A magistrate at Lunzu Court in Blantyre on Friday refused to recuse himself from a case in which Malawi Congress Party (MCP) parliamentary candidate for Blantyre City Centre, Kondi Msungama and UTM Party parliamentary candidate for Blantyre Bangwe, George Saonda, are answering theft charges and impersonation of a public officer. The magistrate, Patrick Mwamele, disagreed […]
Malawi Congress Party (MCP) parliamentary candidate for Blantyre City Centre, Kondi Msungama and UTM Party parliamentary candidate for Blantyre Bangwe, George Saonda,appear at Lunzu Magistrate’s Court in Blantyre this Friday as the trial of theft charges against them starts. Msungama is answering charges of impersonating an Immigration officer with alleged intent to swindle a Blantyre-based […]
Malawi Police in Blantyre Tuesday evening re-arrested Malawi Congress Party (MCP) parliamentary candidate for Blantyre City Centre, Kondi Msungama, allegedly for breaching his bail conditions in a theft case he is answering. Msungama, who was first arrested on October 16 last year alongside UTM Party parliamentary candidate for Blantyre Bangwe George Saonda for allegedly swindling […]
Malawi Congress Party (MCP) parliamentary candidate for Blantyre City Centre, Kondi Msungama, appeared before Lunzu Magistrate’s Court to face charges of impersonating an Immigration officer with alleged intent to swindle a Blantyre-based Burundian businessperson, Emmanuel Gatera Alphonse, of K6 350 000. The court records state that the money was allegedly part of an agreement Msungama—a […]
One of the officials of the newly formed UTM party George Saonda has clamec that he left the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) after he refused the assignment to insult at a party rally the Holy father and leader of the Catholic faith worldwide, Pope Francis. Instead at a DPP rally in Blantyre’s Bangwe Township in August […]
Malawi Police says it will be pressing charges against United Transformation Movement (UTM) orator George Saonda after the Burundian lodged a complaint alleging that he was duped into giving him K6 million. Saonda, former governing Democrat Progressive Party (DPP) orator was arrested Friday afternoon and spent a night in the cooler at Chileka Police in […]
Malawi government has terminated employment contracts of three public officers including former first lady Callista Mutharika, George Saonda and Chiza Mbekeani who are aligned to the United Transformation Movement (UTM), predominantly breakaway political grouping from the governing Democratic Progressive Party (DPP). Callista – the widow of former president Bingu wa Mutharika and in-law of incumbent […]
Director of Public Events George Saonda has been embroiled in bribery scandal where he is allegedly getting millions of money in exchange with an audience with Malawi President Peter Mutharika, Nyasa Times can reveal. Inside sources said Saonda, whose only claim to fame was the entertainment jibe on ‘Sesa Joyce sesaaa’ in the run up […]
Ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) executive member George Saonda is back into his lucrative office as chief of protocol in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International corporation after being convicted. Saonda was arrested in December this year for allegedly extorting money from South African business tycoon. He is also alleged to have duped the banks […]
Ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) executive member George Saonda who is also Director of Protocol in the Office of President and Cabinet has been arrested for allegedly extorting money from South African business tycoon. Chief Secretary George Mkondiwa on Saturday confirmed that Saonda has indeed been arrested. “Yes I can confirm that Mr Saonda is indeed arrested and […]
A Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) executive member George Saonda has been rewarded with a top and lucrative position in government for his outbursts and verbal attacks on key opposition figures during political rallies of DPP which were held last month by President Arthur Peter Mutharika in Thyolo and Ndirande, Nyasa Times can reveal. Saonda was […]
It is clear, even to primary pupils that political campaign ended once we unanimously ushered in the new administration in the name of Democratic Progressive Party (DPP). Having given them the mandate to run the country, all what Malawians would expect is nothing but turning their dreams they touted during the campaign into reality. I […]
Malawi ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) director of woman Patricia Kaliati and marverick DPP orator George Saonda on Sunday took another attack on opposition leader Lazarous Chakwera who left his role as president of the Assemblies of God church to lead Malawi Congress Party (MCP). Kaliati and Saonda took turns to insinuate that Chakwera abandoned […]