Blantyre City East parliamentarian Noel Masangwi, who is also governing Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), director of special events, is the latest top party official to add voice in the ‘Hurricane Callista’ , siding with former first lady Callista Mutharika’s sentiments that President Peter Mutharika is being misled by “beasts of prey” who have surrounded him and […]
Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) gurus are pressurizing President Peter Mutharika to remove Malawi Revenue Authority (MRA) Commissioner General Ralphael Kamoto and replace him with former Commissioner General now High Court Judge Lloyd Muhara. Impeccable sources confided to Nyasa Times that beleaguered businessman and DPP MP Noel Masangwi is the one who is in the fore […]
President Peter Mutharika is on record describing ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) lawmaker Noel Masangwi as a “smuggler” in a leaked gossip talk. The DPP heavyweight who has been making headlines for tax evasion is in the news again for wrong reasons, allegedly for under declaration of goods worth K174 million at only K3 million. Malawi Revenue […]
An elder brother to ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) lawmaker Noel Masangwi, associate professor Ted Salule Masangwi has said the DPP politician’s life is being put “in danger” by Nyasa Times comments depicting him as mafia or smuggler. Salule in a comment posted on Nyasa Times, said the comments posted online are “not only defamatory […]
After Nyasa Times reported that Malawi Revenue Authority (MRA) boss Ralph Kamoto h suspended commissioner for exports Shadrec Namalomba for facilitating to clear nine trucks belonging to ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) lawmaker Noel Masangwi of round wood from Chikangawa meant for export, it has been revealed that the DPP heavyweight silenced MRA officials from […]
Malawi Revenue Authority (MRA) boss Ralph Kamoto has suspended commissioner for exports Shadrec Namalomba for facilitating to clear nine trucks of round wood from Chikangawa meant for export. The trucks that Namalomba cleared reportedly belong to ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) lawmaker Noel Masangwi. According to an MRA staff circular number 28 dated February 20 […]
The family of Malawi Polytechnic student Robert Chasowa must likely be bitter with government’s claims that there is not enough evidence to bring the case of the death of fourth year student to court for trial.The Chasowa family, led by his father in demanding for justice, hopes to see the case gets to its logical […]
I really do want to congratulate my good friend, Noel, who I tease as the shortest lawyer in the world, for being crowned city father. He now adds to the butt of jokes the accolade ‘the shortest mayor in the world’! But, hold on; let me start with the other Noel. Masangwi, for that is the […]
The family of Robert Chasowa, a university student who was murdered in 2011, is still demanding for justice, saying the want to see the case gets to its logical conclusion. Chasowa, who was a political activist and dealt with senior police officers including the former inspector general of police, Peter Mukhito, in trying to stop […]
Katsonga brothers Mark and Davis, who have performed miserably in the presidential race, have been voted to Parliament. Mark Katsonga who also contested as presidential candidate for People’s Progressive Movement (PPM) won Neno South constituency which he served from 2004 to 2009 before he lost it. Davis Chesters Katsonga of Chipani Cha Pfuko reclaimed the […]
Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) Director of Special Events, Noel Masangwi secret visit on Monday to Kamuzu Palace to meet President Joyce Banda has irked the party’s brass as they accuse him of leaking the ‘destabilization strategy’ after the polls. Nyasa Times reported at the weekend about a DPP ‘Sub Cabinet’ designing and implementing a ‘destabilization […]
The opposition Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) has removed its Southern region Governor, Noel Masangwi who has since been roped into party’s National Governing Council (NGC). Masangwi has been replaced by a new face on the political scene, Ben Chidyaonga in a shake-up exercise that has seen some of the regional committee members demoted on grounds […]
Case files for the murder case of Polytechnic student Robert Chasowa, slain during the DPP regime have ‘vanished’ into thin air, Nyasa Times can reveal. Inside sources at the High court in Blantyre and the national Police Headquarters indicate that the files have disappeared and police investigating teams are frustrated. Some of the suspects who […]
The 2014 tripartite elections campaign period is not yet officially open but for one Noel Masangwi, Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) regional governor for the South, the race has just began as he officially declared interest to challenge Minster of Mines, John Bande for Blantyre City East seat. Masangwi, arrested last year and currently waiting to […]
The High Court in Blantyre has varied bail conditions for Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) regional governor for the South, Noel Masangwi and two other suspects who were arrested in connection with murder of university student activist Robert Chasowa. The two others are DPP youth director Lewis Ngalande and Samuel Chulu. High Court judge, Joseph Manyungwa […]
In a recent article “Why Chimunthu is a misfit,” Gracian Tukula exposes the prevailing perception of the once mighty Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) across sober minded patriotic citizens of the land. According to Tukula, his perception of DPP, which I believe is the perception of many including me, is that of a “party full of […]
Opposition Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) acting president Peter Mutharika has received a timely boost form the party’s governors from the South and Eastern political regions who have thrown their weight behind his candidature at its forthcoming convention as opposed to Speaker Henry Chimunthu Banda’s bid. Mutharika will face Chimunthu Banda in a two-horse race at the […]
Opposition Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) has claimed that the arrest of its acting president Peter Mutharika and other top officials for an alleged coup plot after the death of President Bingu wa Mutharika in April last year is a “blatant political try on”. But government has denied the accusations, saying the arrests were the natural […]