Accusations and counter-accusations continue to rock the former governing United Democratic Front (UDF), with the faction that is led by acting president Friday Jumbe rubbishing a National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting called by Secretary-General, Kennedy Makwangwala in Blantyre on Sunday, which appointed new people in positions held by officials supporting Jumbe. On Sunday, Makwangwala, who […]
Preamble: “Every youth owes it to himself and to the world to make the most possible out of the stuff that is in him.” Orison Swett Marden (1850-1912). One youth inspired by Marden is Atupele Austin Muluzi, Member of Parliament for Machinga North East, born on August 6, 1978. If several recent opinion polls are […]
Thousands of people in old capital city, Zomba had to brave heavy rainfall on Sunday to attend a public rally addressed by United Democratic Front (UDF) with Machinga north east parliamentarian and presidential aspirant Atupele Austin (AA) Muluzi. On arrival at the Mponda Freedom Ground, the UDF party motorcade – which also carried other officials […]
Malawi presidential aspirant, Machinga north east MP Atupele Muluzi, has explained his job creation proposals as one of the solutions to the economic problems the country is currently facing. Responding to President Bingu Wa Mutharika’s State Opening of Parliament, the 33-year-old son of former president Bakili Muluzi, offered some solutions. He gave an interview with […]
Former justice minister Henry Duncan Phoya (HDP) and youthful presidential aspirant Atupele Muluzi on Saturday visited detained lawyer Ralph Kasambara at Mwaiwathu Hospital in Blantyre to give him moral support. Kasambara, the former Attorney General, has been moved from jail to the private hospital, where he is being treated under heavy police guard for a […]
Orison Swett Marden (1850 – 1924), an American writer, with a degree in medicine, and a successful hotel owner believed in the power of the youth. Amongst the legacy he left the youth is a treasure that challenges the youth to excel. “Every youth” he said, “owes it to himself and to the world to […]
Leader of the Youth Association for Democracy (Yadema), lawyer Wapona Kita, has condemned ‘outdated’ governing Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) officials following their sexist comments that Malawi is not ready for a female president. DPP Regional Governor for the South, Noel Masangwi, raised eyebrows when he said: “Malawi is not ready for a female president.” He […]
“Malawi Government security guard, who was deployed to Bakili Muluzi, has found himself in an awkward situation for being used by the former president’s son, Atupele Muluzi. The bodyguard sustained a broken leg during a political whistle-stop tour organised by Atupele.” –The Nation, Saturday February 11, 2012. Atupele Muluzi, despite two major drawbacks, has kicked […]
Malawi Police on Wednesday obstructed Machinga North East lawmaker, Atupele Muluzi, from attending parliamentary deliberations when they stormed his house in Area 9 whey they seized his vehicle and detained the chauffer. The son to former president, who has expressed interest to run for presidency in 2014, said Police came to his house to seize […]
Opposition Aford’s Karonga-Nyungwe MP, Khwauli Msiska, on Tuesday told parliment that Malawi should take International Monetary Fund (IMF) advice to devalue the local currency Kwacha before the end of the year. “We are treading on a dangerous path if we don’t want to be truthful. Not long ago, it was almost obscene to relate the […]
We gonna chase those crazy Baldheads out of town; I’n’I build a cabin; I’n’I plant the corn; Didn’t my people before me Slave for this country? Now you look me with that scorn, Then you eat up all my corn. Build your penitentiary, we build your schools, Brainwash education to make us the fools. Hate […]
Presidential aspirant Atupele Austin Muluzi took his road show meetings to the central region district of Mchinji on Sunday, where he attracted thousands upon thousands of people. Atupele first addressed crowds at Kamwendo trading centre in the district attracting mammoth crowds. He proceeded to Mchinji boma where may people also cheered the youthful presidential hopeful. […]
Presidential aspirant Atupele Austin Muluzi, 33, son of former president Bakili Muluzi, says those who are opposing his ambitions for the country’s top job on the basis of young age, conveniently choose to look down at young people as unable to play a meaningful role in society. In a ‘Hard Talk’ interview with Malawi News, […]
Presidential aspirant Atupele Austin Muluzi was stopped by Police from addressing thousands of supporters when he arrived to a hero’s welcome in the administrative capital, Lilongwe ahead of Parliament sitting. Atupele, the Machinga North East UDF parliamentarian and its deputy leader in the House, was travelling in an open white Mercedes Benz and travelled close […]
Presidential aspirant Atupele Muluzi, son of former president of Malawi, Bakili Muluzi, has demanded a corruption investigation into the country’s fertiliser subsidy programme, saying organised crime and corruption is undermining its potential benefits for the poor. Speaking on Sunday at Mulanje Limbuli, near the Malawi border with Mozambique, the Machinga North East parliamentarian claimed the […]
United Democratic Front (UDF) youthful presidential hopeful, Atupele Muluzi, was on Sunday ambushed as his convoy was attacked by stone-throwing ruling DPP thugs while travelling in the rural southern tea-growing districts of Thyolo and Mulanje. Atupele, son of former president Bakili Muluzi, was in the Lhomwe belt a stronghold of DPP, to conduct whistle-stop political […]
Malawi Government’s crackdown on opposition parties’ followers continued on Sunday afternoon with the arrest of two United Democratic Front (UDF) members in Balaka district. The two opposition party followers have been identified as John Ajida and Owen Nyoni, according to Balaka Police spokesperson Titani Chadwala. The police spokespersonsaid the two are currently in police custody […]
Former ruling United Democratic Front (UDF) had a busy weekend when its two factions held mass rallies in Zomba and Balaka, which all attracted mammoth crowds. In Zomba, acting UDF president Friday Jumbe held the rally at Ntonya constituency where he was joined on the podium by former state vice president Cassim Chilumpha and ex-Speaker […]