Malawi Congress Party (MCP) presidential torchbearer in next week’s tripartite elections has decried high interest rates on the part on commercial banks in the country but has said this will be a song of yesterday once he assumes the reins of power on May 21. The church reverend-turned-politician, and will be giving a second try […]
Malawi Congress Party (MCP) secretary general and aspiring candidate for Lilongwe Mpenu Constituency, Eisenhower Mkaka, has been reported to pollster the Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) for a “suspicious” meeting with presiding officers in the constituency ahead of next week’s polls. Mkaka is said to have met 20 presiding officers last week in the constituency in […]
It appears that Alhaj Mohammed Sidik Mia targets the month of Ramadan and preferably a religious gathering function to pronounce his major political wishes and so far, it is working for him. In 2017 when he announced his comeback in front line politics, he told a religious gathering in no uncertain terms that he would […]
Chief Secretary in the Office of the President and Cabinet (OPC) Lloyd Muhara on Sunday announced that Malawian President Peter Mutharika has cancelled a scheduled whistle-stop campaign tour in central region districts of Dedza and Salima, prompting opposition Malawi Congress Party (MCP) to question whether the 79-year-old still has the stamina to run the country. MCP […]
Malawi Congress Party (MCP) presidential candidate has said that the party is nothing without Nkhata-Bay as it where the foundation of the party was cemented. Speaking at a whistle stop campaign tour in a bid to urge the electorate to vote MCP on May 21 at Nkhata-Bay boma on Saturday, Chakwera said the district has […]
A container—with t-shirts, caps and golf shirts— that some Malawi Congress Party (MCP) die-hards protested for its release at Malawi Revenue Authority’s (MRA) Kanengo warehouse in the capital Lilongwe has reportedly been “seized” after a plot by the former main opposition “to evade duty” was foiled, Nyasa Times understands. On Friday, spirited MCP supporters took to […]
A Malawi Congress Party (MCP) supporter identified as Kate Hussein is battling for her life at Dae Yang Luke Hospital, where she is admitted after riot police in Lilongwe apparently left a teargas cannister to explode in her clothes. MCP deputy publicity secretary Ezekiel Ching’oma has confirmed the incident, saying victim was among a group […]
In a typical case of counting eggs before they are hatched and defying Malawi Congress Party (MCP) purpoted servant leadership philosophy, Lazarus Chakwera’s political partner, former president Joyce Banda, says some People’s Party (PP) legislators will be offered Cabinet posts should MCP win the May 21 elections. According to Zodiak, Banda made the remarks at […]
South Africa -based Malawian controversial prophet Austin Liabunya has resurfaced, this time around in the office of Malawi Congress Party (MCP) presidential hopeful Lazarus Chakwera, shaking hands. A picture of Liabunya shaking hands with Chakwera was released via Chakwera’s official Facebook page on Thursday with the caption: “Before I started my trip north today, Prophet […]
Malawi Congress Party (MCP) Diaspora Wing over the weekend raised money through a gala dinner event held in Birmingham to help the party allocate election monitors in all the polling stations at the May 21 Tripartite Election. According to the spokesman of MCP Diaspora Wing, Chalo Mvula , the Birmingham event was to cement the […]
Consumer Association of Malawi (Cama) executive director, John Kapito, has distanced himself from a Facebook page bearing his name and publishing posts in support of opposition Malawi Congress Party (MCP) presidential hopeful Lazarus Chakwera, saying has never been or used Facebook. The page ‘John Kapito’ has been trending on the social networking platform with enormous […]
Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) has shelved the Parliamentary elections in Lilongwe South East Constituency following the demise of UTM Party candidate, Agnes Penemulungu last week. This was announced by MEC chairperson Justice Jane Ansah in her final report t the last National Elections Consultative Forum (Necof) meeting ahead of the May 21 Tripartite Elections. This […]
The Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) led government has responded to allegations made by Malawi Congress Party (MCP) presidential torchbearer, Lazarus Chakwera, that it has swindled K1 trillion in the last five years, saying it was unfortunate that the latter made the claims when it was obvious he was a benefitting from corruption proceeds. A statement […]
The former Dedza East Member of Parliament (MP), Juliana Lunguzi, is confident she will retain her seat as the constituency’s representative, saying she had “impressively delivered” in her first five years in office. Dedza East has a history of legislators failing to retain their seats, but Lunguzi of Malawi Congress Party (MCP) said she would […]
Malawi Congress Party (MCP) presidential candidate Lazarus Chakwera has said people should go to vote in large numbers on May 21 as there will stop any attempts to circumvent the will of the people and he will not accept Malawi Election Commission (MEC) awarding a “fraudulent” victory to incumbent President Peter Mutharika “neither will the people”. […]
As political parties continue to mobilise resources to strengthen their financial position during the campaign ahead of the watershed May 21 Tripartite Election, the Malawi Congress Party (MCP) Diaspora Wing UK chapter is holding a mega dinner dance dubbed “Kwacha Gala” in the city of Birmingham this Sunday May 6 to raise money for the […]
Malawi Congress Party (MCP) has called for the arrest of Minister of Homelands Security, Nicholous Dausi, following revelations that he was behind setting on fire of Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) warehouse in 2014. MCP director of elections Moses Kunkuyu made the call during a news conference in Blantyre on Thursday following revelations by UTM Party […]
President Peter Mutharika has vowed never to allow the opposition Malawi Congress Party (MCP) back in government, because of its backward political policies that see the oldest political grouping in Malawi opposing each and every policy the government undertakes irrespective of benefits to the rural poor masses. Speaking during a whistle stop campaign tour of Dowa […]