Business temporarily came to a standstill at Area 3 in Malawi’s capital, Lilongwe, Friday as Malawi Congress Party (MCP) parliamentary aspirants for Lilongwe City Central Constituency presented themselves to the party leadership. The aspirants were introducing themselves to the MCP District Chairman for Lilongwe Urban, a Mr. Kawila, and his committee for formal registration to enable them […]
The Malawi Congress Party (MCP) intends to use, among others, a strategy to infiltrate and corrupt the media, including theft, in its desperate bid to win the tripartite elections next year. According to a media strategy document leaked to the Nyasa Times operatives of the party will buy loyalty of some influential media managers and […]
A poor crowd turned up for the political rally addressed by Malawi Congress Party (MCP) president Dr Lazarus Chakwera in eastern lakeshore district of Mangochi on Sunday notwithstanding the presence of one of front-runners in next year’s elections. The rally was conducted barely 24 hours after Chakwera addressed a sizable crowd at Njamba Freedom Park […]
Malawi Congress Party (MCP) presidential candidate Lazarus Chakwela has appealed to people to vote for him as President of the country in next year’s elections during a rally held at Njamba Freedom Park on Saturday in Blantyre, saying his party is reformed from it’s 31 years of atrocities against Malawians. Chakwera said MCP was now a reformed party […]
Former Malawi Congress Party ( MCP) leader John Tembo is non-committal on whether or not he will contest as Member of Parliament (MP) in his constituency, Dedza South, in the next year’s tripartite elections. “I don’t think you should be the first to know,” he told a local radio this week. He added: “I will […]
The great time has begun and Malawi has awoken once again. Malawi Congress Party (MCP) newly elected president Dr Lazarus Cakwera seems to ask each and every one of us to acknowledge that together as party zealots, we have indeed won power at the just ended MCP Convention, but now we have to win over […]
Democratic Progressive Party ( DPP) Member of Parliament (MP) for Nkhatabay central Symon Vuwa has denied harboring intentions of defecting from the DPP to Malawi Congress Party (MCP). There have been speculations in the social media that Vuwa Kuanda was heading to MCP. But Kaunda told Nyasa Times that he cannot leave DPP because it is […]
The opposition Malawi Congress Party’s vice president, Richard Msowoya has urged people in the country to vote for educated and wise person that would competently lead the country, saying some of problems facing the country is due to lack of knowledge in good governance. Speaking during a rally held by the party’s president Dr Lazarous […]
Malawi Congress Party (MCP) president the Reverend Lazarus Chakwera on Sunday held a rally in the northern border district of Karonga where he introduced newly elected party vice president Richard Msowoya who comes from the district and pledged to bring development and change to the country under his rule. Chakwera said every Malawian no matter […]
Newly elected Malawi Congress Party (MCP) president the Reverend Lazarus Chakwera said on Saturday at his rally in Mzuzu that his election to run for the country’s top seat is the start of the long journey to change the nation for the better. Chakhwera said the people of Malawi were looking forward to seeing development […]
Malawi Congress Party (MCP) president Lazarus Chakwera’s call on followers to contribute K100 or more should be hailed as the best approach to campaign funding. Chakwera’s strategy marks the beginning of an era of people-funded political party activities rather than the current ‘big-man’ and ‘sole-financier’ model which is largely to blame for stifling Malawi’s democracy. […]
Malawi Congress Party (MCP) president Lazarus Chakwera is storming northern region this weekend for a series of political rallies which will take him up to the border district of Karonga, the home of MCP vice president Richard Msowoya. MCP administrative secretary Potiphar Chidaya said Chakwera he will hold two rallies at Mzuzu Upper Stadium on […]
With the ascendency of Rev. Dr. Lazarus Chakwera to MCP’s leadership, more people are expressing optimism that MCP may bounce back to power come May 20, 2014. If social media comments are anything to go by, then we would say that a vital number of people planned for voter apathy for not having a candidate to […]
In a sudden turn of events, the recently elected president for the Malawi Congress Party (MCP) Dr. Lazarus Chakwera has asked its supporters to contribute Mk100.00 each to the operations of the party as it prepares to contest in the 2014 General Elections which has attracted mixed views. The MCP under Kamuzu Banda had made […]
Malawi Congress Party (MCP) president Lazarus Chakwera on Thursday refused to acknowledge his party’s 31 years of atrocities against Malawians and instead insisted that the future is what matters and that ” there may have been deep wounds, deep scars, but as a nation all things are possible if we go beyond this.” He was speaking during Capital Radio’s […]
Divisions have rocked Malawi Congress Party (MCP) with some party members accusing new party president Lazarus Chakwera in a petition of favouring members from the church he led, Assemblies of God, at the expense of veterans. The petition to Chakwera, which we have seen and dated August 19, expresses “dismay and unhappiness” over dominance of church members in MCP. […]
Despite Nthanda Congress Party interim vice president Loudon Malingamoyo announced his party has defected to Malawi Congress Party (MCP), his party colleagues, including interim secretary general Chakhumbila Khaila have come out in the open to declare the political party is still intact. Malingamoyo told Galaxy FM radio station on Thursday, August 22 that the entire […]
A fortnight ago, a rank outsider, the Rev. Dr. Lazarus Chakwera, was overwhelmingly elected president of the main opposition Malawi Congress Party (MCP). This signalled the end of an era for one of Malawi’s longest-serving politicians, John Zenus Ungapake Tembo. The 81-year-old political gladiator, who has been in politics since 1961, has been at the […]