Ex-Aford president Dindi Gowa Nyasulu dies at 68

Former president of Malawi’s fifth largest political party – the Alliance for Democracy (Aford), Dindi Gowa Nyasulu has died following a short illness. Aford secretary general Khwauli Msiska confirmed the death on Tuesday. Msiska said Nyasulu died in South African hospital where he went for treatment. At the time of his death he was 68 years old. […]

AFORD members ‘delighted’ with resignation of Dindi

Many members of Malawi’s opposition Alliance for Democracy (AFORD) across the country have welcome the resignation of their party’s president Dindi Gowa Nyasulu , Nyasa Times has established. Nyasulu who had been running the party since the death of its founder Thom Chakufwa Chihana announced his resignation late last week, making a surprise to most […]

Malawi opposition Aford president Gowa quits leadership, Shawa takes over

Alliance for Democracy (Aford) president Dindi Gowa Nyasulu has quit his leadership position and has been replaced by his deputy, Godfrey Shawa. “Gowa Nyasulu is retiring from active politics to concentrate on family life,” AFORD Secretary General Khwauli Msiska told a news conference in the capital, Lilongwe, Sunday. Msiska,a lawmaker and deputy minister in President […]

AFORD fills vacant leadership positions, convention December

In an effort to rebrand itself ahead of the expected 2014 tripartite elections, Malawi’s once mighty opposition party, Alliance for Democracy (AFORD), has finally settled to hold its long awaited national convention during the first two weeks of December, 2012. This was agreed last Saturday during the party’s National Executive Council (NEC) meeting held in […]

AFORD convention now early 2012 -Chihana

Malawi’s opposition Alliance for Democracy (AFORD) says it will finally hold its national convention early 2012 to elect new office leaders. AFORD National Chairman Enock Chihana said this exactly two months after the party failed to hold the long awaited national convention in November 2011, as he had earlier announced. Chihana, who is also Member […]