Former vice-president Khumbo Kachali has again sounded that he is qutting erstwhile ruling People’s Party (PP) again as he is poised toflaunching a new political party. Kachali said he is on a mission to clean up the politics of Malawi with new political movement, saying there is a body of ideas out there people would support. “Watch […]
Lilongwe Magisrtrate Coutt has ordered the release on bail of Cecilia Kumpukwe, sister to Malawi’s former president, Joyce Banda and two others following their arrest in connection to a fake resignation letter allegedly written by Vice President Saulos Chilima. Police first arrested People’s Party official Stella Assani then Kumpukwe. They also arrested Stanley Mkwala. The trio […]
Ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) has poked fun at opposition Peoples Party (PP) for suggesting the government is on a campaign to persecute the former ruling party followers and sympathisers. This follows the arrest of Peoples Party founding leader Joyce Banda’s sister Cecilia Kumpukwe for allegedly authoring a letter in which vice president Saulos Chilima […]
Malawi police are keeping in custody a woman suspected to be part of a group that forged a resignation letter purportedly written by the country’s Vice President, Saulos Chilima. The woman has been identified as Stella Asani of Galiva, Blantyre and is an operative of erstwhile ruling Peoples Party (PP). National Police spokesperson, James Kadadzera […]
Immediate past president Joyce Banda, who is currently living in self-imposed exile abroad, has told supporters of her People’s Party (PP) that she will be back home this year but said Malawians need to be liberated from “deeply corrupt” Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) administration. Banda addressed the PP supporters in an audio message which is […]
The main opposition Malawi Congress Party (MCP) and People’s Party (PP) have dismissed a forecast by the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) of The Economist magazine which says President Peter Mutharika is likely going to have an edge over the opposition in 2019 elections. The EIU—in its 2016 first quarter forecast report for Malawi generated on […]
Malawian President Peter Mutharika has hit back at the erstwhile ruling People’s Party (PP) that threatened to remove him from power through massive protests if he does not resign within 30 days, branding the call as baseless. Mutharika has since warned that his administration is ready to fight ‘fire with fire’ if the opposition or his […]
The erstwhile ruling People’s Party (PP) has raised political tensions dramatically after telling President Peter Mutharika that he risked being removed from power through massive protests if he does not resign within 30 days. PP administrative secretary Joseph Chikwembwa, who is also leader of Orange Partners, an arm of the PP, said in a statement that […]
The Political Parties Bill that has been formulated to change the way political groupings in the country operate has been welcomed as a “good idea” in ensuring that intra-party democracy thrive in political parties, which would help strengthen the country’s democracy and good governance. The piece of legislation if passed into law will among other […]
Former Peoples Party (PP) publicity secretary and now a member of the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), Ken Msonda has attacked former pPresident, Joyce Banda accusing her of abandoning him after she was booted out of government. Msonda also attacked PP, claiming it is almost dead with his defection to the blue camp as he […]
Ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) spokesperson Francis Kasaila has described as childish, Peoples Party (PP) assertions that its acting president Uladi Mussa was arrested on politically motivated charges. The PP acting leader was arrested after he handed over himself to Anti Corruption Bureau (ACB) which accuses him of corruptly receiving money when he was Minister […]
Acting People’s Party (PP) president Uladi Mussa on Monday spent a night in a police cell in Lilongwe after he was arrested on Monday when he handed himself to Anti Corruption Bureau (ACB) for allegedly issuing 50 passports dubiously to foreigners but said former Agriculture Minister George Chaponda deserved to have been behind bars after ACB […]
The former governing People’s Party (PP) continues to face further popularity decline after Mzuzu Mayor William Mkandawire announced his resignation from the party under whose banner he was re-elected two months ago. The party’s Administrative Secretary Joseph Chikwemba said they were not officially aware that Mkandawire had called it quits. The youthful Mayor cited his […]
Acting leader of erstwhile ruling People’s Party (PP) Uladi Mussa has said the party will not hold a national convention this year as guided by their constitution. Mussa said PP “cannot afford holding the convention this year” but could not explain reasons behind the cancellation. Last month the party announced that the convention will be […]
The Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) administration of President Peter Mutharika is intent at arresting former Head of State and People’s Party (PP) leader, Joyce Banda, for her alleged role in the infamous ‘cashgate’, a financial scandal involving looting, theft and corruption that was uncovered in 2013, Nyasa Times understands. Highly-placed sources within the administration have […]
Opposition Peoples Party (PP) has told government to increase salaries for civil servants to meet the rising cost of life. Ralph Jooma, finance spokesperson for PP said that civil servants have been caught up in the ever escalating cost of life due to economic dwindling. He therefore wondered why Minister of Finance, Economic Planning and […]
Peoples Party (PP) acting president Uladi Mussa has said former US secretary of state Hilary Clinton bankrolled the Joyce Banda 2014 election campaign. Mussa said this in a recent radio program. He dismissed reports that former president Joyce Banda used part of the K30 billion plunder of public money at Capital Hill, infamously known as […]
Earstwhile ruling Peoples Party (PP) acting president Uladi Mussa has said the party will hold a convention this year with or without founding president Joyce Banda who is in self imposed exile. Mussa said this in a radio program on Sunday. “The Peoples Party Constitution says we should hold the convention this year and we […]