DPP ‘Field Marshal’ Ben Phiri storms Mangochi, touts Mutharika’s development agenda

Director of Field Operations in the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) Ben Phiri continues to engage Malawians across the country in outlining achievements by President Arthur Peter Mutharika over the past four years and his new set of plans upon attaining a second term in 2019. His latest stop was the weekend in Mangochi North […]

DPP’s field marshal Ben Phiri tells Salima, ‘Mutharika deserves another term’

In continuing with nationalwide rallies to drum up support for President Arthur Peter Mutharika and the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), the party’s director of field operations orfield marshal Ben Phiri held rallies at Thavite and Nakaledza school grounds where he took time to outline promises the current administration has fulfilled in its 4 year rule. […]

DPP’s field marshal Ben Phiri back in frontline politics: Says Chakwera not fit to be Malawi leader

The ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) director of field of operations, Ben Phiri, has engaged an accelator in frontline politics  ahead of next year’s elections and has joined hands with Minister of Justice and Constitutional Affairs Samuel Tembenu as they prop up the image of the party and President Peter Mutharika. On Saturday the Field […]

Ben Phiri intensifies bid to be Thyolo central MP, donates mobile clinic: Hands over prizes in K10 million trophy

The governing Democratic Progressive Party  field marshal Ben Phiri has intensified his bid to claim the Thyolo central constituenct and has since donated to the people of area a state-of-the art fully equipped ambulance which will be used as a mobile clinic to service health needs of people in the area. The clinic will mainly […]

Thyolo Secondary School alumni back to alma mater to help

School alumni associations have the capacity to develop education in the country by helping their former schools in solving some of the challenges they face. The chairperson of Thyolo Secondary School Alumni, Dr. Davies Lanjesi said this on Monday at Thyolo Secondary School when the school’s former students visited and interacted with current students at the […]

Ben Phiri mentors entrepreneurs at Zomba ‘Pitch Night’

Centre For Free Market Enterprise  organized a Zomba Entrepreneurs ‘Pitch Night’ where young entrepreneurs were introduced to effective and modern business skills and tactics in order to prosper with  keynote speaker  Dr. Ben Malunga Phiri  defined business as “the art of making and losing money,” explaining that if one is not prepared to lose money, then […]

DPP’s Ben Phiri brings clean water to Thyolo Central through solar-powered electric pump and manual boreholes 

The governing Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) director of field operations Ben Malunga Phiri continues to transform livelihoods in Thyolo Central constituency which is his home area through various socio-economic interventions. Informed by the fact that clean and portable water has been a rare commodity in the area for decades, Phiri is sinking boreholes across the […]

DPP’s Ben Phiri appointed member of jury for UN Global Compact: Invited as guest of honor at India National Excellence awards

The ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) field marshal and former presidential aide Ben Phiri has been appointed as member of jury at Peacful Mind Foundation in conjunction with United Nations Global Compact. Phiri,  who is founder and Executive Chairman for Beata Holdings, has been included in the jury for his unending commitment to transform local […]

Malawi Police arrest DPP ‘cadet’ for showing off pistol: Ben Phiri disowns Noel Kaiya

Malawi Police in Lilongwe on Thursday arrested Noel Kaiya, a ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) youth cadet who was  seen with  a pistol when he accompanied  Ben Phiri, the most powerful former aide of President Peter Mutharika, to a function in Thyolo on Sunday. Kaiya was picked by police from his Area 49 residence and […]

Ben Phiri rolls out campaign for leadership in DPP: Touts Mutharika as irreplaceable until 2024

As Malawi gears for the next general election in 2019, the governing Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) Director of Operations, Ben Phiri, has rolled out a campaign for leadership in the party  at its forthcoming convention and is touting  for  the re-election of President Peter Mutharika for a final  five year  term from 2019-2024. Among the […]

DPP cadres brandish pistols at Ben Phiri rally

As the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) is accused of increasingly using violence to silence dissent, its cadres who accompanied Ben Phiri, the most powerful former aide of President Peter Mutharika, to a function in Thyolo on Sunday brandished pistols in public and taking photos which have gone viral on social media. The increasing brandishing […]

Ben Phiri K10 million trophy launched in Thyolo

Malawi President Peter Mutharika’s long-time Special Adviser and former aide, Ben Phiri,  on Sunday  officially launched  a K10 million sports trophy  during with a colourful ceremony which took place on Sunday at Thyolo Community Centre Ground. The competition will be played in three categories which include primary, secondary school and district level. The former presidential top aide becomes […]

Ben Phiri to launch K10 million trophy in Thyolo

Malawi President Peter Mutharika’s long-time Special Adviser and former aide, Ben Phiri,  has organised a K10 million Football, Netball , Athletics and Bawo trophy which is expected to be launched on Sunday October 8 2017 at Thyolo Community Centre ground. The competition will be played in three categories which include primary, secondary school and district level. The former […]

Ben Phiri inspires ‘women of substance’ at Blantyre fundraising event: ‘Mental intelligence alone not enough to succeed’

Dr Ben Malunga Phiri, former personal aide to President Professor Arthur Peter Mutharika was on Sunday, July 30, 2017 Guest of Honour at a ‘Women of Substance’ tea party fundraising event where hundreds of thousands of Kwacha were raised in aid of Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital’s Kachere Rehabilitation Centre. In his keynote address, Dr. Phiri […]

Ben Phiri to speak at Japanese-African Business Forum in Tokyo

Former President Peter Mutharika’s special aide,  Ben Phiri continues to receive high level invitations from across the globe to speak at various business and development fora across the globe in his capacity as Executive Chairman at Beata Holdings. This week,  Phiri will be in Tokyo, Japan, where business leaders from across Africa will bang heads […]

Ben Phiri, Nkhutabasa-Woods tout Malawi at Nordic Summit in Finland

Two Malawian entrepreneur, former presidential aide Ben Phiri and James Woods-Nkhutabasa  took part in the Afro-Nordic Business conference in Helsinki, Finland on the opportunities in Africa: infrastructure, consumer goods, education, ICT/technology and renewable energy. The conference brought together industry leaders and consisted of an opening session by Kingsley Ify (CEO, Springboard), Matti Copeland (Executive Director, […]

DPP ‘Field Marshal’Ben Phiri jet in Finland to address African-Nordic conference

Malawi’s ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) Director of Operations and Field Marshal, Dr. Ben Phiri, who is former presidential aide, is in Finland where he is him featuring as guest speaker at this year’s African- Nordic Business Conference to be held on May 4, 2017 at the Hilton Strand Hotel in the capital Helsinki. Phiri […]

Ben Phiri invited in Finland for African-Nordic Business Conference as guest speaker

Former Presidential aide, Dr Ben Phiri, will be among high level speakers at this year’s African- Nordic Business Conference to be held on May 4, 2017 at the Hilton Strand Hotel in Helsinki, Finland. The conference –  whose theme is ’Africa Innovates 201’-  seeks to provide a forum for building sustainable and innovative business partnerships […]