Recently Nyasa Times, the most influential online newspaper in Malawi, wrote an editorial critical of government on issues surrounding devaluation of the national currency. That editorial was one of the many, and still growing number of, voices displeased with the Joyce Banda administration. We have also heard from human rights activists like Mr. John Kapito, political experts […]
Despite mounting pressure and threats from his party, Minister of Economic Planning and Development Atupele Muluzi has said he is not yet to leave government to join the other members of the opposition in Parliament as directed by the UDF’s national executive committee. Young Muluzi, a Machinga North East UDF legislature said in light of […]
Minister of Economic Planning and Development, Atupele Muluzi, has laid out Malawi government’s ambitious short-term economic recovery plan, saying the Joyce Banda administration will cut expenditure. President Banda inherited sluggish economy from the late president Bingu WA Mutharika’s administration. Addressing the media in the capital, Lilongwe, Muluzi disclosed that the economic blue-print entails that Capital […]
The message coming from opposition United Democratic Front (UDF) is clear. Come next sitting of National Assembly the party expects all its 15 members to relocate back to opposition benches. This follows a National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting the party held in Blantyre where it was observed that the party is steadily losing its structures […]
Malawi government will launch an ambitious economic recovery plan that will turn the southern country at a long-term into a progressive developmental State. The economy of Malawi, one of the world’s poorest countries, was shattered by former president late Bingu wa Mutharika’s poor governance record which followed with suspension of foreign aid. But President Mrs Joyce […]
Malawi’s Economic Planning and Development Minister, Atupele Muluzi has been honoured by the African Leadership Network (ALN) as New Generation Leader for Africa for the year 2012. Each year, the ALN scouts the continent in search of a new generation of leadership for Africa. The leaders are those who, despite their relatively young age, have tremendous influence […]
Legislators for United Democratic Front (UDF) who are one of the partners to unity government of Peoples Party (PP) have hinted that they will out of the government. PP and UDF automatically became bed fellows when President Mrs. Joyce Banda appointed two senior UDF parliamentarians Atupele Muluzi and Ibrahim Matola into the cabinet, following the […]
Nobody is born a politician, most of us may well argue. But for others, politics is the bonafide thing. Look at how Enock Chihana and Atupele Muluzi are fairing? The golden spoon seems to have been born with them in the political foyer! Then we have one ol’ 76 (or thereabout) years-old John Zenuz Ungapake […]
Poverty remains high in the country and therefore it needs serious handling, Minister of Economic Planning and Development Atupele Austin Muluzi has noted. Muluzi speaking in Lilongwe when he presented the results of the third Integrated Household Survey (IHS3) conducted by the National Statistical Office (NSO) from March 2010 to March 2011, said poverty levels among […]
United Democratic Front( UDF) says it has ended its long drawn factional feuding and decided to be a united front once again, Friday Jumbe, who was leading a renegade faction has revealed. UDF was divided into two factions when George Nga Ntafu declared himself leader of the party deposing Jumbe, and then led a group campaigning […]
Malawi is among 50 African countries participating in Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) ministerial conference in Beijing, China with trade and economic growth topping the list of agenda. The gathering, according to the People’s Republic of China Malawi Embassy, is vital platform for collective dialogue and effective mechanism for practical cooperation between China and Africa […]
Opposition United Democratic Front (UDF) says will hold its much touted convention on October 14 this year, both the party’s Secretary General Keenedy Makwangwala and deputy spokesman Ken Ndanga have confirmed. This follows an earlier interview the party’s interim leader Friday Jumbe told Capital Radio that the party cannot go to convention this year citing […]
Malawi former ruling party the United Democratic Front (UDF) is adamant that it will still field a presidential candidate in 2014 despite the uncertainties that follow the appointment of its strongest hopeful Atupele Austin Muluzi into President Joyce Banda’s cabinet. The UDF is also in a working relationship with Banda’s PP with the party now […]
Malawi will be submitting written reports on the state of human rights record to international bodies like Africa Union and United Nations, President Joyce Banda has assured. Banda made the assurances when she met the outgoing fourth cohort of Malawi Human Rights Commissioner on Monday at Sanjika Palace in Blantyre. The DPP led government of […]
Lawmakers for United Democratic Front (UDF) Atupele Muluzi and Ibrahim Matola at weekend engaged the party supporters in the eastern region to explain their political stand after being roped in President Joyce Banda’s Cabinet. President Banda leads People’s Party which is now a defacto governing party. Banda, who ascended to power on April 7 following […]
United Democratic Front (UDF) national executive committee meeting in Blantyre on Saturday deliberated on the recent appointments of the party’s parliamentary leadership into President Joyce Banda’s inclusive cabinet. During the meeting which was chaired by the party’s Secretary General Kennedy Makwangwala, the party discussed the appointment of its parliament leader Ibrahim Matola as deputy minister […]
“Zinthu zasintha mu mpikisano wa Kojak!” is an announcement that old-timers like me, recall with some nostalgia. In the good old days of innocence, it was a very important announcement. Hearing this on MBC Radio, was enough motivation for us to summa celeritate (with maximum speed) stop playing a game of marble (mabo) or “mpira […]
Sam Mpasu, bitter critic of youthful UDF presidential aspirant Atupele Muluzi, has accused the lawmaker of engaging in electoral campaign mode for the top job way before prescribed time for the campaign. Mpasu suggested that Atupele’s whistle-stop meetings countrywide were illegal campaign because Malawi Electoral Commission has not allowed the official campaign period for 2014 […]