The governing Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) has said it will take action against Malawi Congress Party (MCP) Drector of Youth Richard Chimwendo over his alleged statement encouraging the opposition party followers to be beating DPP members. The ruling party also observed that MCP president Lazarus Chakwera has no morals and lacks leadership credentials. DPP Southern […]
Malawi Congress Party (MCP) president Lazarus Chakwera has questioned the relevance of the supplementary laws gazetted Friday by the minister of Homeland Security Nicholas Dausi, which have declared the airports and border posts out of bounds for the demonstrators. Dausi said the supplementary laws have declared airports, land boarders, Capital Hill, prisons, National Oil Company […]
Suspected regime thugs have petrol bombed the behicle belonging to Malawi Congres Party (MCP) director of campaign Moses Kunkuyu. Kunkuyu and police confirmed the incident, saying the thugs attacked his home in Nancholi, Blantyre in the wee hours of Friday. The MCP director of campaign said the security guard at his property raised an alrm […]
President Peter Mutharika has said that he will take all necessary measures to defend and protect the country’s borders from those want to disrupt ports of entry with anti-Jane Ansah protests planned for August 26 to 30. HRDC have said the protesters will occupy the country’s airports and border posts if Ansah does not resign […]
Malawi Congress Party (MCP) president Lazarus Chakwera lead lawyer in the presidential election petition case, senior counsel Mordecai Msisha was on Monday was forced to apologise to the Constitutional Court when he said the case was proceeding slow and it could end in 2025. The case has 800 witnesses and estimates indicate the matter might end early […]
Malawi Congress Party (MCP) president Lazarus Chakwera has blamed an apparent assassination attempt at Human Rights Defenders Coalition (HRDC) chairperson Timothy Mtambo on regime thugs, saying governing Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) has been the mastermind of the petrol-bombing of a house belonging to Mtambo. According to vice-chairperson of HRDC Gift Trapence, the thugs went to […]
UTM Party and Malawi Congress Party (MCP) have welcomed the Supreme Court decision to reject the appeal by President Peter Mutharika and the Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) to dismiss an election petition case which the two party leaders brought before the High Court disputing May 21 presidential election. A panel of seven Supreme Court judges, led […]
Malawi Supreme Court of Appeal has rejected an attempt by President Peter Mutharika and Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) to prevent the Constitution Court judges hearing the presidential elections case. The bid to dismiss the case on technical ground was rejected by the High Court sitting as the Constitutional Court on June 22 2019. But Mutharika and […]
Lawyers for Malawi Congress Party (MCP) president Lazarus Chakwera and UTM Party leader Saulos Chilima who are disputing the May 21 presidential poll results have asked Malawi Supreme Court of Appeal to disregard an appeal by President Peter Mutharika and Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) to have the elections case thrown out. Mutharika and MEC appealed […]
Malawi Congress Party (MCP) president Lazarus Chakwera has returned from the United States and faces a huge battle in court over the presidential election result case. Chakwera left the country two weeks ago for the church trip amid concerns that he is one of the key witnesses in the poll case and should have avoided […]
Major opposition Malawi Congress Party (MCP) and UTM have say they are ready for the Public Affairs Committee (PAC) initiated peace talks but have given some conditions. MCP publicity secretary Maurice Munthali said PAC should bear in mind when meeting party officials that President Peter Mutharika is not the legitimate winner of the presidential election. […]
Lawyers for Malawi Congress Party (MCP) president Lazarus Chakwera the second petitioner in a case to nullify presidential results in the May 21 Tripartite Elections want President Peter Mutharika to appear before a five-judge panel of the High Court sitting as the Constitutional Court so that they can cross-examine him. Mutharika of Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), in […]
Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) has reacted to comments by the Malawi Congress Party (MCP) accusing the ruling party of causing violence in the country during demonstrations. This was said on Friday during a news conference held at DPP’s Headquarters in Area 4 in Lilongwe. Since the Tripartite elections on May 21 2019, there has been protests […]
Malawi Congress Party (MCP) has said there is a need for an immediate explanation from MANEB on the criteria used in the recent Primary School Leaving Certificate Education (PSLCE) selection of candidates into secondary school, saying the selection favoured one region. MCP Vice President Sidik Mia condemns the recent PSLCE selection of learners on Friday […]
Until the midnight of 21st May 2019, if you asked any Malawian even a child which was the most violent party in Malawi, the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) would likely be top of everyone’s lip. The post May 21 period, if you ask the most violent party, an honest Malawian will likely mention the Malawi […]
Some concerned members of main opposition Malawi Congress Party (MCP), on Monday, pleaded with the party leadership to restrain the party’s supporters from participating in the current anti-Jane Ansah demonstrations being organised by the Human Rights Defenders Coalition (HRDC). The protests, that have turned violent, are aimed at forcing Ansah to resign as the Chairperson […]
The legal team of opposition Malawi Congress Party (MCP) would be making an application in the ongoing constitutional case , where MCP leader Lazarus Chakwera and UTM president Saulos Chilima are challenging results of the May 21 2019 presidential election, that Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) should comply with Constitutional Court order to submit an electoral […]
Malawi Congress Party (MCP) president Lazarus Chakwera has Friday flown out to United States of America to attend to a church meeting, leaving behind a heightened political crisis. Chakwera has left the country as quasi-religious body, the Public Affairs Committee (PAC) was meeting President Peter Mutharika in an effort to find a lasting solution to […]