Vice President for Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) in eastern region Bright Msaka has said the alliance between DPP and UDF will shock and shame opposition Malawi Congress Party (MCP) and its opposition partners, saying President Peter Mutharika and his running mate Atupele Muluzi will emerge victors. Msaka said President Mutharika was right to pick Atupele, […]
Parliament’s Legal Affairs Committee has adopted a resolution for the Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) to publish in the government Gazette the June 23, 2020 as the date for the Constitutional Court sanctioned fresh presidential election. The resolution follows a meeting which the committee had with the Chairperson of the Commission Jane Ansah and the Attorney […]
President Peter Mutharika will in consultation will political parties appoint a new commission for the Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) by June 5 to to handle preparations for the fresh presidential elections, State House has said. The contract for the current commissioners expires on June 5 and its chairperson Jane Ansah has resigned. “The President is […]
The Nsundwe MCP youths and the UTM top official were part of the large crowds that gathered at Masintha Ground on Saturday. Here, the DPP-UDF alliance delivered an emphatic message: We are reclaiming our victory. We are demolishing MCP in Central Region. MCP can wear a brave face and conveniently dismiss the defections and the […]
Vocal political leader of Citizens for Transformation (CFT)- People Power Movement, Timothy Mtambo, has launched a withering attack on President Peter Mutharika, saying he is “an irredeemably hopeless”, and leading a clueless government which should be replaced by Malawi Congress Party (MCP) president Lazarus Chakwera for a better Malawi where people will live dignified lives. […]
Malawi Congress Party (MCP) president, Lazarus Chakwera, on Saturday pledged to improve lives of young people in the country by commissioning National Youth Service (NYS) which he said will help to create employment in the country. Speaking during the whistle-stop tours in Dowa, Chakwera said it is sad that for long time Malawi youths have been […]
Malawi Congress Party (MCP) deputy campaign director George Zulu has taken a dig at President Peter Mutharika of the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), saying his continued absence on the crucial campaign trail shows he is not fit and well to govern. Malawians will vote on June 23 in the fresh presidential elections, a week earlier than the […]
Former president Joyce Banda has blamed the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) for frustrating opposition political party campaign rallies by arranging parallel meetings to fuel political violence among party supporters in order to destabilize the fresh presidential elections. Banda, who is also the leader for Peoples Party(PP) which is in Tonse alliance alongside other eight […]
Catholic bishops in the country, under the umbrella of the Episcopal Conference of Malawi (ECM), have said Malawi needs a new era as the country prepares for the June 23 presidential fresh elections. The influential Catholic church played a significant role in birthing democracy in Malawi when they issued a Pastoral Letter in 1992 at […]
Democratic Progressive Party (DPP)-United Democratic Front (UDF) alliance running mate Atupele Muluzi has said he is not going to be distracted by hate-filled speeches and attacks by opposition leaders, saying he will stick to issue-based campaign. “My campaign is issued based. The mudslingin, sindikupanga nawo [ I am not party to it].I have no time […]
Vice President Salous Chilima has assured Malawians that Malawi Congress Party (MCP) presidential hopeful Lazarous Chakwera and the Tonse Alliance will mount a vigorous fight against corruption and nepotism in the country and at Capital Hill once voted into power. Speaking at a rally at Mtakataka in Dedza on Saturday, Chilima said rampant corruption and […]
Former First Lady Callista Mutharika who is executive member of UTM Party has appealed to Malawians to vote for Malawi Congress Party (MCP) torchbearer Lazarous Chakwera, saying she left Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) after realising that the party is thriving on wealth stolen through corruption. Madam Mutharika made the remarks on Saturday at Mtakataka in […]
As Malawi is heading towards fresh presidential elections, UTM Party deputy secretary general Levy Luwemba has resigned from his position and withdrawn his membership from the party, saying the party has been swallowed by MalawI Congress Party (MCP). Liwemba confirmed to Nyasa Times on Saturday that he has tendered his resignation. He said he was […]
Former president Joyce Banda has urged political leaders not to divide people in the country in the name of religion during the political campaign for the fresh presidential elections. Addressing a rally at Naisi in Zomba under the banner of opposition Tonse Allaince, Banda, who leads Peoples Party (PP), credited former president Bakili Muluzi for […]
Human Rights Defenders Coalition (HRDC) says it will proceed to hold nationwide demonstrations on May 28 to force all commissioners at Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) to resign including Chief Elections Officer Sam Alfandika. HRDC national chairperson Gift Trapence said the resignation of embattled MEC)chairperson Jane Ansah is a victory for Malawians who have been pushing for […]
The Political Science Association of Malawi (PSA) has grudgingly welcomed resignation of the embattled Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) chairperson Jane Ansahand has demanded that President Peter Mutharika should move with haste to replace her together with the whole team of Commissioners. The association has also cautioned Mutharika against holding the country at ransom by either […]
The governing Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) influential supporter and business magnet Leston Mulli has said since he joined the campaign trail in the northern region, he has observed that President Peter Mutharika and his running Atupele Muluzi ticket in the fresh elections is appealing to most people who are willing to cast their votes for […]
Governance expert has said if Afrobarometer survey is anything to go by, the forthcoming fresh presidential election will not have a second round in an expected tight race between incumbent President Peter Mutharika and his main challenger Lazarus Chakwera and that a majority will be obtained to avoid run-off. For the first time, a […]