“There is nothing more deceptive than an obvious fact.” – Arthur Conan Doyle, Writer The Trojan Horse is found in Greek mythology in the story of the “Trojan War” which is referenced in Virgil’s “Aeneid.” The story is essentially about the strategy used by the Greeks to enter the city of Troy and end a long-running […]
Opposition UDF president and 2014 presidential candidate Atupele Muluzi idea for change has earned him a nickname ‘Malawian Obama’ by the party’s National Executive Committee (NEC) and supporters. Barack Obama, America’s 44th and first black President just won his second term in office a week ago. He has been ardently championing the theory for ‘Change’ which […]
Crowds of supporters of Malawi’s youthful presidential candidate Austin Atupele Muluzi gathered on Sunday at the famed Njamba Freedom Park in the commercial city of Blantyre when the United Democratic Front (UDF) leader held his first rally since he was elected at the convention on October 31. The rally also comes on the heels of Atupele, son […]
Malawi’s ruling People’s Party (PP) has extended an olive branch to main opposition block in the land Malawi Congress Party (MCP) in a bid to boost its parliamentary figures. This followed a meeting the party’s vice president Khumbo Kachali held with MCP leader John Tembo Monday night at his official Area 12 residences that was […]
Parliamentary proceedings were on Thursday interrupted due to electricity blackout. The electricity black out was a perfect reminder to the legislators some of the pertinent problems the country is going through to which they need the House to find a lasting solution. Darkness fell in the National Assembly chamber and members of parliament on the […]
No spectacle could be sadder. November 10, 2012. A former head of state arrives from medical treatment in South Africa and goes straight from the airport to his ancestral Kapoloma village to mourn his mother who had passed away in his abscence. His son, a cabinet minister in the new government, is with him. Some […]
“It is with enormous regret that I with immediate effect resign from the post of Minister of Economic Planning & Development.” The bottom line is: Hon. Atupele Austin Muluzi, M.P. has now broken free from the Peoples Party (PP) led government, an overdue development that I can imagine, sounds like good music to his many supporters. Saturday, […]
Analysts have expressed no surprise in the news that the son of Malawi’s former president has resigned his post as a minister in current President Joyce Banda’s administration after announcing his own presidential bid. Austin Atupele (AA) Muluzi had served as Malawi’s Economic Planning and Development minister as part of Banda’s efforts to reach across […]
Malawian controversial legislator for Thyolo Thava, Lifred Nawena, underlined his divisiveness last Friday when he plainly declared his dislike for constituency councillors. This came to light during a survey conducted by the Media Task Force on 2014 Elections among Members of Parliament to find out how many of them would support the Tripartite Elections Bill […]
Minister of Economic Planning and Development, Atupele Muluzi has resigned from his post and quits the Joyce Banda government. The Machinga North East lawmaker, who is opposition United Democratic Front (UDF) 2014 presidential candidate has tendered his resignation to President Joyce Banda on Monday. “It is with enormous regret that I with immediate effect resign […]
The governing People’s Party (PP) of President Mrs. Joyce Banda has warned opposition Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) against practicing what the PP described as “primitive politics” of insults. PP Provincial Governor for Eastern Region, Samson Msosa, told a public rally addressed by President Banda at Pirimiti in T/A Mwambo’s area in Zomba on Sunday that […]
Former ruling Democratic Progress Party (DPP) has finally announced that its national convention to elect the party leader and presidential candidate for Maalwi’s 2014 polls will be held in December. The party’s interim leader Peter Mutharika told a mass rally in Blantyre on Sunday that the convention will also elect new office-bearers since the death […]
Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) on Sunday invaded Blantyre city with virulent attacks of President Joyce Banda and her People’s Party (PP), calling her administration a ‘government by accident’. DPP held its first rally since the death of former president the late Bingu wa Mutharika in Blantyre at Njamba Freedom Park, an event that was attended […]
At President Joyce Banda’s People’s Party (PP) rally on Saturday in Mangochi, top officials went to town attacking former president Bakili Muluzi and his son Atupele, who is opposition United Democratic Front (UDF) presidential candidate for 2014. Kicking off the slurs was Member of Parliament for Mangochi South constituency Yusuf Matumula who attacked Muluzi, saying during […]
Opposition United Democratic Front (UDF) secretary general (SG) Kandi Padambo has downplayed rumours that the newly-elected UDF chairperson Atupele Muluzi, who is Economic Planning and Development Minister will not contest for presidency in 2014, saying he is the real deal. Padambo, a former acting chief executive officer (CEO) at Escom, told Capital FM Straight Talk popular […]
After invading the northern, central, eastern and some parts of the southern region, the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) is set to put into test its popularity in Blantyre city in a major political rally slated for Sunday at Njamba Freedom Park. The former ruling party will hold the rally in commercial city of Blantyre for […]
As expected, Atupele Muluzi emerged as a winner at this week’s United Democratic Front (UDF) convention in Blantyre. This means Atupele will contest against his current boss, Joyce Banda in 2014 general elections, should UDF decide to feature a presidential candidate – this is not a forgone conclusion by the way. Protests and boycotts against UDF’s convention […]
Malawi’s opposition United Democratic Front (UDF) presidential candidate Austin Atupele Muluzi will for the first time chair a national executive committee of the party on November 17 in Blantyre and address a mass rally at Njamba Freedom Park the same day. UDF publicity secretary Ken Ndanga confirmed that the newly elected party National Chairperson will […]