Malawi Congress Party (MCP) president Lazarus Chakwwra has been holding rallies in northern Malawi over the weekend just days after the ruling party accused him of buying an expensive vehicle despite the ailing economy. Speaking in Nkhata Bay, Chakwera described the allegations as mere smear by the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) to divert people’s attention […]
Leaders in the northern region in the arenas of religion, development and social science, politics and activism have taken turns in faulting the Malawi government for behaving “regionalist” in her manner of allocating USS1.3 million worth of development projects that are expected to be financed by the Chinese government. The seven projects which include the […]
Social observers have quashed assertions by government critics and pro-federalism proponents who say the recent Malawi-Chinese development pact has sidelined the Northern region in allocation of projects. However, an honest outline of projects by government indicate that the North stands to benefit from this pact and has some of the major projects that Malawi as […]
One of the activists pushing for federal system of government, Dr Binnah Shawa has called on President Peter Mutharika to first call a referendum vote for federation other than asking Malawians to vote on human rights issues such as homosexuality or abortion. Shawa said by adopting federal system, they will end regionalism by most of […]
Ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) regional governor for the northern region Kenneth Sanga has heaped blame on Malawi Congress Party (MCP) as retrogressive for making the region “dead north”, saying people of the north should “support President Peter Mutharika” or “forget about DPP’s developmental projects.” Sanga had told thousands of supporters at a rally during […]
CCAP Livingstonia Synod moderator Douglas Chipofya has reiterated the synod’s demand for President Peter Mutharika to abolish the controversial university quota system, saying it is denying deserving Malawians access to education. He said the controversial quota system, under which university entry was determined by one’s place or origin rather than straight merit, should be abolished. […]
Member of Parliament for Mzimba Hora, Reverend Christopher Mzomera Ngwira has said he will continue to canvass for the for the introduction of a federal system of government or even for North Malawi to be a standalone country, saying President Peter Mutharika has failed to silence him. In an interview with Nyasa Times, Ngwira claimed […]
The police should immediately effect an arrest on the anarchists in the North, led by Bina Shawa, who are operating under the masquerade of calling for the federal system of government to be established to devolve more powers to the regions. After being allowed to march and present a petition calling for federalism as well […]
Member of Parliament for Mzimba South, Makwenda Chunga of opposition People’s Party (PP) has condemned education quota system, saying it is bad therefore it should be abolished or else be extended in development and backed calls for introduction of federal system of government. Chunga said this in his contribution to the 2015/16 proposed budget which […]
President Peter Mutharika has been asked through a petition to him presented to Mzuzu City acting Chief Executive Officer, Victor Masina, who is expected to forward it to the Office of the President and Cabinet, to ensure a smooth process of national referendum to ask citizens whether to adopt or not the federal system of […]
A Mzuzu-based forum championing for the adoption of a federal system of government in the country have announced they will take to the streets Friday to express their “discontentment” with the sluggishness government is acting in dealing with the issue of federalism. Forum for Federal System in Malawi secretary general Harris Kanyeremuka said demo seeks […]
Police in the North say they have registered a 100% increase in the number of defilement cases across the region in the first quarter of 2015. According to a consolidated first quarter police report, a total of 69 defilement cases have been recorded. The figure compares with 31 cases recorded during the same period last […]
Youths in Malawi’s northern districts of Karonga and Chitipa have honoured Speaker of parliament Richard Msowoya as the only leader who is “politically mature” as well as a freedom fighter for northern region. The district’s youth representative Steve Simsokwe cited Msowoya’s resignation as the minister of education in 2009 during the late Bingu Wa Mutharika’s […]
Member of Parliament for Mzimba Luwerezi, Deliwe Ngoma, who was an independent , has joined ruling Democratic a Progressive Party (DPP) at a political meeting which took place at Emfeni headquarters of Traditional Authority Mabilabo in Mzimba District on Saturday. DPP Vice President who is also Minister of Finance, Dr Goodall Gondwe welcomed Ngoma to […]
A pressure group in Mzuzu, agitating for adoption of federal system of government in the country, has given a seven-day ultimatum to President Peter Mutharika to explain why debate on the topic, which he promised to happen on political podia, have not yet taken place or else they will hold demonstrations. Chairperson of the pressure […]
Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) governing committee in the northern region has received bashing from its supporters who say it has grossly failed them and is now a liability. Regional governor Kenneth Sanga and director of youth Kelvin Chirambo are some of the key leaders that are under fire. A statement issued by 20 youths the […]
Minutes of a closed meeting held by ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) politburo in Mzuzu show that the party blames itself for its unpopularity in the northern region, marking the July 20 killings and the party’s stance on quota system as some of the factors that heightened the phenomenon. Despite emerging victors in the May 20 tripartite elections, the […]
The contentious debate on whether Malawi should become a federal state has raged on for quite some time without proper direction and it appears that, so far, it has only served to make the topic become more divisive than fruitful. There is a serious problem and that serious problem is that the federalism movement in […]