President Peter Mutharika has appointed Joseph Mwandidya as deputy director of National Intelligence Bureau (NIB). Sources at State House confirmed to Nyasa Times that Mutharika has appointed Mwandidya to deputize Nicholas Dausi who was appointed to head the State spy agency last month. This is one of the appointments Mutharika has made since taking over […]
The Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) has questioned the involvement of the country’s National Intelligence Service (NIS) in providing security to its warehouse which was set on fire on by suspected arsonists, saying there was no arrangement between the Commission and the state spy agency. MEC has also said that it is not ruling out arson […]
A daughter to National Intelligence Bureau (NIB) chief, Nicholas Dausi, was found dead in the early hours of this morning at her residence in Kanjedza, Blantyre. A close relation and neighbours told Nyasa Times that Alinafe, 22 a Polytechnic Business Management student was found dead in her room. “She had chicken pox for the past […]
After former Malawian President Joyce Banda has indicated that she will not quit politics as she will be leading People’s Party (PP) in rebuilding process for 2019 elections, the government is rolling its wheels that she should face an arrest for alleged offenses signalled by the new President Peter Mutharika. Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) boss Justice […]
President Peter Mutharika has made new appointments which has seen his Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) spokesman taking the post of Director General of National Intelligence Bureau. According to Chief Secretary to Government, Hawa Ndilowe, in a statement, Dausi takes over the position “with immediate effect.” Dausi replaces former Inspector General of Police, Joseph Airon, who […]
Former president Joyce Banda has urged the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) to “graciously celebrate their new status” other than dwelling on badmouthing other politicians and former leaders. Press Officer during Banda’s tenure as President, Tusekele Mwanyongo, said it was unacceptable for DPP spokesman, Nicholous Dausi, to claim Banda is “nursing shock defeat” to President […]
Spokesman of the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) Nicholous Dausi has said former president Joyce Banda is “nursing shock defeat” to President Peter Mutharika in the May 20 elections and doubts if she will be able to meet her successor next week. Mutharika plans to meet with all losing opposition candidate including Banda of the […]
Malawi’s new President Professor Peter Mutharika will form a new government and name his 20-member Cabinet this week after he will be installed as Head of State on Monday. Mutharika promised a Cabinet of technocrats during his campaign for last month’s tripartite elections. On Sunday he told a private radio Zodiak in Tiuzeni Zoona interview […]
Opposition Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) leader in parliament Dr George Chaponda and publicity secretary Nicholas Dausi have been rejected from joining Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of Parliament . DPP sent Chaponda and Dausi to replace its Zomba Chisi MP Peter Mangulenje and Mulanje North Stephen Namacha in the committee. But the committee on Wednesday barred […]
Opposition Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) has called on the Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) to investigate thoroughly the alleged illegal production and selling of the registration voter cards reported in Mzuzu saying the party fear that this could be a systematic move aimed at rigging next year’s elections. Reacting to The Nation newspaper story on Friday that revealed […]
Property evaluator Yeremia Chihana has reacted to the threats of opposition Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) to sue him by hiring lawyer Wapona Kita to counter sue the party and its spokesperson Nicholas Dausi for defamation demanding a combined compensation of up to K200 million (about $500 000). DPP last week threated to sue Chihana – valuer […]
Malawi’s former ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) is proving to be one of a tough contender come 2014 if the mammoth of crowd that mobbed the party’s presidentiald candidate Peter Mutharika’s visits in Mwanza and Neno districts are anything to go by. On Tuesday, Mutharika and his DPP entourage stormed Mwanza and Neno in their […]
If highly charged emotional threats of litigation against property evaluator Yeremia Chihana and newspapers in Malawi is DPP’s shameless idea of how to deal with the K61billion stinker, then we dare say this feeble attempt at intimidation will not wash. There is nothing that DPP can say or do that will alter the fact that […]
Former ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) says it will take legal action against property evaluator Yeremia Chihana and two newspapers for what it calls “defamatory propaganda” against the late president Bingu wa Mutharika’s family on his deceased estate. Government through Commissioner for Tax contracted Chihana of YMW Property Investment Limited and Registered Property Evaluator to assess Mutharika’s real estate, shares […]
Opposition Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) has claimed that the governing People’s Party (PP) is plotting to “secure criminal conviction” against its presidential candidate Peter Mutharika to prevent him from contesting in next year’s elections. Malawi will hold tripartite elections in May 2014. DPP spokesman Nicholous Dausi said in a statement on Thursday that 2014 elections […]
The opposition Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) has said it is not shaken with the defections that have happened in the party saying such is an act of exercising constitutional rights. The party’s spokesperson, Nicholas Dausi said this in reaction to the defection of some of its members in the central region saying this does not […]
Spokesman of opposition Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), Nicholous Dausi stunned government benches in Parliament when he pointed out that the front-line troops of President Joyce Banda were same people who “confused” former president Bakili Muluzi. Muluzi ruled Malawifrom1994 to 2004 under the United Democratic Front (UDF) which is now in opposition after his handpicked successor, […]
Malawi’s opposition and former ruling Democratic Progressive Party ((DPP) president Prof Peter Mutharika risks being thrown into jail for contempt of court together with his party’s spokesman, Nicolas Dausi. They are accused of failing to adhere to a court order instructing them to reinstate Frank Katundulu, the party’s fired Central Region Governor. Katundulu was fired […]