Salima North-West Member of Parliament (MP) Jessie Kabwila has dismissed any links to governing Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), saying, she has no intentions of joining DPP. Kabwila said on Saturday that she will remain Malawi Congress Party (MCP) members all the way. “It is with much regret to note that some individuals with ill intentions are spreading […]
Main opposition Malawi Congress Party (MCP) has announced the postponement of its scheduled national convention, which was to start on April 8 2018 at Mary Mount Private Secondary School in Mzuzu. This follows courts’ decision to reserve determination on the way forward regarding a court injunction obtained by some leaders of the party, restraining MCP […]
The main opposition Malawi Congress Party (MCP) has decided not to hold its national convention slated for April 5 2018 until the court cases against the party and its leadership are disposed of in the High Court. MCP president Lazarus Chakwera says following the reservation by the High Court in Blantyre to lift an injunction […]
President Peter Mutharika, who is seeking re-election, was on Monday in campaign mood in Zomba when he told the opposition that the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) would crash them and he is confident to win another five-year term in next year’s watershed Tripartite elections. Mutharika, who is shepherding Malawi through economic growth from the the time […]
Malawi Congress Party (MCP) president Lazarus Chakwera has told party supporters to hold their patience as political wrangles continue in the oldest party in the country, saying the problems would be over soon. In a statement seen by Nyasa Times, Chakwera said he understood why some supporters are running out of patience, admitting the political […]
A war almost ensued in Mulanje South East, Milonde Ward, when Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) cadets destroyed flags belonging to opposition Malawi Congress Party (MCP) and vowed to wreak havoc on the latter’s leaders ahead of April 10 by-elections. Milonde Ward fell vacant on December 12 last year following the death of councillor Felix Majawa. Nyasa Times understands that […]
Gustav Kaliwo—opposition Malawi Congress Party (MCP) secretary general—has said there was nothing hazy in the manner the party’s vice president, who is also Speaker of the national assembly, Richard Msowoya acquired a Volkswagen Tourag that was cleared by the Malawi Revenue Authority duty-free. In an interview with Nyasa Times, after we run the story, Kaliwo […]
The elections next year are very much around the corner and the political fray is currently sexed up with a frenzy of activities. Apart from the tried and tested political parties that we know, we also have seen a proliferation of new political parties (some with strange names), that have started zooming across the width […]
Opposition Malawi Congress Party (MCP) will likely postpone its convention in April this year after High Court in Blantyre reserved its determination to rift an injunction obtained by party’s Vice President Richard Msowoya and four other members. The April 4-7 2018 gathering at Mary Mount Secondary School in Mzuzu is expected to put in office […]
Speaker of the National Assembly, Richard Msowoya, has abused his office by aiding his party’s suspended Secretary General , Gustav Kaliwo, to import a Volkswagen Tourag duty free, Nyasa Times can reveal. Msowoya—as Speaker—has several benefits including a provision for him to import vehicles duty-free. The benefits are entirely personal, according to laws. Documents which […]
Youthful Member of Parliament for Lilongwe East Constituency, Ezekiel Ching’oma, has expressed interest to vie for the position of Publicity Secretary for the party in the forthcoming convention expected to take place in Mzuzu City next month. “I can confirm, I will go for it,” said a calm and collected Ching’oma. Pressed on what he […]
Malawi Congress Party (MCP) president Lazarus Chakwera has been ordered to appear at High Court in Lilongwe on April 10 2018 in a case against the party’s suspended Secretary General Gustav Kaliwo who called for convention. Chakwera did not come to court on Monday with his the party lawyer Charles Mhone saying he was away […]
Barely few days after joining opposition Malawi Congress Party (MCP), Moses Kunkuyu has declared that he will contest for the position of Publicity Secretary at the party’s forthcoming elective convention. This confirms claims that were circulating that the former Blantyre City South Parliamentarian was already earmarked for the position. Kunkuyu, who is also the leader […]
As the days to the Malawi Congress Party (MCP) convention seems to be drawing nearer, party members have started expressing their interest to fight for the positions in the party’s executive. The latest one to join that list of aspirants is former Livingstonia synod general secretary and current MCP vice Publicity secretary Rev Maurice Munthali. […]
The former Mzuzu University students Union president Wazamazama Katatu has announced that he has joined joined the opposition Malawi Congress Party (MCP). Katatu made the announcement at Malawi Sun Hotel on Wednesday when pressure group Transformation Alliance (TA) endorsed MCP president Lazarus Chakwera ahead of the 2019 tripartite elections. He made clear that his intention is […]
Leader of pressure group Transformation Alliance (TA), Moses Kunkuyu, has officially joined the opposition Malawi Congress Party (MCP) describing the party and its leadership as the “ideal one to take Malawi into greater heights”. Kunkuyu, former information minister, publicly announced on Wednesday he is MCP member at a news conference in Blantyre . Nyasa Times reported […]
Malawi government has withdrawn a diplomatic passport for former Cabinet minister Muhammad Sidik Mia who is aspiring to be opposition Malawi Congress Party (MCP) Vice President at the party’s national convention next month. Business mogul and politician had gone to Immigration Department to renew his passport to travel abroad. But Immigration Department could not issue the […]
Former Peoples Party (PP) senior official, Harry Mkandawire, who has now joined the main opposition, the Malawi Congress Party (MCP) says he is eying for the position of second vice presidency in his new party. Mkandawire becomes the second defector to the party to express an interest to vie for the vice presidency of the party after billionaire politician Sidik […]