Former minister Goodall Gondwe has said he is prepared to face the law over his role at the Cabinet meetings which orchestrated a “constitutional coup d’état” following the death of president Bingu wa Mutharika. President Joyce Banda has meanwhile disclosed that she has objective material evidence on the coup plot, saying a Cabinet minister who […]
Local government minister Henry Mussa has conceded that plotting a constitutional coup after the death of president Bingu wa Mutharika was the most “stupid” thing by the Cabinet Minister and and begged for forgiveness from Malawians. Mussa is one of a group of cabinet ministers nicknamed the ”Mid night six” who held a late night news […]
Malawi’s deposed Information and Civic Education minister, loud mouthed Patricia Botomani Kaliati and other five serving cabinet ministers have been hauled to court to face the wrath of the law on treason charges for undermining incumbent President Joyce Mtila Banda. A concerned citizen argues that the six wanted to destabilise peace and bring confusion into […]
First were Members of Parliament from the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) to allege that some Malawians were plotting to overthrow the Bingu wa Mutharika government on 14th March this year. The party’s Vice President and a senior cabinet minister, Goodall Gondwe followed suit. A few days later, it was Mutharika himself publicly echoing the allegations […]
Malawi’s Energy Minister Goodall Gondwe, in a bid to salvage his image, has been forced to disassociate himself from claims that civil society groups are planning to overthrow the government of Bingu wa Mutharika. Gondwe made the remarks at the March 3 Martyrs Day event in the northern port district of Nkhata Bay. His speech […]
By Thom Chiumia, Nyasa Times Malawi Vice President Joyce Banda has sued a ruling DPP sponsored propaganda newspaper, Eye Witness, for defamation. The paper has been writing articles of disparagement against the Vice President. Recently, it published a story claiming Banda was plotting to overthrow government. Banda described the report as “serious allegation.” “Anybody who […]