The High Court in Lilongwe has ruled against lawyer Wesley Namasala for some disgruntled Malawi Congress Party (MCP) members who told the court some of his witnesses were refusing to testify due to threats in the case they were calling for an early convention in protest of party president Lazarus Chakwera’s style of leadership. Namasala […]
Officials from the main opposition, the Malawi Congress Party (MCP) say they regret the beating of a law firm’s process Serverat the party headquarters in Lilongwe and the national executive committee has launched an investigation into the matter. Jolamu Mpangeni, process server for Gondwe and Attorneys was severely beaten up when he went to the […]
Malawi Police say they are hunting for Malawi Congress Party (MCP) roughnecks who beat up and tore extensively the clothes of a legal officer who had gone to the party headquarters to drop High Court documents concerning expelled party official Chatinkha Chidzanja Nkhoma. Police have told Nyasa Times that the arrest would be effected this […]
The Lilongwe High Court is Friday expected to hear an ex parte injuction application which disgruntled Malawi Congress Party (MCP) fired District Chairmen through their lawyer Wesley Namasala is asking the court to issue an order restraining the party from continuing conducting district committee elections which the party is currently holding countrywide. The matter which […]
An official from Chancy Gondwe law firm has been assaulted by suspected Malawi Congress Party (MCP) president Lazarus Chakwera body guards and party diehards. Jolamu Mpangeni from the law firm run by Chancy Gondwe said from Kamuzu Central Hospital in Lilongwe that he was attacked when he wanted to serve Chakwera, party administrator Potiphar Chidaya the documents friom […]
The High Court in Lilongwe on Monday resumed hearing of a case between fired Malawi Congress Party (MCP) district chairperson and the party leader Lazarus Chakwera. Four district chaipersons testified before Judge Charles Mkandawire on how Chakwera flouted rules of the party and party constitution. They said it was wrong for Chakwera to keep on […]
The High Court in Lilongwe has restored the case in which some disgruntled Malawi Congress Party (MCP) members are calling for an early convention in protest of party president Lazarus Chakwera’s style of leadership. Judge Charles Mkandawire dismissed the case last week Monday because the complainants did not report to court when the case was […]
The main opposition Malawi Congress Party (MCP) expelled Member of Parliament (MP) for Salima Central Felix Jumbe and senior member Chatinkha Chidzanja Nkhoma have come out fighting after being expelled from the party and challenged the National Executive Committee (NEC) decision, saying they will fight on. The two plan to challenge the decision in court, […]
Malawi Congress Party (MCP) president Dr Lazarus Chakwera on Thursday confirmed a report by Nyasa Times the sanction imposed by the party national executive committee (NEC) that Salima Central Member of Parliament Felix Jumbe be expelled and suspended member of Parliament for Salima North West, Dr Jessie Kabwira as well as MP for Lilongwe Mapuyu, […]
The opposition Malawi Congress Party (MCP) is embroiled in its bloodiest civil war for decades after some senior officials made allegations that its leadership is nepotistic and intolerant of other views. In a move to quell dissent in the party, MCP president Lazarous Chakwera summoned a National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting in Lilongwe on Wednesday but turned out […]
Malawi Congress Party (MCP) suspended District Chairmenhave reacted to the discontinuation of their case, by maintainging that they still want the puster of party president Dr Lazarus Chakwera accusing him of failing to run the affairs of the party and that ailing retired party leader John Tembo should steady the ship. Speaking during the briefing, […]
The Lilongwe High Court on Monday dismissed the case in which some Malawi Congress Party (MCP) district chairmen had taken the party to court asking it to rule that MCP should not hold district and regional elections. The district chairmen faulted party president Lazarus Chakwera for annulling some appointments made at national convention in 2013 and making […]
Malawi Congress Party (MCP) internal struggles continue, Isaac Jere, who is in police custody in connection to arson attempts on party headquarters in Lilongwe City Centre, has mentioned claimed several political big are sponsoring terror in the country. MCP security detail on Sunay afternoon detained seven men and three women suspected to have been on […]
Malawi opposition are strategising forming a grand electoral alliance to field one presidential candidate to challenge President Peter Mutharika in 2019 elections, as leaders are “deeply fearful” that there is a danger main opposition block Malawi Congress Party (MCP) would be in “perpetual opposition” unless its presient Lazarous Chakwera dramatically changed tack. MCP administrative secretary […]
There is tension in the main opposition party Malawi Congress Party (MCP) following accusations that party leader Lazarus Chakwera has been diverting party funds to fund the construction of his personal mansion in Lilongwe. The said mansion sits on a 5-acre land in an exclusive suburb of Area 6 in Lilongwe and ha so far […]
Campaign for Mchinji West has informally kicked off with vice president Saulos Chillima on Sunday taking time off from his Sunday schedule to drum up support for the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP). He told the people that the government would provide street lights at the boma. Chilima also promised them the renovations for the […]
Malawi Congress Party (MCP) ‘rebel’ leader Chatinkha Chidzanja Nkhoma has claimed the MCP president Lazarous Chakwera was a “devious” man intent on destroying the party. Chidzanja-Nkhoma said Chakwera’s refusal to call for convetion has made her believe that he was intent on damaging the party for the sake of his own position. She said Chakwera […]
The veteran journalist Dickson Kashoti has made an observation which many Malawians agreed with in a matter of hours. He said Malawi Congress Party will never change. It reminded some of us what Kamlepo Kalua used to say from the bunkers of his South African exile when we were changing from Malawi Congress Party dictatorship […]