Mutharika will get re-elected as Malawi president — Nankhumwa

Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) vice-president (responsible for the South) Kondwani Nankhumwa on Sunday, May 17, 2020, held two separate meetings with DPP district, ward and constituency leaders, including Members of Parliament (MPs) in Nsanje and Chikwawa winding up a series of planning meetings he has held in all districts in the region ahead of the forthcoming fresh […]

BJ Mpinganjira’s wife remains laid to rest in Mulanje

Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Minister Kondwani Nankhumwa has said the late Harriet, wife to veteran politician Brown Mpinganjira, was a kind, smart, loving, and compassionate person who will be missed by all people who knew her. Speaking at Chisitu in Mulanje at the funeral of the late Harriet Mpinganjira, Nankhumwa said he had been […]

Atupele revives the Ung’onoungono mantra: ‘Connecting with young Malawi voters’

As the race for presidency is tightening ahead of the fresh elections, the toast of the road campaigning  41-year-old Atupele Muluzi, running mate to President Peter Mutharika of the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) has revived his Ung’onoung’ono mantra connecting withy young voters to boost the DPP-UDF alliance. Upbeat and energetic, Atupele, president of United Democratic […]

Mtambo attacks Atupele, strikes a chord in MCP stronghold

Former firebrand human rights activist Timothy Mtambo who joined frontline politics through a political movement Citizens for Transformation (CFT) turned the campaign mood into great excitement of the crowd of hundreds of people who had gathered at Lumbadzi in Lilongwe when campaigned for electoral alliance between Malawi Congress Party (MCP) and UTM Party. Hundreds of […]

Atupele courts Mia to return: Drums support for Mutharika’s re-election as Malawi leader

Atupele Muluzi the running mate to President Peter Mutharika of Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) in the June 23 fresh presidential election has stepped up the charm offensive to lure Lower Shire political giant Sidik Mia back to DPP or United Democratic Front (UDF). Atupele, who is UDF president, was speaking in the whistle stop campiagn tour on […]

DPP powering ‘bottom-up’ campaign model: Nankhumwa visits Mwanza, Neno

The governing Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) is reviewing its “top-down” election campaign model and decentralizing its political activities to allow for a “bottom-up” approach where grassroots party leadership take greater political participation in the election campaign ahead of the July 2, 2020 presidential polls and beyond. “We’re decentralizing our election campaign approach in the short […]

Nankhumwa takes Mutharika-Atu vibe to Mulanje, says all politics is local

Governing Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) vice-president (South) Kondwani Nankhumwa who is also Minister of Foreign Affairs, on Wednesday, May 13 2020 conducted two  under-the-tree meetings  in his Mulanje Central constituency to encourage constituents to vote for President Professor Arthur Peter Mutharika in the forthcoming fresh presidential election on July 2, this year. The metings were […]

DPP ‘south’ gives Atupele resounding welcome: Nankhumwa hails APM on running-mate

The Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) vice-president (responsible for the South) Kondwani Nankhumwa on Tuesday, May 12 2020, expressed gratitude to President Peter Mutharika for choosing Atupele Austin Muluzi, President of the United Democratic Front (UDF), as his running mate for the DPP/UDF alliance in the forthcoming fresh presidential election on July 2, 2020, describing the youthful […]

Atupele persuades Kaliati, others to return to DPP

The Democratic Progressive Party (DPP)-United Democratic Front (UDF) alliance running mate Atupele Muluzi has told the UTM secretary general Patricia Kaliati to return to the ruling party. Atupele said this when he addressed a record crowd at Nkando in Mulanje, the home of Patricia Kaliati. “President Peter Mutharika has always said that the Democratic Progressive […]

Mutharika re-election will mark ‘new chapter’ for Malawi, says Atupele

The Democratic Progressive Party (DPP)-United Democratic Front (UDF) alliance running mate Atupele Muluzi’shas called on people in the country to rally behind President Peter Mutharika and vote for him so that they should claim a resounding victory. Muluzi was speaking in Bangwe enroute to Mulanje on a whistle stop tour. He reminded Malawians that the […]

Atupele says learner president will be ‘calamitous’ for Malawi: Urges vote for Mutharika

Atupele Muluzi, the running mate to President Peter Mutharika of Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) in the July 2 fresh presidential election, is stepping up the pace of his campaign to boost re-election of the incumbent, urging Malawians  to cast their ballots for Mutharika  with a warning that voting untried and tested leader would be calamitous. […]

Chilima accuses Malawi ex-president Muluzi of threatening his life

The country’s estranged Vice-President Saulos Chilima has accused former president Bakili Muluzi, the country’s first multiparty president from 1994 to 2004,  of threatening his life. Chilima, who also accused President Peter Mutharika of unleashing political violence ahead of the July 2 fresh presidential election to disenfranchise some voters, made claims on Muluzi during a rally […]

Atupele tells large crowds in Lilongwe: ‘Vote for experienced Mutharika not leaner’

Atupele Muluzi, who is President Peter Mutharika’s running mate in the forthcoming fresh presidential elections, on Sunday drew large crowds during a whistle stop rally at Biwi Triangle in Lilongwe, urging people to vote for Mutharika as the only experienced political leader to rule the country. Atupele, the United Democratic Front (UDF) leader, who is […]

Kaliati says Atupele gets convoy, siren vehicle to anger Chilima

UTM Party secretary general Patricia Kaliati has said government has allocated President Peter Mutharika’s running mate in the July 2 polls, Atupele Muluzi privileges similar of a State vice president such as a motorcade and lead police siren vehicle (sweeper) as an attempt to anger the country’s estranged veep Saulos Chilima. Kaliati was speaking at […]

DPP may be down, but not out: Malawi opposition must watch out!

The political weather looks pretty dark for President Peter Mutharika and the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP). A day before the upholding of the February 2 Constitutional Court ruling by the Supreme Court of Appeal, the President was ruthlessly booed and mercilessly stoned in Ndirande—quite an embarrassing encounter that speaks a wane in his popularity. […]

Atupele says young people ‘osafinyika’: Promises to make them at centre of Malawi development agenda

Atupele Muluzi the running mate to President Peter Mutharika, the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) torch-bearer in the fresh presidential election set for July 2 on Saturday embarked on the whistle-stop campaign tour in the Eastern Region drumming support for DPP-UDF alliance ticket. Starting his campaign from Zomba-Thondwe constituency a tour which takes him to MonkeyBay, […]

Malawi ex-president Muluzi to kick off campaign for Mutharika after Ramadhan , says AA

Former president Bakili Muluzi, the country’s first multiparty president from 1994 to 2004,  will his the road with whistle stop campaign tours  to campaign for  President Peter Mutharika, the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) torch-bearer in the fresh presidential election set for July 2. This was disclosed by Mutharika’s running mate Atupele Austin (AA) Muluzi in Zomba on […]