As political parties have started rebuilding to increase their chances of winning the 2019 polls, the governing Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) held a meeting in Blantyre for its members of the stronghold Southern Region to discuss how they can tame Lower Shire political mugwump Sidik Mia who is linked with a move to join Malawi Congress […]
Marginalized Malawi Congress Party (MCP) parliamentarian, Jessie Kabwila has questioned the party’s extension of an olive branch to rebelling factions, arguing they should stop cheating the nation. MCP president Lazarus Chakwera a week ago met National Executive Committee (NEC) in Lilongwe where among other things they agreed to call for the convention next year and […]
Main opposition Malawi Cogress Party (MCP) has extended olive branch to party ‘rebels’ and asked them to come back and work with the leadership in a move to end political squabbles. Party acting spokesperson Eisenhower Mkaka confirmed the development on Sunday, saying party president Lazarus Chakwera summoned the National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting which was […]
I do not understand the consternation in some circles in reaction Sidik Mia’s public declaration that he intends to return to front line politics, or his declaration that he finds Chakwera’s leadership attractive, or his declaration that he will announce his political party of choice soon, or his declaration that he aspires to be on […]
The political stage in Malawi has never been short of entertainment shows. There have been both intra and inter party wrangles, some of which are only serving the purpose of manifesting the embryo stage at which Malawi’s ever young democracy has vowed to stagnate. Stock-taking the duration at which Malawi has been under democratic dispensation […]
Opposition parties have raised fears that the Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) which suffers credibility issues is” plotting to facilitate rigging of through the national identification card as a prerequisite for one to be eligible to vote in the 2019 Tripartite Elections. MEC announced that the ID will be used as a prerequisite for one to […]
Former Malawi Congress Party (MCP) leader John Zenus Ungapake (JZU) Tembo has advises party structures and organs to maintain discipline and not to be misled by people who want MCP to disintegrate, accusing secretary general Gustav Kaliwo for planning to hold a convention without following the party’s constitution. Tembo said this on Monday in his […]
In a twist turn of events, opposition Malawi Congress Party (MCP) executive member and legislator, Lingson Belekanyama has, contrary to earlier media reports, been revealed to be playing double standards regarding to an emergency convention Secretary General, Gustav Kaliwo called for in April, Nyasa Times can reveal. Recently Belekanyama told the media that he had removed himself […]
Malawi Congress Party (MCP) vice president Richard Msowoya has reacted to reports linking Sidik Mia to join MCP with an intention of being a running mate to party president Lazarous Chakwera. Mia has openedly expressed interested in contesting for the position of vice president of the country and hinted he is joing MCP. But Msowoya, […]
Former cabinet minister and lower shire political giant, Mohammed Sidik Mia has confirmed to Nyasa Times that he will be bouncing back in politics by joining the main opposition Malawi Congress Party (MCP). Mia also announced he a is eying for the position of the country’s Vice President in 2019 and expected MCP president Lazarous […]
After months of damaging infighting in the main opposition Malawi Congress Party (MCP), secretary general Gustav Kaliwo and his deputy Chatonda Kaunda have agreed to ”bury the hatchet” with party president Lazarus Chakwera over their differences, Nyasa Times understands. Kaliwo and Kaunda who announced the party would be holding a national convention from July 7 to 9 […]
Malawi Congress Party (MCP) has obtained a court injunction stopping secretary general Gustav Kaliwo holding a party convention from July 7 to 9 with parallel structures. Kaliwo, a lawyer by profession, said convention has been called to clear their differences relying on Article 40 of the MCP constitution which states that district committees or the National […]
Malawi Congress Party (MCP) lawmaker gave a rare praise to first president of Malawi’s multi-party democracy Bakili Muluzi, saying though he did not see the corridors of University of Malawi but he valued higher education and had a solution when there was academic crisis. Dowa East Member of Parliament, Richard Chimwendo-Banda was adding his voice to the barrage of […]
Secretary General of Malawi Congress Party (MCP) Gustave Kaliwo has been asked to resign or risk being fired by party president Lazarus Chakwera but he is showing no signs of yielding to that pressure. The call to resign was made by MCP legislators during a news conference at the party National Headquarters in Lilongwe on […]
Members of parliament for opposition Malawi Congress Party (MCP) have said party secretary General Gustav Kaliwo has constructively resigned from the position he was appointed by MCP president Lazarus Chakwera, saying he should voluntarily withdraw his membership, accusing him of insubordination. Addressing a news conference at the party’s headquarters in Lilongwe, 40 members of parliament […]
Malawi Congress Party (MCP) executive member and legislator Lingson Belekanyama has snubbed party secretary general Gustav Kaliwo who included his name in planning a controversial convention from July 7 to 9 . Belekanyama said the convention being organised by Kaliwo is unlawful and he cannot be party to it. “I refuse to be party to it,” […]
The troubled opposition Malawi Congress Party (MCP) has not contested against the calls by a grouping of party rebels led by Secretary General, Gustav Kaliwo to hold an emergency convention slated for next month and Kaliwo has said its all shystems go for the indaba. Following the failure by the party to legally challenge the calls, Kaliwo […]
Some few members of Malawi Congress Party (MCP) from Lilongwe North West a constituency that belongs to leader Lazarus Chakwera, have backed beleaguered party secretary general Gustav to demand for a convention scheduled to take place on July 7. Led by their Constituency Chairman, Lupiya Mazoni, said on Monday that they are tired of what is happening […]