Malawi’s immediate past former president Joyce Banda, who is People’s Party (PP)torchbearer in next year’s e;ections, told a political rally at Mziza school ground in Kasungu district on Wednesday that if elected as president in next year’s election, she will have the willpower to fight poverty, accusing the current Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) administration of being “woefully” […]
Immediate past president Joyce Banda who has got the nod to lead People’s Party (PP) has said she has a plan to drive ‘prosperity for all’ that will get the country moving when voted back to power in May 21 2019 Tripartite elections. Banda was feeling shocked and bruised by 2014’s presidential elections defeat where […]
Immediate past president Joyce Banda was given a fresh mandate as president of the former governing People’s Party (PP) during a national elective convention held at Robin’s Park hall in Blantyre during elections conducted by Malawi Electoral Commission(MEC). Banda defeated weak and little known challenger Leonard Mphiza when she polled 1101 votes against 23. During […]
Former president Joyce Banda on Thursday gave the Peoples Party (PP) new rays of hope as she opened the party elective convention in Blantyre, saying the party will pull surprises during the 2019 Tripartite elections. Speaking before a 2 000 strong party delegation, Banda was upbeat the former ruling party would be back in government […]
Joyce Banda, founder and president of People’s Party (PP), is expected to retain her position during her party’s national convention at Robin’s Park hall in Blantyre slated to start on Thursday, August 30, 2018. According to chairman of the PP national convention committee, Dr. Jerry Jana, all national Executive Committee positions will be up for […]
A coalition of 13 tiny parties in the country which wanted to make a grand coalition during the 2019 general election has crumbled even before it set off. Tikonze Dziko Lathu Coalition leader Cassim Chilumpha has said he would vie for the presidency in the forthcoming electionunder the banner of his party – Assembly for […]
Former ruling party, Peoples Party (PP) has said Joyce Banda remains the sole candidate for party presidency after her only known contender pulled out of the race as he has not filed his nominations. PP spokesperson Noah Chipeni said a senior official of the party Leonard Mphiza pulled out of the party presidential race. “Her […]
President Peter Mutharika has said his late brother, former president Bingu wa Mutharika, confided in him that he had regretted picking former president Joyce Banda as his running mate in 2009 elections. Banda made history becoming Malawi’s first female president and only the second woman to lead a country in Africa in 2012 when she […]
Malawi’s immediate past former president Joyce Banda, who is People’s Party leader, has said most political leaders in the country are “woefully” out of touch with economic reality for people living in poverty and therefore do not have the necessary willpower to fight poverty. “I have everything that it takes to live a comfortable life. But I […]
As competition for State House in Malawi, ahead of the 2019, gets stiffer and much exciting, immediate past former president and leader of People’s Party (PP) Joyce Banda, 68 says Malawians should not look at the age of aspirants but their track-record when choosing their next leader. “I have listened with keen interest the ongoing age debate. […]
As the political tempo is rising in Malawi, many people are realizing that almost all the political players are saying the same things and promising the moon, which they will not deliver. Even the so-called new political players who are coming on the political fray promising change and a new political order have not really deviated […]
Malawi immediate-past president Joyce Banda’s Peoples Party (PP) is set to conduct its second national convention at the end of this month. The party National Executive Committee meeting in Lilongwe on Monday agreed to proceed with the convention on August 30 and 31 in Blantyre as earlier arranged. The party said that all positions, including […]
Malawi’s government reduced Vice-President Saulos Chilima’s security detail, including a security vehicle , days after he ditched the ruling party and declared his plans to run for president next year on the banner of his political movement called United Transformation Movement or UTM is what can be called history repeating itself. During the UTM launch, […]
Former ruling People’s Party (PP) has announced that it will finally hold its convention at the end of next month, days after it said it had no funds to do the same. Noah Chimpeni, PP publicist, had told media that the party was “too broke” to bring together delegates from across the country for the […]
Peoples Party (PP) say it is too broke now to hold an elective conference and could not say when exactly the convention would be held. The party’s publicist Noah Chimpeni said the party has not even started preparations for the convention due to lack of money. “We don’t have even the money for the preparations. […]
Former president Joyce Banda was on Sunday captured live on Emmanuel TV attending prayers in Nigeria at famous Prophet TB Joshua’s the Synagogue Church of All Nations (Scoan). Banda has on several occasions been spotted at TB Joshua’s temple in Lagos, Nigeria where she has declared is her ideal place for worship. On Sunday, Banda […]
Spokesman of former President Joyce Banda has said her security is intact dismissing a newspaper report that government has disarmed her security personnel. Andekuche Chanthunya denies telling The Nation newspaper which reported the story that Banda’s security is compromised ahead of the 2019 Tripartite Elections. Chanthunya denies confirming to the paper that the body guards […]
Former president Joyce Banda has added her voice to calls for President Peter Mutharika to resign to allow those who carry the hopes of Malawi people take over after claims that he and the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) received about K145 million ($195,000) from a contractor supplying food rations to Malawi police. Mutharika’s spokesperson […]