Parliamentarian Shadreck Jonas’ switch to MCP from DPP after falling in the latter’s primaries for Lilongwe City Centre constituency – for which he is Member of Parliament – has led to cancellation of MCP primary polls in Dowa as some competitors feel it is unfair for Jonas to be given a chance when he already […]
Malawi Congress Party (MCP) president Lazarus Chakwera on Sunday ended his Southern Region tour by attending a church service at CCAP’s St Michaels and All Angels church, cheering the patients at Catholic run Mlambe Hospital before attending a meeting at Lunzu. Chakwera, the former president of Assemblies of God Church in Malawi, who also donated […]
Malawi Congress Party (MCP) president Lazarus Chakwera on Saturday addressed a mass rally at the country’s considered political barometer, Ndirande squatter township in Blantyre city where he among other this condemned rampant corruption in government. Chakwera warned the electorate against voting “cashgate politicians” saying a few Malawians have gotten rich while the majority further slip […]
Malawi Congress Party (MCP)President Dr. Lazarous Chakwera has advised the electorate to choose leaders who have vision and the people’s aspirations at heart. Chakwera on a southern region tour made the remarks on Thursday at Marka in Nsanje where he addressed whistke-stop meetings. He urged Malawians to use May 20 vote to usher into office […]
Defence Minister Ken Kandodo has denied that he is looking to quit People’s Party for the Malawi Congress Party (MC), after reports suggested he had already been in contact with MCP president Dr Lazarous Chakwera. In an interview with Nyasa Times, Kandodo has since moved to dismiss speculation, insisting he is happy at his current […]
Opposition Malawi Congress Party (MCP) president, Dr Lazarus Chakwera, is on a 10-day tour visiting the southern region where he is conducting whistle-stop rallies. The party’s publicity secretary Dr Jessie Kabwila said the MCP leader, who is the party’s presidential candidate in the May 20 elections, is on the tour to interact with people in […]
Malawi Congress Paryy (MCP) president Dr Lazarous Chakwera said if elected into power on May 20, he will lead a government that will embark on a huge development programme in a bid to reduce the country’s reliance on aid. Chakwera made the remarks when he addressed mammoth crowds on Saturday at Chief Chlowamatambe in Kasungu. […]
Barely days after Malawi’s governing People’s Party (PP) lost its Vice President Dr Cassim Chilumpha, Nyasa Times has gathered that three senior cabinet ministers are flirting with the opposition Malawi Congress Party (MCP) and in a bid to join it. Sources privy to the matter said the cabinet ministers have already met MCP President Dr […]
United Democratic Front (UDF) has reacted to statements made by Malawi Congress Party (MCP) leader, Rev Dr.Lazarous Chakwera during the party fundraising dinner at Mount Soche Hotel against rival presidential candidates. In his speech, Chakwera attacked the current Joyce Banda administration for rampant corruption and its cashgate scandal and also took a dig UDF and […]
Malawi Congress Party (MCP) president Dr Lazarous Chakwera has said his party is ready to transform the country with what he called a ‘rescue plan’. Chakwera speaking during a Tambala Night fundraising dinner event for MCP held in Blantyre on Friday, said as Malawi move into 2014, citizens should reflect on the situation in the […]
Opposition Malawi Congress Party (MCP) Dedza North West serving Member of Parliament Alekeni Wodala Menyani last Friday emerged with a massive win over his five contenders during primary elections held in the area. Way before voting begun, it became evident that the youthful parliamentarian would triumph with simplicity when nearly every person talked about him. […]
Malawi Congress Party (MCP) President Lazarus Chakwera on Tuesday overwhelmingly got endorsed as the party’s candidate for a parliamentary seat in Lilongwe after beating six other aspirants setting the tone for the May 20 2014 Tripartite Elections. The party conducted the primaries at Kasiya where Chakwera, who is also the party’s 2014 presidential candidate, amassed 261 votes […]
Lilongwe City Central legislature Shadreck Jonas on Monday failed miserably in the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) primaries while Malawi Congress Party (MCP) parliamentarian for Lilongwe Mapuyu South Joseph Njobvuyalema comfortably went through in the party primaries. Jonas came third in the elections with 36 votes, Christopher Chimba came second with 102 votes while the party’s National Organising Secretary […]
Ruling Peoples Party (PP) leaders from Ntchisi district have defected to the Malawi Congress Party (MCP) citing amog other things as the plundering of public resources – the cashgate scandal- linking the top leaders of the PP. Announcing their defection during a whistle stop tour held by MCP resident Dr Lazarus Chakwela in the district, […]
Malawi Congress Party (MCP) publicity secretary Jessie Kabwila and its campaign director Felix Jumbe have sailed through in the primary elections in Salima district to become the party’s parliamentray candidates in the May 20 2014 Tripartite Election. Kabwila, who is also a Chancellor College lecturer, won primary elections, beating two other contestants to become the party candidate […]
An emergency National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting for the main opposition Malawi Congress Party (MCP) has failed to elect a new secretary general to replace Chris Daza who defected to the ruling People’s Party (PP). The party called for the NEC “crisis” meeting last Friday in Lilongwe but its spokesperson Jessie Kabwila said they failed […]
Malawi Congress Party (MCP) President Dr Lazarous Chakwera has called for more funding in public universities and an increase for education facilities. Speaking Thursday during a public lecture at Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Bunda Campus, Chakwera said it is very pathetic to see that the universities have the same infrastructures which were built many years […]
Main opposition Malawi Congress Party (MCP) has called for an emergency National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting Friday to take place in Lilongwe. Top on the meeting’s agenda is the election of the party’s new secretary general to replace Chris Daza who defected to the ruling People’s Party (PP) two weeks ago where President Joyce Banda […]