Firebrand Rumphi East legislator Kamlepo Kalua has resigned as deputy leader of People’s Party (PP) in parliament and withdrawn his membership from the party with immediate effect, accusing it of being a party run by a family “full of tribalism”. PP is led by former president Joyce Banda whose son Roy Kachale is the vice […]
President Peter Mutharika send thousands of his supporters at Njamba Freedom park in Blantyre into laughter on Sunday when he compared Malawi Congress Party (MCP) vice president Sidik Mia to a small cat and not a political giant that he is regarded to be. Mutharika said the just ended elections have trimmed Mia to size. […]
Former president Joyce Banda has encouraged Malawians to take part in the voting exercise of the tripartite elections. Speaking after casting her ballot at Malemia Primary School polling centre in Zomba Tuesday morning, Banda encouraged all registered voters to exercise their voting rights. “It is their right to recruit us, leaders. If they sit at […]
Former president and People’s Party (PP) leader Joyce Banda has described as rigging, remarks, uttered by UTM Party Secretary General Patricia Kaliati at a rally in Zomba. Kaliati made assertions at a televised campaign rally in Zomba suggesting the former president is supporting the UTM presidential candidate, Saulos Chilima. But speaking on the sidelines, after […]
President Peter Mutharika has asked his contenders in the watershed May 21 Tripartite Elections to be “peace-loving” and desist from “vengeful politics”, describing himself as a “peaceful” person. Mutharika said in his inaugural remarks during the Presidential Prayer Breakfast held at the Kamuzu Palace in the capital, Lilongwe that he was committed to ensuring there […]
In a typical case of counting eggs before they are hatched and defying Malawi Congress Party (MCP) purpoted servant leadership philosophy, Lazarus Chakwera’s political partner, former president Joyce Banda, says some People’s Party (PP) legislators will be offered Cabinet posts should MCP win the May 21 elections. According to Zodiak, Banda made the remarks at […]
Reverend Lazarus Chakwera, who is presidential candidate for the Malawi Congress Party (MCP) is said to have received millions of Kwacha in campaign funding from the then ruling People’s Party (PP) during the 2014 elections, according to Patricia Kaliati, UTM Party Secretary General. Kaliati made the revelation in Mangochi, Sunday, during a rally held by […]
Former lecturer of the University of Malawi, Okomaatani Aipira, has dropped his debut in the Malawi book industry with a seemingly an analytical piece that chronicles the country’s presidency from 1964. Aipira, who taught at The Polytechnic for 35 years before he joined frontline politics by serving as Mangochi West legislator, discusses the country’s status […]
Former president Joyce Banda, who withdrew her presidential bid to support Malawi Congress Party (MCP) presidential candidate Lazarus Chakwera , has accused the governing Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) administration for what she called “economic malaise and corruption”. Banda told a campaign rally at Njamba in Blantyre in the run up to the May 21 2019 […]
Ministry of Health in conjunction with the Ministry of Local Government has recruited health care workers barely a day after the former president and People’s Party (PP) leader Joyce Banda made the call at a political rally she jointly held with Malawi Congress Party (MCP), presidential candidate Lazarus Chakwera in Mangochi on Thursday. Banda called […]
Former president Joyce Banda has written a hard hitting letter to ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) director of Elections Ben Phiri over his offensive remarks to the former First Lady Patricia Shanil Dzimbiri. In the strongly worded letter, Banda said she had forgiven Phiri numerous times before but she will never forgive him for insulting […]
The body of former Cabinet minister Peter Adrick Chupa was laid to rest with full military honours at HHI cemetery in Blantyre on Thursday, April 18 2019 a funeral ceremony which brought together politicians from both government and opposition. The late Chupa died on Monday, April 15 2019 at Blantyre Adventist Hospital in Blantyre after […]
Malawi Congress Party (MCP) president, Lazarus Chakwera and formr president Joyce Banda have challenged the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) led government to fight corruption decisively, accusing it of inaction to the looting of public funds for the last five under its watch amounting to K1 trillion. The two political leaders said this during campaign […]
Former president Joyce Banda (JB) has demanded the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) government should release an autopsy report into the death of Buleya Lule, a key suspect in the abduction of a boy with albinism before Malawians go to polls on May 21 2019. Banda, who is campaigning for the ticket of Malawi Congress Party […]
Former Malawi president Joyce Banda (JB) has hitS back at the governing Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) for threatening to arrest her in relation to the looting of public resources at Capital Hill, dubbed Cashgate, saying government should should first arrest President Peter Mutharika and businessperson of Pioneer Investments Limited, Zameer Karim over what she called […]
Former president and People’s Party leader Joyce Banda who is backing the presidential candidature of Malawi Congress Party (MCP) flag bearer Lazarus Chakwera in May 21 2019 polls, believes that chiefs are an important tool towards attainment of social-economic transformation. She was speaking at Chizungu school ground in the area of Inkosi Chindi in Mzimba […]
The governing Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) has denied that it coerced the ruling People’s Party (PP) for an electoral alliance but were rebuffed hence in retribution wants to arrest its leader Joyce Banda. DPP publicity secretary Nicholas Dausi, who is also Minister for Homeland Security, said his party has never spoken to PP because it […]
People’s Party (PP) has said threats by government that former President Joyce Banda’s warrant of arrest is still alive and valid are politically inspired because Banda has rebuffed governing Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) for an electoral alliance. Addressing a news conference in Mzuzu on Saturday, PP spokesman Ackson Kalaile Banda, PP Vice President for Northern […]