Leader of opposition and Malawi Congress Party (MCP) president Lazarous Chakwera has accused the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) of having wrong priorities in the wake of economic crisis and faulted the over 100-member taxpayer-funded entourage to the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA). Chakwera faulted government for taking a bloated delegation and chewing millions of […]
Malawi Congress Party (MCP) has assured Malawians that the party through its president Lazarous Chakwera will bail out Malawians from the increasing poverty and widening gap between the super rich and the poor. MCP Regional Chairman for the Centre, Patrick Chilondola speaking in Ntcheu when he addressed a political rally in the area of traditional […]
MCP president Lazarus Chakwera should stop molly-cuddling detractors such as Felix Jumbe in the party and instead should act decisively by firing them without qualms. MCP is one of the few freedom fighter movements in this part of Africa that have been out of power and if it is not careful it will remain there […]
Leader of opposition Dr Lazarus Chakwera has said his Malawi Congress Party (MCP) is carrying the hope of all Malawians and has since called for political tolerance and full commitment from party members. Chakwera speaking during a Tambala Night fundraising dinner event for MCP held in Blantyre on Friday, said citizens should reflect on the situation […]
Musician and former leader of United Democratic Front (UDF) in Parliament, Lucius Banda on Friday performed at Tambala Night, a fundraising event of opposition Malawi Congress Party (MCP), fuelling reports that he is repositioning himself with the party. The Balaka North Member of Parliament broke ranks with UDF leadership when he snubbed the party to […]
Malawi Congress Party (MCP) chairpersons in the Southern Region have added their voice to accusations by party’s Central Region chairpersons in accusing Salima Central MP, Felix Jumbe and former legislator, Lyton Dzombe, of fermenting chaos in the party. The two are alleged to be sending some people across the country collecting signatures of party leaders […]
The former Deputy Minister of Finance Dr Cornelius Mwalwanda has said he joined Malawi Congress Party (MCP) because the party has sound policies that would develop the country and not the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP). Speaking during a regional welcome rally which was held at MCP offices in Karonga the northern part of Malawi, Mwalwanda […]
Nine out of twelve district chairpersons from the Malawi congress Party(MCP) stronghold in the central region on Wednesday publicly endorsed current MCP President Dr Lazarus Chakwera as their 2019 Presidential candidate. In a news conference soon after a one day meeting held at the party’s regional headquarters in Lilongwe, Chairman for Mchinji North, Foloma Mwale said […]
Malawi Congress Party (MCP) president Dr. Lazarus Chakwera has been accused of flouting and raping the party’s constitution with impunity with the recent appointments that he made to its National Executive Committee (NEC) as the constitution is clear that only the convention has the mandate of electing members of NEC. Chakwera recently made several appointments […]
Malawi Congress Party (MCP) lawmaker Felix Jumbe has said he is being deemed as party “dissident”, saying despite rank and file plot to to frustrate him, he will not quit for ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP). Jumbe who was campaign director of MCP has been demoted in recent executive committee shake up by party president […]
Director of Public Prosecution Mary Kachale told High Court in Zomba in Malawi that stolen from government in cashgate scandal was used to fund the then governing People’s Party (PP) election campaign and also a presidential aspirant of Malawi Congress Party [MCP]. Kachale also commended Lutepo for his disclosure in the declaration statement which she […]
Malawi Congress Party (MCP) lawmaker Felix Jumbe has displayed sheer modesty when he pledged to support party president Lazarous Chakwera despite being demoted from position of Director of Campaign in the executive committee to second deputy director of strategic planning. Jumbe also stressed that he is not bitter with Chakwera’s move to drop him from […]
Malawi Congress Party (MCP ) president and leader of opposition Dr Lazarus Chakwera has made some changes in the party’s National Executive Committee (NEC ) which has seen the party roping in former cabinet ministers in Joyce Banda administration Dr Cornelius Mwalwanda and Eunice Makangala. Mwalwanda is appointed second deputy director of economic planning and […]
Malawi Congress Party (MCP) Campaign Director Felix Jumbe has trashed reports that he is campaigning against the leadership of Dr. Lazarous Chakwera and that he alongside Josephy Njobvuyalema are bringing confusion into the party. Jumbe said these reports which among other channels have been circulating on social media are just fabrications from people who don’t […]
Controversy erupted on Tuesday night in Karonga the northern border part of Malawi during the unofficial announcement of local by-election results of Nkhwawa ward at the tally centre where some members of Malawi Congress party (MCP) and Peoples Party (PP) suspected the results to have been doctored as the results sheet had some anomalies. The […]
The Democratic Progressive party(DPP), and the Alliance for Democracy(Aford) including other candidates stayed away at the results -signing ceremony of by-election for Chibanja ward in Mzuzu. The development then left the Ward- Returning Officer Lobo Tembo and the elections coordinator Victor Masina to negotiate with the National Institute for Civic Education and the election leaders […]
The ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) has reclaimed seats in Luchenza in Thyolo and Zomba Central Wards in the Tuesday by-elections which also Malawi Congress Party (MCP) winning in Mzuzu and United Democratic Front (UDF) triumph in Mangochi. Malawi Electoral Commission (EC) is yet to make formal announcement, but unofficial results which Nyasa Times has seen show […]
Malawi Congress Party (MCP) leader Lazarus Chakwera has accused President Peter Mutharika and his ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) of “sleepwalking” Malawi into economic turmoil why they are in comfort zone of opulence. Chakwera said the DPP-led government lacks the vision and leadership acumen to address the suffering of Malawians due to a myriad of macro-economic […]