Democratic Progressive Party (DPP)vice president for the Central Region Hetherwick Ntaba is being accused of using Senior Chief Chadza to intimidate chiefs in Lilongwe Msodzi North to ensure their subjects do not vote for Malawi Congress Party (MCP) candidate Sosten Gwengwe in the October 17 by-elections. Three senior Group Village Headmen and Two Group Village Heads from the area […]
Malawi Congress Party (MCP) parliamentary candidate for Nsanje-Lalanje Lawrence Sitolo has branded Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) candidate Gladys Ganda’s behaviour “strange” when she avoided a political debate where she was scheduled to face her two rivals last Thursday. Sitolo said Ganda’s “attempt to dodge scrutiny shows how she holds the electorate in contempt” as she […]
Minister of Transport and Public Works Jappie Mhango, who is also Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) Director of Campaign, has exonerated himself from terror attacks which took place at Gonapamhanya Traditional ceremony in Bolero, Rumphi after he was accused to be among the organisers of the terror. Last Saturday, panga-wielding and stone-throwing youths clad in DPP […]
Police in Nsanje arrested two opposition Malawi Congress Party (MCP) members Funny Mafolo and Davie Mafolo after ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) candidate in Nsanje Lalanje constituency Gladsy Ganda order their arrest. The MCP members were arrested after they led on marching at Phokera Trading Centre singing campaign songs for the party. The DPP supporters […]
National Initiative for Civic Education Public Trust (NICE) has asked politicians not to use young people to bring hostility ahead of October 17 parliamentary by-elections. Nsanje District NICE Civic Education Officer, Kondwani Malunga has described the situation in the areas where youths are being used to further political ambitions as worrisome saying the youth who […]
Chairman for the Episcopal Conference of Malawi (ECM), Archbishop Thomas Luke Msusa has expressed worry over reported cases of political skirmishes rocking the country especially when some constituencies and wards are scheduled to hold by elections. He said it is a pity to hear and read in the papers of political violence allegedly perpetrated by the […]
Lilongwe based businessman Alfred Jiya, a member of Malawi Congress Party (MCP) on Monday donated a brand new pickup to help in alleviating challenges that pregnant women and other vulnerable groups faces whenever getting access to medical facilities. Briefing reporters soon after the ceremony, Jiya said he decided to donate the Nissan Two tonne pick […]
A woman chief from Zambia identified as Nyauthali is confirmed to have died when ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) youth cadet pelted stones and attacked leaders of opposition political parties that attended Gonapamuhanya, a Tumbuka ceremony at Bolero in Rumphi. Two members of Malawi Congress Party (MCP) are also reportedly seriously hurt by the DPP […]
Former Secretary General of the g People’s Party (PP) Paul Maulidi was on Sunday spotted at Gologota, where Mohammed Sidik Mia alongside 22 Members of Parliament and senior executive members of Malawi Congress Party (MCP) conducted a political campaign rally. Maulidi, a private practising lawyer, sat to the podium where Members of Parliament and senior […]
Malawi Congress Party (MCP0 Lower Shire political heavy weight, Sidik Mia on Saturday reported the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) to the Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) over intimidation and terror the governing party is conducting towards the opposition political parties especially the MCP in the Nsanje Lalanje by-election. Mia was speaking at a campaign political […]
Malawi’s ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) has stepped up its gear for terror campaign against political competitors, especially the main opposition Malawi Congress Party (MCP) as on Saturday it unleashed violence in Rumphi against opposition leaders who were going to attend Gonapamuhanya Cultural Festival of the Tumbuka ethnic group in Rumphi and Lundazi, Zambia. Leader […]
Opposition political parties in Malawi on Thursday held a news conference at Crossroads Hotel where they expressed their frustration following the countless abandoned projects by the governing Democratic Progressive Party (DPP). Leader of opposition in parliament Lazarous Chakwera, who is also president Malawi Congress Party (MCP), led the news conference where the leaders tackled a […]
Malawi Police on Thursday blocked opposition Malawi Congress Party (MCP) from holding its scheduled tally in squarter township of Ndirande-Malababda in Blantyre which was expected to draw thousands of people with Sidia Mia as the main speaker. MCP regional chairman for the south, Peter Simbi said they informed law enforcers about their planned rally and […]
The main opposition Malawi Congress Party (MCP) has said ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) on Wednesday paraded 250 people clad in MCP cloth claiming they have defected to the DPP as a “publicity stunt”. MCP regional chairman for south Peter Simbi said that the ruling party had welcomed its own members into the party fold […]
Centre for Young Leaders in Africa, an organization which advocates for youth inclusion in decision making positions, have condemned the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) for unleashing terror in Nsanje Lalanje ahead of October 17 parliamentary by elections. On Tuesday panga wielding DPP Cadets invaded the constituency removing flags of opposition Malawi Congress Party (MCP) […]
Malawi Congress Party (MCP) says the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) has launched a terror campaign in the Nsanje Lalanje where there will be by-elections on October 17, threatening villagers against attending MCP meetings and uprooting flags of the main opposition party candidate Lawrence Sitolo who has also been issued with death threats. MCP regional […]
Malawi Congress Party (MCP) President Reverend Dr Lazarus Chakwera has warned Malawians against voting for any of the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) candidates in forthcoming bye-elections its leadership has failed the country. He said this on Sunday when he was drumming up support for the Lilongwe Msozi North candidate, Sosten Gwengwe ahead of bye-elections […]
Malawi’s political landscape took yet another turn Saturday after former minister Salim Bagus withdrew his membership from governing Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) and defected to the opposition Malawi Congress Party (MCP). Bagus, who served as Minister in the Bakili Muluzi’s UDF administration and was national, organising secretary of Peoples Party before he joined DPP, said he […]