There is heightening conflict in the main opposition Malawi Congress Party (MCP) as two blocks have emerged over what will happen next—as far as the leadership hierarchy is concerned—ahead of the elections case ruling expected this month end. MCP, and the UTM Party are challenging in the May 2019 presidential election, arguing it was marred […]
The Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) will conduct the much awaited Lilongwe South Constituency by-election on 30 January 2020 according to a statement issued by the electoral body announcing the resumption of election process in the area. Malawi Congress Party (MCP) candidate Peter Dimba and his Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) counterpart Peter Mazizi are the front […]
Malawi Congress Party (MCP) has strengthened its support base in the Lower Shire. Districts of Nsanje and Chikwawa after gaining membership of some 220 who have defected from the governing Democratic Progressive Party (DPP). The defectors include former DPP governor for Nsanje west, Elizabeth Moses and spoke on behalf of the group, saying they have […]
Opposition Malawi Congress Party (MCP) and UTM have flatly denied reports of any political alliances between them and described the weeklong reports in various social media platforms as mere social media talk. Some people have printed materials advocating for an alliance of the two parties. The materials which Nyasa Times has seen are t-shirts, caps […]
Malawi Congress Party (MCP) has rubbished President Peter Mutharika’s assertions that the opposition political party leaders are planning to topple his government through violent demonstrations. Mutharika said opposition political parties and rights activists in the country are bent on destroying the country’s economy and cause anarchy, a development he said is unacceptable. The Malawi leader said […]
President Peter Mutharika has taken a swipe at opposition leaders and rights activists for the continued violent demonstrations. Speaking in Lilongwe on Friday during an agricultural function, Mutharika claimed the opposition in this country is capitalizing on the poverty of the people to manipulate them into behaviour of violence. “Opposition leaders are deliberately creating poverty […]
Malawi Congress Party (MCP) deputy president, Sidik Mia has warned his followers on the social media not to be fooled by tricksters who are using his name to commit criminal conduct. The MCP second-in-command said there are some “unscrupulous character(s)” who has/have created a Facebook Account in his name with an intention of scamming his […]
UTM Party president Saulos Chilima and first petioner in the election nullification case has called on the European Union (EU) Election Observer Mission (EOM) to put off presentation of its final report on the disputed May 21 2019 Tripartite Elections., saying doing so is “ill-timed” and his Malawi Congress Party (MCP) counterpart Lazarus Chakwera who […]
I am absolutely confident that for two years if every nation on earth was run by women, we would significant improvement across the board on just about everything..living standards and coutcomes—Barack Obama, 2019 Its 2020. A new decade. New ideas. Let us agree, men have all failed Malawi. Almost 60 years after independence, save for […]
President Peter Mutharika has reiterated the governing Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) vision to develop the country, highlighting the mission of political parties that ruled the country starting from 1964 up to date and appreciating the role each party did to Malawians. Mutharika in his New Year’s address to the nation titled ‘Let us agree to move forward […]
Look here, look very hard. We have been massaging ourselves, pumping up our political godfathers and still expect the judiciary to save our self-created problems. Here we are, eight months after elections winners are adamant victory belongs to them, losers, mainly MCP and UTM are crying they were short changed. May be MCP has a […]
Malawi Congress Party (MCP) president Lazarus Chakwera says 2019 has left Malawians with what he described as painful scars and that although it is for the Constitutional Court judges to decide the merits of the presidential election case, as a petitioner, he is hopeful that justice will prevail. The MCP leader said he is praying […]
Malawi Congress Party (MCP) president Lazarus Chakwera has assured his followers that despite the loss and hardships encountered in the past year, there is reason to look forward to a better year ahead. In his New Year address, Chakwera noted that the country’s citizens have been subjected to numerous hardships over the past year. “Perhaps you […]
President Peter Mutharika has described rights group, the Human Rights Defenders Coalition (HRDC) as a terrorist organization. In in his New Year’s message, Mutharika said HRDC organised protests have led to some potential investors turning their back to Malawi, thereby harming the economy. “HRDC is a political organization which is slowly degenerating into a terrorist […]
Malawi Congress Party (MCP) member of Parliament for Lilongwe City South West, Nancy Tembo, has lauded the National Initiative for Civic Education (Nice) Trust for introducing free information and communication technology (ICT) studies targeting girls and young women in Lilongwe Urban. Tembo observed that ICT is becoming a necessity for social and economic growth of every society; hence, […]
Malawi Congress Party (MCP) top brass on Sunday conducted political rally in Dowa preaching peace preparing its supporters for any outcome of the Constitutional Court in presidential election nullification case. Despite heavy downpours the Nkukula Primary School ground at Lumbadzi trading centre, hundreds of MCP loyalists turned up for the rally. In his address, MCP […]
The Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) will have to fend off more defection drama in their structures as members from Chikwawa Central constituency and district committees have withdrawn their membership and joined Malawi Congress Party (MCP). It could be signs of political times for DPP to lose members at the grassroots in the Southern Region if […]
Lawyer Modercai Msiska a senior counsel (SC) leading the legal team of second petitioner and Malawi Congress Party (MCP) president Lazarus Chakwera, has asked the Constitutional Court to nullify President Peter Mutharika’s victory in the May 21 Tripartite Elections and declare Chakwera as the rightful winner of the polls. Msisha, one of the framers of […]