CCAP Livingstonia Synod backs  stay away protests: ‘Day of Rage’ this Friday

Livingstonia Synod of the Church of Central Africa Presbyterian (CCAP) has  endorses the  plan by Malawi Congress Party (MCP) and its alliance partner, UTM  Party, against Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) chairperson Jane Ansah and other commissioners  to step aside  as  the court declared them incompetent to manage an election, but are proceeding to do just […]

Livingstonia Synod endorses MCP-UTM alliance: ‘Malawi needs change of leadership’

Livingstonia Synod of Church of Central Africa Presbyterian (CCAP)  says it  has endorsed  he Malawi Congress Party (MCP) and UTM alliance saying there is a need for change of government. The synod’s general secretary the Reverend Levi Nyondo said on Thursday that they are putting its weight behind the grand opposition alliance. Nyondo, who is attending […]

Malawi fresh polls could best be held year-end: Synod demands new electoral commission

Electoral stakeholders are backing calls for court sanctioned fresh presidential elections be held towards the year end to ensure there is thorough preparation and smooth electoral process. The Constitutional Court (ConCourt) judgement last week nullified the May 21 2019 presidential election and ordered fresh election within 150 days of the ruling on February 3 2020. […]

Malawi should adopt rotational presidency system — Church

Fed up with playing second fiddle in the Malawi political leadership space, the CCAP Synod of Livingstonia has says it is putting forward a proposal for the adoption of a rotational presidency in the country. In the 56-years since Malawi’s independence in 1964, no person from the Northern Region has led the country compared to […]

Journalists go without year’s pay at Livingstonia, Dinosaur radios

Journalists at some media houses in the northern region are surviving through the hardest means as their employers take a while, sometimes up to a year, for them to honour their dues, Nyasa Times  has established. Our findings indicate that, for instance, Voice of Livingstonia, popularly known as VOL, under the Church of Central Africa Presbyterian (CCAP) […]

Judges should deliver ruling on Malawi election case ‘according to God’s righteousness’ – CCAP

General Secretary of the Church of Central African Presbyterian (CCAP) Synod of Livingstonia, Reverend Levi Nyondo has said they expect the  panel of five judges in the Constitutional Court not to be influenced by external forces in coming up with the determination on an election petition challenging the May 21 2019 presidential poll. Speaking after […]

Malawi government agrees to abolish quota system in public secondary school selection

Government has agreed to abolish quota system in the selection of students into public secondary schools. But quota system in the selection of students into public universities remains in force. According to a statement co-signed by secretary for Education Justin Saidi and Reverend Levi Nyondo, the general secretary for CCAP Synod of Livingstonia, national secondary […]

Synod to add 2 University of Livingstonia campuses in Mzuzu

Church of Central Africa Presbyterian (CCAP) Synod of Livingstonia says it plans to open two more University of Livingstonia campuses in Mzuzu. Currently, the university has one campus in Livingstonia (natives sometimes call the place Khondowe) in Rumphi and Ekwendeni in Mzimba. Speaking Saturday at Mzuzu Stadium during the university’s 13th graduation ceremony, Unilia’s Chancellor […]

Police arrest Livingstonia Synod cleric in hideout over debt collector stabbing

Malawi Police in Mzuzu have arrested a Livingstonia Synod church cleric in a hideout after he allegedly stabbed a debt collector. Family members say the cleric, Hekeiko Gondwe went into hiding in Chibanja in Mzuzu after stabbing Gift Nlhane who had gone to the reverend’s residence in Ekwendeni to ask for K1.4 million the man […]

Synod prays for Ansah ouster: ‘She is architect of current woes in Malawi’

Livingstonia Synod of the Church of Central African Presbyterian (CCAP) claims Jane Ansah, the chairperson of the Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) is the architect of the current woes in Malawi and it is praying that she must resign so that the country is healed. The Synod moderator Douglas Chipofya and general secretary Levi Nyondo said on Saturday at […]

Rev Chimwemwe Mhango consecrated as first bishop of Redeemed Presbyterian Church

A breakaway church from the Livingstonia Synod of the Church to Central Africa Presbyterian (CCAP), the Redeemed Presbytery Church (RPC), has consecrated its leader  Reverend Chimwemwe Mhango as the first bishop. Mhango’s consecration as bishop took place on Sunday at Bingu International Convention Centre (Bicc) in Lilongwe. Bishop Charles Tsukuluza of Revival Christian Ministry, presided […]

Movement going ahead with anti-quota system demos: Synod in support

An anti-education quota system movement has organised demonstrations in the north to show displeasure over the selection of students to secondary schools in public schools. Charles Kajoloweka, one of the officials of the movement said the peaceful protests will be held in all the districts in the north except Likoma Island. “We are demonstrating because […]

CCAP Synod supports Malawi airport shutdown demos ‘to ensure electoral justice prevails’

Despite concerns of severe economic consequences if airports and border posts are closed as planned by the Human Rights Defenders Coalition (HRDC), the Livingstonia Synod of the Church of Central Africa Presbyterian (CCAP) has backed the five-day vigils. The synod’s general secretary the Reverend Levi Nyondo said the church will do what it can, including […]

Livingstonia Synod condemns Chichewa as a compulsory subject in new syllabus

Livingstonia Synod of Church of Central Africa Presbyterian (CCAP) has condemned the introduction of Chichewa as a compulsory subject in the new secondary school curriculum by Ministry of Education Science and Technology. Speaking in an interview the Synod’s General Secretary, Reverend Levi Nyondo said the development is biased as there are several other languages and cultures […]

Livingstonia Synod petitions rotten MEC to scrap Malawi presidential vote results

Livingstonia Synod of the Church of Central Africa Presbyterian (CCAP) has written the rotten Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) to quash the presidential results after it controversially declared President Peter Mutharika a victor in last month’s Tripartite Elections. In a letter to the electoral commission Chairperson Jane Ansah, which has been signed by the  General Secretary […]

Livingstonia Synod, Malawi rights commission ask MEC to clean up electoral results before declaring president-elect

Synod of Livingstonia of the Church of Central Africa Presbyterian (CCAP) and Malawi Human Rights Commission (MHRC) have asked Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) to resolve all electoral disputes in the May 21tripartite before releasing official election results. President Peter Mutharika of ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) is facing stiff competition from main opposition Malawi Congress […]

Synod calls for selfless leaders: Joyce Banda says Malawians should recognize its fallen heroes

Livingstonia Synod of the Church of Central African Presbyterian, Ekwendeni congregation has applauded the former president Joyce Banda for embracing servant leadership and love for a common person. Reverend Isaac Malongo of Ekwendeni Mission said this during a church service held in honour of Martyrs who lost their lives during the March 3 1959 uprising. […]