Opposition Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) President Peter Mutharika had reportedly suffered a health setback following Police in Lilongwe on Monday fired tear gas canisters at his supporters when he appeared at police station for reporting on his bail conditions on treason charges. Reports indicate there was confusion when Mutharika appeared at the police station after […]
Former ruling Democratic Progressive Party’s (DPP) is yet to raise enough funds for the national convention slated for April 17 to 19, but the organizing chairperson Nicholas Dausi says the party will still hold the indaba with the available resources. The party needs about K60 million to successfully hold its first ever convention to elect leaders […]
Former ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), which is expected to hold its first ever national convention in April this year, has shifted the venue of its indaba from Malawi’s capital, Lilongwe to Blantyre at Comesa Hall. The decision was reached at the party’s national governing council (NGC) on Thursday. Earlier, the party said it had […]
Malawi opposition Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) has accused the governing People’s Party (PP) of abusing the Police service into muzzling freedom of speech and stifling democracy by stopping whistle-stop meetings of its interim President Peter Mutharika. On Monday Police stopped DPP from holding whistle-stop rallies from Lilongwe to Kasungu, apparently because they collided with the […]
Opposition Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) says the arrest and subsequent detention of its acting president Peter Mutharika and other top officials on allegation that they were part of coup plotters after the sadden death of Bingu wa Mutharika has halted preparations for the party’s national convention. The party was gearing to hold its first ever […]
Opposition Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) has called on the party supporters to exercise calm and restraint as the DPP acting president Peter Mutharika and 10 others, who include Minister of Economic Planning and Development Goodall Gondwe and former chief secretary to Malawi Government Bright Msaka will be applying for bail on alleged coup plot charges. […]
Malawi’s opposition Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) will hold its first ever national convention, called ‘Indaba’ in local parlance, from 17-19 April, according to the party’s Publicity Secretary, Nicholas Dausi. Dausi, the convention’s main organising committee chairperson, disclosed that the convention will be held at the Bingu International Conference Centre in Lilongwe. ‘All is set for […]
Opposition Malawi Congress Party (MCP) and the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) have warned the Joyce Banda administration against spending extra money illegally after Minister of Finance Ken Lipenga on Thursday withdrew the Mid-Term Budget Supplementary Bill. Lipenga, whose credibility as the country’s purse keeper is questionable, told a news conference Thursday evening that the Mid-Term Budget […]
Malawi opposition Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) interim president Arthur Peter Mutharika returned home to a rousing welcome by thousands of supporters who turned out at Kamuzu International Airport (KIA) on Sunday. The security personnel blocked the entrance to the VIP lounge, allowing only six officials to get in as they said that the lounge would […]
Trouble is looming for the ruling Peoples Party (PP) in the National Assembly as Parliamentarians begin their business on Monday during the 44th session of the House. This follows a sudden change in the status quo of the House sitting where all of a sudden opposition legislators have outnumbered the PP after some parliamentarians belonging to […]
Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) interim president, Professor Peter Mutharika is planning a grand return from his two months visit to Europe and United States of America where he went to fund-raise for his 2014 campaign. He returns on Sunday February 10, 2013 f, the party has confirmed. DPP is mobilising supporters to welcome him at […]
Opposition Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) interim president Professor Peter Mutharika is in the United States to fundraise for his 2014 presidential campaign with the party describing the much touted meeting with President Barack Obama as a hoax. Mutharika has been in the US since December and DPP officials told Malawians that his itinerary included meeting President Barack Obama before proceeding to the UK. But DPP publicity […]
Malawi’s former ruling party, the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) has described as ‘political posturing’ the lack of recognition of former President Bingu wa Mutharika during the official opening of the Ekwendeni, Emuvuyeni, Kafukule, Mzimba and the infamous Karonga – Chitipa road. But Malawi’s President Mrs. Joyce Banda argued during the opening of the Karonga – […]
The Malawi opposition Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) has set off on drive that seeks to solicit views from party members on the new manifesto it intends to develop in readiness for the 2014 tripartite elections. This was disclosed during the meeting the party organized on Friday at Mphatso motel in the northern city of Mzuzu. […]
The Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) spokesman Nicholous Dausi has apologised for the party’s past mistakes during its time in government. The party has since regretted its grave sins which include the economic mess, human rights violations, threats to close down newspapers, banning government advertising in some media outlets and passing repressive laws. ”We may have made […]
The much touted meeting between Peter Mutharika, leader of Malawi’s opposition Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) and US President Barack Obama was not on any programme in the first place, the party’s spokesman confessed on Sunday. Mutharika is in United States on a holiday but his party’s acting secretary-general Dr Allan Chiyembekeza and aide Kondwani Nankhumwa […]
The opposition Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) has refused to take a stand on the anticipated January 17 national-wide demonstrations championed by Consumers Association of Malawi (Cama). DPP has since said would love to see the Constitution – which guarantees universal human right to hold peaceful demonstrations – prevailing amidst divided opinion among some sections of […]
Malawi’s former ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) says it welcomes back two lawmakers into its fold who left for the governing People’s Party government led by Joyce Banda. Former Tourism, Wildlife and Culture Minister Dr Daniel Liwimbi and former Energy and Mining Minister Grain Malunga announced this week that they were back in the rank […]