Tapiwa Chakwera, daughter of former President Lazarus Chakwera, has taken her husband Sean Kampondeni to Court in a bid to legally end their marriage, in a case that has already begun attracting significant public attention. The high-profile divorce hearing had been scheduled for Wednesday, August 19, 2026, but was adjourned due to network and communication […]
A group calling itself MCP Veterans attempted to physically seal off the offices of Malawi Congress Party (MCP) president and former Head of State Lazarus Chakwera and secretary general R ichard Chimwendo Banda on Tuesday, in a dramatic escalation of the internal power struggle now consuming the opposition party. The audacious move appears to have […]
Chakwera says Malawi will not be a security weak link in SADC region “Together, all member states can come up with a lasting solution to the security problem facing some parts of the SADC region.” Malawi President Lazarus Chakwera, who on Thursday travelled to the south-east neighbouring state on a working-visit, says that he is […]
“Govement must move to full migration to e-Payments to ensure it the doesn’t lose funds.” “Some recommendations are strange, misplaced and out of scope.” Minute details of the much touted Saulos Chilima report on quick overhaul of public service systems, which was submitted to president mid last week and was kept close to the chest, […]
“Malewezi never kept grudges with anyone.” Malawi President Dr Lazarus Chakwera Saturday gave a touching and heart-and-soul-warmong eulogy at Likuni Boys Secondary School grounds when he led Malawians to a solemn sendoff ceremony Malawi’s first-ever vice President, Dr. Justin Malewezi. In his hearty eulogy Chakwera described the death of Dr Malewezi as a great loss […]
Malawi President, Lazarus Chakwera has ordered Ministry of Agriculture and Tobacco Control Commission (TCC) to find more Tobacco buyers. Speaking when he presided over the opening of this year’s tobacco Marketing season at Kanengo Auction Floors, Chakwera, said: “Find more new buyers for tobacco. This will increase competition and deal with monopoly amongst the few existing […]
President Lazarus Chakwera says the country needs to transition from a tobacco based economy and has tasked the Ministry of Agriculture to roll out consultations with relevant stakeholders aimed at identifying a viable crop that can substitute tobacco. Speaking on Tuesday when he officially opened the 2021 Tobacco Marketing Season at Lilongwe Auction Floors, Chakwera […]
Minister of Transport Sidik Mia has died, a day after the country lost another Minister of Local Government Lingstone Belekanyama to coronavirus pandemic and President Lazarus Chakwera is “devastated” on the death of his Cabinet members in a day. Presidential spokesman Brian Banda has said Chakwera will address the nation today at 3pm. Minister of […]
Former president Peter Mutharika on Saturday celebrated his 80th birthday becoming an octogenarian– receiving well wishes from his supporters of Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) and too his successor President Lazarus Chakwera. A person between 80 and 89 years is called an octogenarian. Mutharika, who lost to Chakwera in the court-sanctioned fresh presidential election held on June […]
Most of us Malawians are good people. We in fact give every new government the benefit of doubt for that administration to prove if they can serve our needs and interests. What are those needs interests? We need to end poverty, create jobs and ensure that we have enough food. By the way, Malawi Congress […]
Former president Joyce Banda on Thursday morning travelled from Zomba to Blantyre to congratulate Malawi Congress Party (MCP) president Lazarus Chakwera on what appears to be his election as Malawi’s 6th president in a “successful” vote. Banda, accompanied by his son Roy Kachale, who is vice president of her People’s Party (PP) and another PP […]
Governance, human rights and peace advocate Undule Mwakasungula has challenged political leaders to consider addressing a joint rally where they should denounce politically-motivated violence the country is witnessing in readiness for the fresh presidential election. Mwakasungula says a joint rally addressed by President Peter Mutharika – who is also representing the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) […]
Finally, the truth is out. The famous Tonse Alliance is about sharing positions. No, let me phrase it properly, the positions have already been shared. Vice President and UTM leader Saulosi Chilima saw the Njamba crowd and got excited. Cardinal mistakes are made at Njamba Freedom Park. After pretending that Tonse Alliance was for plebeians, […]
Vice President Salous Chilima has urged people of Lower Shire to vote for Tonse Alliance presidential ticket pair of torchbearer Lazarus Chakwera and him as running mate, saying the Tonse Alliance will ensure that there is steady market and better prices for cotton and address issue of hunger in the lower shire. Chilima, the country’s […]
It was an alliance that came with political pomp, loud fanfare and ceremony. Even the BBC billed it as “a grand alliance”. Now main opposition Malawi Congress Party (MCP) and UTM Party, who signed an electoral alliance last month, are going to field its presidential candidates as the union has fatally collapsed. But a political […]
The Constitution Court has refused to grant Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) and President Peter Mutharika any suspension of enforcement of the judgement nullifying last year’s presidential election. On MEC’s argument about the cost of conducting fresh elections pegged at K48 billion as basis for staying the Concourt ruling, the judges dismissed this, saying if there […]
I have reported on almost every moment of Malawi’s bitter, sometimes violent election dispute — the dispute that was settled, for now at least, by this week’s unprecedented Constitutional Court decision to annul the result and order a new poll. Over the past eight months, I have been harassed and robbed, feared for my life […]
The Constitutional Court in Malawi has stated that the figures announced by Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) to declare results of the May 2019 presidential elections, none of the candidates were voted truly by majority according to the law. President Peter Mutharika was declared winner for a second term with 1.9 million votes representing 38.57%, narrowly […]