Some things will never change. Opposition Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) leader and former president Peter Mutharika has replaced Kondwani Nankhumwa as leader of opposition in Parliament with Dr George Chaponda as Leader of Opposition in Parliament. Nyasa Times can reveal that Mutharika made the surprise changes Monday evening when Nankhumwa was already named Leader of […]
Former minister of agriculture Dr George Chaponda on Thursday became irritated and agitated after opposition legislators kept on calling him ‘maizegater’ and ‘Kaloswe’. This is despite the fact that the High Court last week upheld a lower court ruling in acquitting him in all counts of corruption in what became of maizegate and possession of […]
Malawi Parliament has appointed former Agriculture minister George Chaponda as the chairperson of the powerful Parliamentary Service Commission. The Commission has powers to hire and fire management of the National Assembly and acts as parliament’s board. Chaponda, Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) member of parliament for Mulanje south west, led the Parliamentary Service Commission (PSC) last […]
Former agriculture minister and Mulanje South West parliamentarian, George Chaponda, is expected back to court in Zomba within 90 days but his defense lawyer has said his return is not related to corruption-related case regarding the Zambia maize purchase in 2016. Chaponda was arrested in July 2017, five months after President Peter Mutharika fired him […]
Malawi Agricultural and Industrial Investment Corporation (Maiic), a development finance institution under a public private partnership (PPP) arrangement, has hired hired Taziona Chaponda, a development economist, to be its chief executive officer (CEO). Taziona or Taz is son to for minister of agriculture Geogre Chaponda , a ruling Democratic Progressive Party ( DPP) executive member. […]
Member of Parliament (MP) for Mulanje West Constituency, George Chaponda added a chorus to Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) legislators singing praise of President Peter Mutharika when contributing to the 2019/20 budget statement in Parliament, saying signs that Malawi will develop beyond recognition in his tenure are showing. Making his contribution to the budget statement presented by Minister of […]
Dowa West member of Parliament (MP) Abel Kayembe (Malawi Congress Party (MCP) gave a ‘point-of-order’ query in parliament to remarks made by Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) Mulanje South West MP George Chaponda that President Peter Mutharika continue to live to his billing that that no person has died of hunger under his regime, saying people […]
Vice-President Everton Chimulirenji was caught on camera live on television to fall asleep like some other lawmakers when President Peter Mutharika was delivering his State of the Nation Address in Parliament. Chimulirenji’s pictures have gone viral on social media, showing him sleeping during Friday’s State-of-the-Nation address by President Peter Mutharika. He earlier nodded off during […]
Ex-agriculture minister, George Chaponda, returns to the Malawi national assembly—expected to convene probably in June—following Tuesday’s elections. Chaponda of the governing Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) has seen off Josophine Kadewere of UTM Party, Alindine Chimbalanga (Independent) and Martin Namarenda (Independent). However, the former DPP treasurer general’s win comes after a spate of negative media publicity following his […]
Former minister of agriculture, George Chaponda, has described as the best decision the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) presidential flagbearer Peter Mutharika has made so far in picking Everton Chimulirenji as his running mate. Chaponda, who is legislator for Mulanje South West Constituency, said the DPP has a loyal and committed member of the party as second […]
Former Cabinet minister George Chaponda has said the country needs to enormously focus on improving education standards in the country arguing the discipline is one of the central pillars for the country’s economic growth. Chaponda said Thursday when he submitted his nomination papers for Mulanje Central Constituency for which he has been legislator since 2009. “Education, especially early […]
Former minister of Agriculture, Irrigation and Water Development George Chaponda, returned to court Thursday after the country’s anti-graft busting body Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) appealed against his acquittal of case in his corruption-related case regarding the Zambia maize purchase in 2016. Chaponda was charged with three offences of giving false information to ACB, influencing a public officer […]
Former minister of Agriculture, Irrigation and Water Development George Chaponda who escaped jail after acquittal in corruption-related charges regarding the 2017 maize procurement deal from Zambia, has won in the ongoing governing Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) primaries. Chaponda is incumbent member of Parliament (MP) Mulanje South West Constituency and despite no longer being DPP vice president […]
Hearing of the case involving Chairperson, of Grain Traders Association , Grace Mijiga Mhango, who is accused of forgery in the procurement of maize from Zambia failed to resume at the Lilongwe Senior Resident Magistrate (SRM)Court on Thursday. The case is related with that of former agriculture minister George Chaponda whose acquittal by the Zomba Senior […]
Scenes of jubilation erupted at Comesa Hall in Blantyre when the announcement was made that the governing Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) convention had elected Minister of Local Government and Rural Development Kondwani Nankhumwa as party vice-president for the South. Nankhumwa, who is also Mulanje Central legislator and Leader of the Government Business in Parliament, overcame the […]
Scandle-hit former minister George Chaponda on Monday decided he was halting his campaign to return vice presidency (south) for Democratic Progressive Party (DPP)at elective national convention in Blantyre and withdrawing from the race. Chaponda sensed stiff competition from Kondwani Nankhumwa (Local Government and Rural Development), Henry Mussa (Trade, Industry and Tourism) and Joseph Mwanamvekha (Agriculture, Irrigation and Water […]
The ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) Vice President responsible for southern region, Dr. George Thupatula Chaponda reportedly collapsed on Saturday when he was about to address delegates at the party’s national convention which gets underway at COMESA Hall in Blantyre on Sunday, July 1, 2018. On the eve of the convention, some senior officials attended a […]
Officials from the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) are confirming that the party is set to amend its constitution to, among others, allow people to contest for the positions of four regional vice presidents. Chairman of the convention Nicholas Dausi says this means all party positions will now be regularised and up for grabs. “It […]