Gospel musician and former member of Parliament for Blantyre City South Constituency, Allan Ngumuya, has tested positive for coronavirus disease (COVID-19). Ngumuya has confirmed with journalists about the development on Tuesday . The sensational gospel musician said he is admitted to Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital in Blantyre where he is receiving treatment. “Please, tell the […]
Blantyre City South legislator Allan Ngumuya accused Rumphi East legislator Kamlepo Kalua of People’s Party (PP) of being “rude” for contributing in parliament concerns from his constituency in a bid to campaign for his son Fredokiss who is contesting there. But Kalua rejected the accusations, saying he was only making “a piece of information” that People […]
With less than 17 months to go before Malawi holds its sixth general elections under pluralistic system of government, a wave of aspiration for constituency seats is now building up in some areas. Nowhere is the hype surrounding this wave so apparent than in Blantyre City South, a constituency which has a history of offering […]
Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) member of Parliament for Blantyre City South Allan Ngumuya has become the second ruling party’s legislator to back former first lady Callista Mutharika who openly spoke about leadership change in favour of Vice-President Saulos Chilima to represent the party in next year’s elections and let President Peter Mutharika retire. Ngumuya said DPP and […]
Nyasa Big Bullets director of sales and marketing and former chairperson Noel Lipipa has disclosed that he will run for Parliament at the next Tripartite election – expected next year in May. He has declared his intention to contest in the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) primaries for the Blantyre City South constituency which is currently being […]
Youthful politician Leonard Chimbanga has taken a swipe on Blantyre City South Parliamenterian Allan Ngumuya over his proposal to have Chimwankhunda-Zion Road named after the country’s First Lady Getrude Mutharika. Chimbanga in an interview with Nyasa Times after reports that the road will be named after President Peter Mutharika’s wife Getrude provoked outrage among Malawians […]
First Lady Getrude Mutharika now has a road to be named after her in Blantyre. The Chimwankhunga-Zion road will be named after President Peter Mutharika’s wife to be ‘Prof Getrude Mutharika Avenue’. Member of Parliament (MP) for Blantyre City South Constituency, Allan Ngumuya (Democratic Progressive Party –DPP) said they are naming the road to appreciate […]
Member of Parliament for Blantyre City South, Allan Ngumuya is taking the L over calls for construction of Hall of Fame. Ngumuya says the Hall of Fame will document and house historical facts about people who have achieved greatness in Malawi. The call has received negative feedback as people say the country has urgent basic […]
Parliamenterian for Blantyre City South Allan Ngumuya (DPP) expressed reservations with inviting specialists officers from Scotland Yard in United Kingdon to be e been called in to try to solve the riddle of fire that has been gutting public places but had backed the motion on investigating the death if forer Anti Corruption Bureau (ACB) director Isaa Njauju. […]
The Malawi National Assembly has passed an Act requiring all local broadcasting houses play 70 percent of local music and 30 percent foreign music. The House on Thursday agreed to the motion moved by Mary Navicha member for Thyolo Thava to empower domestic music and was supported by MP for Blantyre City South Constituency Allan Ngumuya. The […]
Blantyre City North legislator, also veteran musician, Allan Ngumuya says is bringing again in the National Assembly a motion which seeks development of policy that will require all Malawi media broadcasting houses play more local music in order to enable home artists collect enough proceeds from Copyright Society of Malawi (CoSoMa). Ngumuya brought the motion […]
One of Malawi’s veteran gospel singer, Allan Ngumuya, has organised a show to mark his 30 years of his music journey. Ngumuya, with 15 albums to his credit, told Nyasa Times that show take place at Umodzi Park in the capital city Lilongwe on 13 September, 2015 starting from 1 PM. The singer-cum-parliamentarian said during the show he […]
Consumers rights activist, John Kapito has lambasted Member of Parliament for Blantyre City South, Allan Ngumuya for defending Blantyre Water Board’s inefficiency to provide water in Blantyre City. Kapito is on Thursday expected to lead consumers to demonstrate against BWB with Consumers Association of Malawi (Cama) expected to present a petition to the utility provider on the […]
I have little sympathy for Ken Zikhale Ng’oma after he has been left with an egg all over his face. He was told in plain language that spineless nomadic politicians without any belief and principles like him are no longer welcome in the ruling DPP. For many years now, Zikhale has shamelessly moved from one […]
President Peter Mutharika has retaliated that he will not continue with the One Dairy Cow per Family’ project which was launched by his predecessor Joyce Banda. One Dairy Cow per Family’ project was being coordinated by Presidential Initiative on Poverty and Hunger in conjunction with the Ministry of Agriculture, but Mutharika said that has been abolished […]
The move by one of the independent parliamentarians who have joined the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) Allan Ngumuya contradicts his earlier stand on party politics. Ngumuya earlier told a privately owned Capital radio when he was campaigning for the parliamentary seat that he will never join any party if voted into parliament, saying party […]
Ninteen independent Members of the Malawi Parliament (MPs) on Monday defected to join the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP). Speaker of Parliament Richard Msowoya made the announcement when the House resumed sitting following a weekend recess. The Members of Parliament that have defected according to Msowoya are: Peter Hamiton Bvalani MP for Zomba Likangala, Daudi Abiyani […]
Malawi’s most successful gospel artist to date Allan Ngumuya says his desire to venture politics is arises from a need to serve people regardless of their affiliations. The musician recently announced that he has joined the bandwagon of aspirants that will contest the Blantyre City South constituency that is currently occupied by Minister of Information […]