The Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) running mate, Saulosi Chilima, redeemed his previous lacklustre showing, by pulling off an outstanding performance in the second and last Zodiak Broadcasting Station arranged running mates’ debate on Friday night in Blantyre. Presidential running mates from the four major parties in the May 20 Tripartite Elections were invited by multi-award […]
Four vice presidential nominees faced off Saturday night in their first live debate ahead of the May 20 tripartite elections with Malawi Congress Party (MCP) vice president Richard Msowoya impressing most people for articulating issues and inspiring confidence that he has what it takes to be the second-in-command . The ‘Question Time ‘ debate, moderated by […]
Malawi’s music maestro and aspiring Parliamentarian for the opposition United Democratic Front (UDF), Lucius Banda, has composed another theme song for his party ahead of the May 20 Tripartite Elections. Dubbed Dzuka Malawi, the political campaign song which praises UDF’s youthful Presidential candidate and his running mate, Atupele Austin Muluzi and Dr Godfrey Chapola, respectively, entices voters […]
The Vice President is an assistant, a delegate and a counsellor to the President. Most importantly, the Vice President succeeds the President and completes the President’s term in office if the President dies or becomes incapacitated. The most important quality to look for in a Vice President, therefore, is the answer to this question: can […]
United Democratic Front (UDF) presidential candidate Atupele Austin Muluzi and his running mate Dr Godfrey Chapola on Wednesday presented their nomination papers to Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) officials in style after rolling the business in the commercial hub, Blantyre on standstill with thousands of supporters on the second day of the exercise at the Chichiri […]
UDF presidential candidate Atupele Muluzi on Sunday took his newly appointed running mate Dr Godfrey Chapola to Lilongwe rural on a whistle stop tour and touted his partnering with the agriculturist as “ a real deal” ticket for the country’s presidency. Atupele warned it will be suicidal for Malawians to vote back to power an […]
Experienced agriculturist Dr Godfrey Chapola who on Saturday was picked as United Democratic Front (UDF) youthful Presidential candidate Atupele Mucus’s running mate in this year’s May 20, tripartite elections has dismissed rumour mongering on the alleged family relations between himself and Atupele. UDF competitors in the elections in a panic attack mode after Chapola’s was […]
Atupele Muluzi, the United Democratic Front (UDF) torchbearer in the May 20 elections has picked former Tobacco Control Commission’s (TCC) general manager Dr Godfrey Chapola as his running mate , it has been confirmed The 64-year-old UDF executive member, a devout Catholic from Lilongwe was presented to the party National Executive Committee (NEC) on Saturday […]
Malawi’s opposition United Democratic Front (UDF) president and 2014 presidential candidate Atupele Austin (AA) Muluzi has said that he would offer the people “renewal and regeneration”. Speaking to a mammoth crowd that came to attend Sunday’s UDF rally at Masintha Ground in the capital Lilongwe, Atupele maintained his pledge to practice civilised politics departing from the […]
The once ruling United Democratic Front (UDF) has disclosed that it will hold it’s first ever National Policy Conference next year. In a media statement issued by UDF Secretary General Kandi Padambo, the party says the conference, first of its kind in the country, is part of its ‘Change’ agenda. UDF says the purpose of […]
Malawian number one musician Lucius Banda, the self-styled ‘soldier of the Poor Man’, has been co-opted into the national executive council (NEC) for the opposition United Democratic Front (UDF). UDF NEC meeting Saturday in Blantyre for the first time since the convention on October 31 appointed 16 ordinary members into the NEC. They included musician Banda, […]
Former General Manager of the statutory Tobacco Control Commission’s (TCC) Dr Godfrey Chapola and former head of the Electricity Supply Commission of Malawi, Kandi Padambo have joined the leadership race for Malawi opposition United Democratic Front (UDF) at the forthcoming convention, Nyasa Times understands. UDF secretary general Kennedy Makwangwala said the party has opened its nomination […]