United Democratic Front (UDF) two-day convention started Wednesday at Comesa Hall in Blantyre where Atupele Austin (AA) Muluzi was retained as party president unopposed and said he had gained experience not just to lead the party but the nation as well. Hailing a “new beginning” young Muluzi said in a sober address that he will […]
Malawian Vice-President Dr Saulos Klaus Chilima, who is leading a United Transformation Movement (UTM) and his wife Mary Chilima on Wednesday registered to vote in the May 21 2019 Tripartite Election at Area 18 Anglican church registration centre in Lilongwe. The couple was happily welcomed by all the Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) staff at the […]
Around 3,000 delegates from Malawi’s former ruling United Democratic Front (UDF) have gathered in Blantyre for a two-day key national elective conference to decide the route map of the party ahead of next year’s tripartite polls. The indaba which is slated for Wednesday August 1 up to 2 at the Comesa Hall will be held under the […]
In phone-in programme on Times Radio presented by Brian Banda, a certain Mr Chipwete who gave his address as “at the barbershop, Thunga, Thyolo” had interesting things to say. Don’t shoot the messenger. Various parties can see what they take away from this and retool their messages accordingly. MR CHIPWETE: Let’s just give the keys […]
Let me make one thing crystal clear right off the bat that the objective here is not to discredit any particular interests, individuals, groups or otherwise. Let it also be known that I personally neither subscribe to nor identify with any political interest in the country. I have said this in an attempt to eliminate […]
Leader of opposition and presidential candidate of Malawi Congress Party (MCP) Lazarus Chakwera on Tuesday travelled to his home village Malembo in Lilongwe where he registered his name with Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) during the ongoing voter registration exercise. MEC is in thethird phase of registration following the expiry of the first phase which took place in […]
Malawi Congress Party (MCP), through its Youth Coordinating Committee, is on a strong drive to mobilise young supporters across the country to strengthen the party’s resolve ahead of next year’s national general elections and over the weekend the committee sponsored football bonanzas in five constituencies of Blantyre City. This is quite a huge contrast to what […]
Mulanje is becoming one of the volatile districts in the country, joining the league of previously listed high volatile districts of Mangochi, Kasungu and Karonga. District Commissioner for Mulanje, Charles Makanga has has warned. Makanga made the warning last Friday during the District Executive Committee meeting. The warning comes at a time there is an […]
In an effort to make it for more women representation in the forth coming tripartite elections, six Community Based Organizations (CBOs) in Karonga district have been equipped with skills on how to network with other CBOs at village level to drum up support for women who aspire for various positions during the forth coming general […]
Over one hundred seventy-eight thousand eligible voters have registered in the lakeshore district of Nkhotakota—representing over 82.03 percent—a development that has impressed Malawi Congress Party (MCP) vice president Sidik Mia and Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) secretary general, Greseilder wa Jeffrey. Nkhotakota district elections clerk, Gideon Kanjirawaya, confirmed the figures saying despite a number of challenges […]
District coordinator for Public Affairs Committee (PAC) in Likoma district has pressed on various religious leaders to actively participate into the ongoing voter registration exercise in order to secure free and fair elections in the next year’s polls. Reverend Father Jolly Chadzuka of Likoma Anglican at St Peters Cathedral made the call on Wednesday 24th July, 2018 in an […]
Political pundits in the country have told President Peter Mutharika to restore the security detail of vice president Saulos Chilima which the state took away on Wednesday, saying the development could be a precursor to much more sinister motives. The police on Wednesday stripped off Chilima of his 42 security detail, leaving with him less than a dozen. […]
Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) Chairperson, Dr. Jane Ansah has expressed satisfaction over high voter registration in Mchinji. Having visited some registration centres in Mchinji Central, Mchinji East, and South West Constituencies, Ansah said she was impressed with the high number of people participating in the registration exercise. In an interview at Bua Primary School in […]
Ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) has delayed the scheduled August primary elections for aspiring members of parliament and councilors in what the party spokesperson said was a move to familiarize the aspiring candidates with grass root politics. In an interview, party spokesperson Nicholas Dausi said there was need to familiarize all the candidates with grass […]
Pollster Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) has slashed nomination fees for women, the youth and people with disability after an uproar led by United Democratic Front (UDF) over the hike which analysts said could have prevented the affected groups from participating in the 2019 election. MEC spokesperson Sangwani Mwafulirwa said the youth, under the age of […]
Malawi Congress Party (MCP) vice president Alhadji Muhammad Sidik Mia was on a whistle stop tour in the lakeshore districts of Salima and Nkhotakota when he has boosted the support of the party encouraging eligible voters to register in large numbers so that they can vote for the party in next year’s elections. Mia’s meetings […]
Government has withdrawn 42 critical security personel of vice president Saulos Chilima just days after he held a successful political rally in Lilongwe to launch his United Transformation Movement (UTM) and he has been left with seven security guards to man two official residencies Area 12 in Lilongwe and Mudi House in Blantyre and the office […]
Northern region powerful traditional leaders have disputed assertions that Inkosi ya Makhosi M’mbelwa V of Mzimba endorsed Peter Mutharika’s 2019 presidential bid. Senior chief Mpherembe said the powerful Ngoni chief was quoted out of context. “As traditional leaders, we support the government of the day but we cannot endorse politicians. Our role is to ensure […]