The Youth Network for Peace and Reconciliation has expressed concern over what they call continued silence of government over what they call constitutional violation by the opposition Malawi Congress Party (MCP) on the use of the National Flag. The group’s National Coordinator George Kusamale says in a statement that for a long time they have […]
The opposition Malawi Congress Party (MCP) has been told by the governing People’s Party (PP) to stop using National flag colours of black, red and green on its party materials. PP asked MCP to revert to their original flag of green with a black cok which its former president John Tembo and his colleagues were […]
There was drama at Cross Roads hotel on Saturday in the Malawi’s capital Lilongwe at the launch of Malawi Cultural Festivals (Macfest) when participants quizzed the organizers demanding an explanation on the reason of putting the national flag which has full sun on a ceremonial cloth. Recently Malawi parliament approved to revert to the 1964 […]
Changing the Malawian flag in 2010 by the late president Bingu wa Mutharika and his Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) stung the tax payers a staggering K2.6 billion, Nyasa Times has learnt. Malawians cried foul over the flag change saying they were not consulted. But delivering her pledge President Joyce Banda ensured lawmakers voted to restore […]
Malawi’s Leader of Opposition John Tembo was forced by Speaker of Parliament to withdraw remark that former ruling DPP move to change the national flag was “stupid”. In 2010, the then DPP-dominated Parliament changed the national flag to red, black and green with a full sun in white to symbolise what authorities then said was […]
President Joyce Banda’s government has successfully presented to Parliament a bill for the independence national flag to be reinstated to replace the current one which has since passed. Minister of Justice and Attorney General, Ralph Kasambara presented the Protected Flags, Emblems and Names Amendment Bill in the august House and was supported by members and passed with […]
President Joyce Banda will bring to Parliament a bill for debate and decision on whether the independence national flag could be reinstated to replace the current one. The Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) Government of the late President Bingu wa Mutharika changed the national flag in 2010 amid public protestation. Officially opening the 2012/2013, President Banda […]
Malawi Parliament is, on Wednesday next week, is expected to decide the fate of newly appointed Inspector General (IG) Loti Dzonzi as it is set to confirm him as police boss. The House, starting its meeting on Friday is also reported going to table and change the current flag and revert to the old one. […]
State vice president Joyce Banda has hinted should her People’s Party form the next government in 2014, it would bring back the old national flag, which had a rising sun in the middle. A full sun over black, red and green replaced the independence flag’s half-rising sun which President Bingu wa Mutharika said was “inherited […]