Atupele in Lilongwe with politics of hope against ‘project fear’

The Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) and UDF Alliance running mate in the fresh presidential elections Atupele Muluzi on Thursday engaged the public when he walked about in Lilongwe meeting vendors and people on the streets before addressing mammoth crowds in Area 24. Atupele said he decided to walk about on his way to his rally […]

DPP-UDF campaign hits top notch as Atupele draws huge crowds in Salima

The Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) and UDF Alliance running mate in the fresh presidential elections Atupele Muluzi drew a high memorable crowd in central region lakesore district of Salima on Wednesday and assured people of Salima of continued development projects in the district if voted back to power. Speaking at Msalura Community Secondary School ground […]

Ex-UTM members regroup to campaign for Mutharika: ‘Not comfortable with MCP’

Over 100 members of UTM, who have left the party due to its alliance with Malawi Congress Party (MCP) have regrouped and are now campaigning for President Peter Mutharika in the court sanctioned presidential election. Former UTM regional campaign director for the south Beston Maulidi described Mutharika and his running mate Atupele Muluzi as visionary […]

Atupele says insulting, name-calling won’t give opposition victory in Malawi fresh polls

Democratic Progressive Party (DPP)-United Democratic Front (UDF) alliance running mate Atupele Muluzi says he is  not going to be distracted  with continued insults and slurs directed at him by the opposition Tonse Alliance. Atupele said this on Monday during a whistle-stop tour as opposition politicians in the opposition groupihn  took turns at Njamba Freedom Park […]

Mkaka viciously attacks Atupele, calling him ‘Chipwaza’: Tells Mutharika to ‘come out of Sanjika’

Malawi Congress Party (MCP) secretary general Elsenhower Mkaka on Monday viciously attacked   Atupele Muluzi, who is also running mate to President Peter Mutharika in the governing Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) and UDF Alliance, calling him names  during a opposition Tonse Alliance televised rally at Njamba Freedom Park in Blantyre. In his campaign speech at the rally,  […]

Msaka says Atupele adds value to Mutharika presidential ticket for Malawi rerun

Vice President for Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) in eastern region Bright Msaka has said the alliance between DPP and UDF will shock and shame opposition Malawi Congress Party (MCP) and its opposition partners, saying President Peter Mutharika and his running mate Atupele Muluzi will emerge victors. Msaka said President Mutharika was right to pick Atupele, […]

Atupele rejects political slurs ‘sindikupanga nawo’:  Sticks on issue-based campaign for Malawi re-run

Democratic Progressive Party (DPP)-United Democratic Front (UDF) alliance running mate Atupele Muluzi has said he is  not going to be distracted by hate-filled speeches and attacks by opposition leaders, saying he will stick to issue-based campaign. “My campaign is issued based. The mudslingin, sindikupanga nawo [ I am not party to it].I have no time […]

Malawi veteran critic Tom Likambale endorses Mutharika-Atupele ticket

Some people have asked me my position as far as Malawi’s current politics is concerned, especially in light of recent events which will culminate in a new presidential election this June 23rd. I believe I owe my friends and loved ones an honest and sincere answer. I have been a UDF member since the party’s […]

Chimulirenji joins Atupele on campaign trail: Denies grumble, touts DPP-UDF ticket

Minister of Disaster Management Affairs and Public Events, Everton Chimulirenji has made his debut appearance on the campaign trail with President Peter Mutharika’s running mate Atupele Muluzi, dismissing assertions by opposition that he was grumbling  for being dropped as running mate, saying in fact he was fired up to support the Mutharika-Atu ticket. Chimulirenji was […]

PAC wants Atupele’s apology over religious remarks

Hitting out at Atupele Muluzi the running mate to President Peter Mutharika in the governing Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) and UDF alliance, for his remarks in which he seemed to suggest that the late Malawi Police Service Superintendent Usumani Imedi was killed during protests at Msundwe last year because he was a Muslim from Mangochi, […]

Atu heads to Lilongwe for agenda-setting DPP-UDF rally: Live on Times TV

As the campaign for the fresh presidential election gathers momentum, Democratic Progressive Party (DPP)-United Democratic Front (UDF) alliance running mate Atupele Muluzi is this Thursday holding whistle-stop tour in Dedza on his way to Lilongwe where he will give agenda-setting address at a rally on Saturday. The 41-year-old Atupele, son to former president Bakili Muluzi, […]

Mutharika absence in campaign trail a blow -Analysts

Political experts say the continued absence of President Peter Mutharika in the heated campaign ahead of the Constitutional Court sanctioned fresh presidential election on July 2 might affect his re-election bid. Mutharika has been on self-imposed lockdown at Sanjika Palace in Blantyre amidst the coronavirus pandemic fears as he has not held any political rally […]

Mulli goes on campaign for President Mutharika re-election

Businessperson Leston Mulli  has come out of his political cocoon to drum support for President Peter Mutharika ahead of the crucial and decisive Constitutional Court sanctioned fresh presidential election on July 2. Mulli, who is also Mulhako wa Alhomwe board of trustees chairperson, joined other top Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) top officials in Mzimba where […]

Nankhumwa encourages constituents in Mulanje to give Mutharika ‘vote of confidence’

Grassroots political party leadership may be without formal authority and power to create change but certainly have the necessary influence over local citizens to communicate government policy and shape local people’s thinking, Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) vice-president (responsible for the South) Kondwani Nankhumwa has said. “As a party, DPP is taking deliberate steps to step up […]

Atupele ignites Limbuli: MP Chida hails Mutharika’s running mate for issue-based campaign

After a tour of Phalombe on his ongoing whistle-stop campaign trail on 18 May, 2020, Atupele Austin (AA) Muluzi the running mate to President Peter Mutharika of  the Democratic Progressive (DPP) reached Limbuli Trading Centre at dusk. Although it was late, there was a mammoth of people who patiently waited for his arrival. A spot […]

MCP’s Mkaka hits at Malawi ex-president Muluzi: ‘Tonse Alliance made in heaven’

Malawi Congress Party (MCP) secretary general Eisenhower Mkaka said the opposition grand alliance  is  ‘made in heaven’ given and that the 2019 election fraud engineered by Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC)   chairwoman Jane Ansah was a blessing in disguise to unite Malawians under the Tonse alliance to redeem the country. Mkaka said the alliance will defeat […]

Atupele says vote for opposition will be self-harm to Malawi democracy

The energised Democratic Progressive Party (DPP)-United Democratic Front (UDF) alliance running mate Atupele Muluzi has called on people of Chiradzulu district to vote for President Peter Mutharika for continued development , saying the opposition alliance will serve their interests. Speaking when he conducted   whistle-stop tour that took him to Chiradzulu District, Atupele  appealed to Malawians […]

Msaka drums support for Mutharika-Atu: DPP-UDF alliance fires up Eastern Region

President Peter Mutharika of Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) choice of  United Democratic Front (UDF) president Atupele Muluzi as his running mate in the forthcoming fresh elections,  has galvanized the Eastern Region, with voters expressing full support for the DPP-UDF alliance. People in the region were previously torn between supporting either DPP or UDF. The sealing […]