Former first lady, Callista Mutharika, has upheld UTM party candidate for the Karonga Central by-election, Frank Tumpale Mwenifumbo, saying the “man is a peacemaker and always development conscious.” Callista, widow to late president Bingu wa Mutharika, said on Saturday at a rally organised by Mwenifumbo at Lupembe grounds, that men like Mwenifumbo were rare to […]
President Peter Mutharika Mutharika has said his brother former president late Bingu wa Mutharika had a good taste in terms of women he dated and indeed it proves as when his first his first wife, Ethel, died, he married pretty Callista Mutharika on April 17 2010. Bingu’s widow Callista is still looking gorgenous as a former […]
Former First Lady Callista Mutharika who is executive member of UTM Party has appealed to Malawians to vote for Malawi Congress Party (MCP) torchbearer Lazarous Chakwera, saying she left Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) after realising that the party is thriving on wealth stolen through corruption. Madam Mutharika made the remarks on Saturday at Mtakataka in […]
The High Court in Blantyre has ordered public broadcaster Malawi Broadcasting Corporation (MBC) and Malawi Communications Regulatory Authority (Macra) to hand over all content pertaining to the broadcast recordings in which Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) secretary general Grazeldar Jeffrey claimed former first lady Callista Mutharika killed her husband former president the late Bingu wa Mutharika. […]
All the two former first ladies Callista Mutharika and Patricia Shanil Dzimbiri who were contesting in the May 21 Tripartite Elections on newly-formed UTM Party, have failed to to win in the parliamentary race. Callista, a widow of late president Bingu wa Mutharika, was contesting in Lilongwe and was unsuccessful. While Shanil, formely wife of […]
The former first lady Callista Mutharika’s whose leaked WhatsApp message supporting Vice-President Saulos Chilima brought political Tsunami in ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) with some key members openly warning President Peter Mutharika to seriously reconsider his position in light of the May 21 elections and then ‘Chilima Movement’ was born – now UTM party- was […]
The Malawi Revenue Authority (MRA) board chair Eric Chapola has resigned with immediate effect following a directive from government to opt out. Secretary to Treasury Ben Borolo asked Chapola to resign from his position just because his sister has cross path with the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) – a clear case of retribution. And Chapola, who […]
Malawi government has terminated employment contracts of three public officers including former first lady Callista Mutharika, George Saonda and Chiza Mbekeani who are aligned to the United Transformation Movement (UTM), predominantly breakaway political grouping from the governing Democratic Progressive Party (DPP). Callista – the widow of former president Bingu wa Mutharika and in-law of incumbent […]
Malawi Police fired teargas directed at the former first lady Callista Mutharika to break up United Transformation Movement (UTM) supporters who poured at Police headquarters to hold a vigil following the arrest of their member Manice Hale on accusation of falsifying information and insulting the President. Hale, a naturalized American citizen of Malawian dissent – known […]
Women, taking up in various social media platforms, have expressed anger over President Peter Mutharika’s disrespectful to former First Lady Callista Mutharika , his sister in-law, by calling her by her maiden name over political differences. Mutharika called the former First Lady Callista Chapola instead of Callista Mutharika. President Mutharika said he was angered by […]
President Peter Mutharika has accused former first lady Callista Mutharika, who is the President’s sister- in-law, of lacking the “moral authority” for attacking him during United Transformation Movement (UTM) rallies, but she has stuck to her ground. Mutharika said on Saturday on arrival in Mzuzu that Bingu wa Mutharika’s widow Callista whom she called by her […]
I normally don’t listen to President Peter Mutharika’s speeches. As the President of Malawi, I wish I could listen to his speeches often. However, understanding what he says is one of the hardest things I have ever encountered. His speeches are incoherent. It’s hard to pick anything from what he says. The few moments that […]
The Muslim Supreme Council and two Non Governmental Organisations, National Elections Systems Trust (NEST) and Centre for Women in Conflict and Development, have expressed disappointment at the way the country’s First Lady MGertrude Mutharika was negatively portrayed at last week’s United Transformation Movement’s political rally held at Njamba Freedom Park in Blantyre. The Muslim council […]
The governing Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) has cancelled its rally at Katoto Ground which coincided with the United Transformation Movement (UTM) rally in Mzuzu to be addressed by Vice-President Saulos Chilima this Saturday. The DPP cancelled the rally amid commentators saying it could be a recipe for violence as the UTM has their scheduled launch of […]
A call by State-sponsored Forum for National Develpment (FND) that Vice-President Saulos Chilima and presidential adviser on safe motherhood Callista Mutharika should resign from their positions following their launch of United Transformation Movement (UTM) is baseless, according to University of Livingstonia political analyst George Phiri. FND – which is branded as ‘civil enterprise’ for being […]
Former first lady Callitsa Mutharika who led her open support for Vice-President Saulos Chilima to become presidential candidate in the 2019 elections on Saturday said she was happy Chilima has succumbed to the call to lead United Transformation Movement (UTM) and bring new thinking to the country’s governance system. Callista was speaking at Masintha Ground when […]
Forum for National Development (FND) which is reportedly being bankrolled by the regime, has asked State Vice President Saulos Chilima and former First Lady Madam Callista Mutharika to resign from their respective offices. Speaking to reporters in Lilongwe the Forum coordinator Fryson Chodzi said Callista Mutharika has been receiving salary without going to work as […]
Malawi Broadcasting Corporation (MBC) has filed its defence in the case in which former first lady Callista Mutharika has dragged it to court together with governing Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) secretary general Greselder Jeffrey Wa Jeffrey, demanding a K500 million compensation for defamation. The public broadcaster MBC has been sued for allegedly broadcasting live the words that […]