Opposition Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) has sprung up in defence of former president Peter Mutharika who is accused of paying his private contractor K247 million using State House money. Malawi News last week published a story which said Mutharika spent over the K247 million construction contract for renovation of personal and state residences. The report […]
Main opposition Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) has suffered a political setback after two legislators announced that they have withdrawn their support for the party both inside and outside parliament. Blantyre City Central MP Chipiliro Mpinganjira and his Chiradzulu North sibling, Patrick Mpinganjira Matola, cite the hostile stance by party vice president Kondwani Nankhumwa on their […]
Cracks are refusing to mend in the opposition Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) as Nyasa Times has confirmed that estranged DPP Vice President for the South, Kondwani Nankhumwa, has now dragged the party’s spokesperson Brown Mpinganjira and regional governor for the South, Charles Mchacha to court for defamation. Two other senior officials being sued for alleged […]
The main opposition Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) spokesperson Brown James Mpinganjira says the party’s executive committee will soon nominate individuals to replace convicts Uladi Mussa and Reverend Christopher Mzomera Mgwira, who until their conviction were serving as Vice President for Central Region and Northern Region Governor, respectively. Mussa was convicted on 13 October on two […]
The newly-appointed spokesperson for opposition Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) Brown Mpinganjira has described the State of the Nation Address (SONA) presented by President Lazarus Chakwera in Parliament on Friday as not a true reflection of what is on the ground. He has said President Chakwera is “Mr Talk-talk’” who speaks good English full of eloquence […]
The former governing Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) which is seeking to rebuild after losing the court-sanctioned Fresh Presidential Election on June 23, has made changes to its politiburo, drafting in firebrand veteran politician Brown Mpinganjira as party spokesperson. Mpinganjira, who recently faced calls for resignation from a faction within the party, confirmed he has been appointed […]
Veteran firebrand politician Brown James (BJ) Mpinganjira says he will not be stampeded out of a frontline role in Malawi politics , saying he is determined to stay put in the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) and help it rebuild. Mpinganjnira was reacting to calls by a section of the youth in the DPP calling for […]
The once might Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) is slowly degenerating into a rubble, with sediments scattered around and appears to have found enemies within the house. It all started with Ken Msonda calling for the retirement of the incumbent party president, Peter Mutharika, arguing he is too old to attend the day-to-day operations of the […]
Fresh from defeat at the fresh presidential election on June 23, 2020, opposition Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) has already embarked on a massive rebuilding exercise in its Southern Region stronghold, the party’s Vice President (South), Kondwani Nankhumwa has disclosed. He told reporters on Thursday, July 9, 2020 after meeting DPP Members of Parliament (MPs), regional, […]
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 […]
Malawi Congress Party (MCP) presidential hopeful Lazarus Chakwera has suspended his political campaign to head to Rumphi for the funeral of his mother-in-law. Chakwera’s wife, Monica, lost her mother on Thursday. MCP spokesperson Reverend Maurice Munthali said: “Indeed the president Chakwera is grieving the death of his mother-in-law”. While Chakwera is mourning in Rumphi, in […]
The shadow-boxing in the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) has taken on a new gear with veteran politican Brown Mpinganjira going all out to destroy DPP’s Southern Region vice president, Minister of Agriculture, Irrigation and Water Development, and Leader of Government Business in Parliament, Kondwani Nankhumwa. Mpinganjira was the first multiparty Member of Parliament (MP) […]
Maybe you didn’t know; maybe the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) doesn’t know. From a distance, one would think the only battle which the DPP is currently fighting is the court battle over rigging accusations by Malawi Congress Party (MCP) and UTM. On closer quarters, however, the ruling party is fighting an even higher battle; more […]
The Board chairperson of the Roads Authority, Brown Mpinganjira says he is impressed with progress on Zomba-Phalombe-Chitakale Road. Speaking during a tour of the project on Friday afternoon, the chairperson said the road is almost completed as the main remaining works would be completed in a matter of days. “We are happy that we came […]
Veteran firebrand politician Brown Mpinganjira has accused the Public Affairs Committee (PAC), a quasi-religious body formed in 1992 during the country’s political transition from one-party to multiparty democracy, of being anti-President Peter Mutharika and his Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) administration. Mpinganjira made the accusation in televised interview with Times TV when he quashed PAC for discrediting […]
Malawi’s veteran politician Brown Mpinganjira has labelled Malawi Congress Party (MCP) president Lazarus Chakwera as a “warlord” who is fuelling post-election political violence, saying as a former Christian pastor he should find comfort in Jesus Christ. Mpinganjira, an executive member of the governing Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) made the statement in an exclusive interview aired on […]
Roads Authority has reiterated that it will not compensate families living within Chiringa-Muloza road reserve whose property might be destroyed as works have commenced to upgrade the 45 kilometre road to bitumen standard. The Project’s implementing Agency, Roads Authority Board Chairperson, Brown Mpinganjira said this Saturday in Mulanje District during an interface meeting with traditional […]
Veteran politician Brown Mpinganjira has assured the electorate in Nsanje South West constituency that by voting to parliament a ruling Democrtaic Progressive Party (DPP) candidate hat they have secured development as the party will continue ruling after 21 May Tripartite Elections. Mpinganjira made the remarks on Wednesday at Dinde Primary School in South West constituency […]