Parliament has been urged to slap a travel ban on Malawians attempting to sneak into South Africa for informal jobs, as MPs scramble to get a grip on a repatriation crisis that has ballooned way beyond anyone’s expectations. The explosive recommendation from the Parliamentary Committee on International Relations comes as the government battles to bring […]
Karonga Central MP Frank Mwenifumbo has posted photographs on social media showing him sharing warm, light-hearted moments with the country’s second vice-president, Enock Chihana, in what appears to be a public thawing of relations between the two long-standing political rivals. The pair had previously fallen out over the leadership of the Alliance for Democracy (Aford), […]
UTM has taken on its critics, vowing not to end its marriage with Tonse Alliance. but will fight to iron out their problems. UTM is one of the Tonse Alliance led government major stakeholders and some of the party followers have recently been calling on the party leadership to pull out of the Tonse Alliance […]
UTM Party led by state vice president, Dr Saulos Chilima is alleged to have given the Malawi Congress Party hierarchy to meet its fair share of representation or risk breaking away, it has been reported. The widening gulf between the two parties seem to have reached irreparable levels, only surviving because President Lazarus Chakwera and […]
UTM Party Parliamentary candidate for the forth coming by-election in Karonga Central Constituency Frank Mwenifumbohas taken a swipe at electoral stakeholders for threatening to put to halt a parliamentary by-election scheduled for Tuesday, November 10 due to escalating cases of political violence based on false intel-information. Mwenifumbo said this on Thursday at his round off […]
UTM Party officials on Sunday asked Karonga central constituents to vote for Frank Tumpale Mwenifumbo as their member of parliament during the November 10 by-election, arguing he is the only one who has all it takes to develop the area. This was said by UTM officials who included party vice president Michael Usi and secretary […]
Alliance for Democracy (Aford), torn by power struggle, is once again on disagreement path over convention dates after the High Court order for another convention to elect new leaders. Dan Msowoya, spokesperson of the maverick Karonga central Frank Mwenifumbo camp said they had suggested that the convention should take place from December 14 to 15. […]
Alliance for Democracy (Aford) president of one faction, Frank Tumpale Mwenefumbo has called on government to fully decentralize power to councils as a lasting solution to mismanagement of public funds. Mwenefumbo told journalists at Mikoma Lodge that the delay by government to fully decentralize its powers to local authorities is one of the factors fueling […]
Alliance for Democracy (AFORD) President, Frank Tumpale Mwenefumbo has commended President Peter Mutharika for recognizing some of the country’s freedom fighters from the North. Mwenefumbo, who is also Member of Parliament for Karonga Central, made the remarks Saturday at his Mikoma Motel in Karonga during a news conference. During his 54th Anniversary Independence speech at […]
There was drama in parliament on Friday when parliamentarian for Mchinji North East, Alex Chitete, in a satirical manner teased on who was the eligible president for Alliance for Democracy (AFORD) between Enoch Chihana and Karonga Central legislator Frank Mwenifumbo. Chitete wondered and asked the Speaker, Richard Msowoya, if it was in order to have […]
Private practice lawyer, Nicely Msowoya, has announced dumping Alliance for Democracy (AFORD) Frank Mwenifumbo’s faction saying he has joined the camp of Enock Chihana with the aim of strengthening the party. Msowoya said in an interview with Nyasa Times on Wednesday that he believes he made the “rightest” decision. According to him, he will be contesting as […]
Maverick Karonga central MP Frank Mwenifumbo has leaped forward to assure people in the north there is no leadership vacuum in the region, saying he is their rightful leader. Speaking in parliament, Mwenifumbo, who heads the active faction of Alliance for Democracy (Aford) said he would continue to be the rightful leader of Aford, the […]
Delegates at the Alliance for Democracy (AFORD) chaotic elective convention unanimously elected Karonga Central legislator Frank Tumpale Mwenifumbo, as the “president” of the party in a controversial circumstances. Mwenifumbo was elected at dawn on Wednesday after AFORD incumbent president Enoch Chihana cancelled what he described as the party’s genuine elective conference on Tuesday night following a […]
The Alliance for Democracy (Aford) has set a date for its convention in fulfillment of a court order and will take place between April 28 and 29 this year. Initially, the convention was supposed to be convened on December 29 last year, but was shifted to April 7 this year. It was postponed again and the party […]
One person is confirmed dead while hundreds of households have been left homeless following floods on Tuesday night at Lupembe in the area of Village Headman Mwenelupembe in Karonga District. Karonga Central Constituency Member of Parliament Frank Mwenefumbo said a 11-year-old boy was swept away by rainy water when he and his friends wanted to […]
Lilongwe High Court has restored Enock Chihana as Alliance for Democracy (Aford) president after the same court deposed him following the interlocutory order which the veteran politicians Dan Msowoya, Aford Secretary General (SG) Christopher Ritchie and Owen Mumbai obtained. The Aford officials obtained the order restraining Chihana from acting as president following the expiry of […]
The passing of Trademarks Bill should give to authorities in Malawi to ban fake versions of classic design icons such Gucci and Louis Vuitton being sold in the country unless retailers can gain rights from the original copyright holder. Parliament passed Trademarks Bill to protect Intellectual Property Rights. Malawi has seen flourishing trade in knock-off […]
Alliance for Democracy (AFORD) deputy district governor for Rumphi, Newton Harawa is battling for his life at Livingstonia hospital after severely attacked by thugs suspected to be the party’s president Enoch Chihana rough necks. According to the victim, the incidence occurred around 8 pm on Friday on his way home from a nearby trading center, known as Lura. […]