth and width of the country addressing rallies and has accusing the current Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) administration of being “woefully” out of touch with economic reality for people […]
At least two members of parliament and four aspiring ward councilors who lost during the messy primary elections in Mchinji have said they are resigning from the main opposition Malawi Congress Party (MCP). One of the members of parliament, Mchinji South MP Develious Zaipa said he would now stand as an independent candidate during the 2019 […]
On Saturday, October 6 2018, governing Democratic Progressive (DPP) Party vice president responsible for southern region, Kondwani Nankhumwa undertook a whistle-stop tour of Chiradzulu, urging people in the district to register as voters ahead of the May 21 2019 tripartite elections. The Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) will open voter registration centres in Chiradzulu on Monday, […]
Former Member of Parliament for Chitipa East, Kezzie Msukwa, who is the northern regional chairman for Malawi Congres Party (MCP) for the North-North, is set to contest for the same constituency for a parliamentary seat on his party’s ticket for the 2019 Tripartite Elections. Msukwa, who has hit headlines in the past week by being […]