Malawi opposition says Finance and Economic Planning Minister, Goodall Gondwe’s tough love for the nation in the next financial year has been commended for coming out bluntly to concede that the country’s economy is in crisis but described the 2016/17 financial plan presented on Friday as “deficit budget” and pro –IMF. Malawi Congress Party (MCP) […]
Former ruling party organizing, Peoples Party organising secretary Salim Bagus has resigned from his post and withdrawn his membership from the party and rejoins the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), a party that harassed and tortured him after he quit it around 2011 or 2012 to help found the PP. Bagus said in radio interview […]
United Democratic Front (UDF) has dismissed claims by Peoples Party (PP) that its deputy director of youth in the party’s stronghold of eastern region has defected. PP on Sunday paraded Yusuf Sitola during a public rally organized by party acting president Uladi Mussa at Mangochi boma, saying Sitola has has resigned from the UDF. But […]
United Democratic Front (UDF) deputy director of youth in the party’s stronghold of rastern region Yusuf Sitola has resigned from the party and joined the opposition Peoples Party (PP). Sitola was unveiled on Sunday during a public rally organized by PP acting president Uladi Mussa at Mangochi boma. Speaking to crowds that attended the rally, Sitola faulted […]
Former president Joyce Banda is in Copenhagen, Denmark attending international conferences concerning the upliftment of women. She attended a micronutrient initiative and she is now attending a Women’s Deliver 2016 conference which is also being attended by Chief Kyungu, according to Dedza East MP Juliana Lunguzi who is at the meeting. Posting on her Facebook […]
The opposition Peoples Party (PP) acting president Uladi Mussa has once again hit at the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), accusing it of losing focus and direction as evidenced by what he said the increasing numbers of the killings of people with albinism and persistent shortage of food. “The government was supposed to register each and […]
The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) has commenced investigations against former Home Affairs and Internal Security minister, Uladi Mussa for illegally approving citizenships of hundreds of Rwandese, Burundi nationals. Several Burundians and Rwandese have reportedly claimed how Mussa pocketed money from them to approve their citizenship applications. And the anti-graft body has acted quickly by opening up […]
Peoples Party (PP) acting president Uladi Mussa on Sunday claimed regime thugs are behind high profile break in and murders in the country. Speaking during a rally the party held in Salima on Sunday, Mussa said government is reluctant to investigate and bring to book those who are behind these acts because they are agents of some high […]
Acting Peoples Party (PP) president Uladi Mussa has described the economic problems Malawi is facing as a result of amateur leadership from the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP). Mussa made the remarks on Sunday when the party held a political rally at Nsalula Secondary School ground in Salima. “There is no any reason why Malawians […]
Blantyre-based businessperson Caesar Fatchi, who challenged former Malawi President Joyce Banda at the People’s Party (PP) national conference for presidency ahead of 2014 Tripartite Election before withdrawing, has resigned from the party and rule out a return to frontline politics. Fatch said he wants to concentrate on his business and family. He said he had […]
Ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) and Peoples Party (PP) are engaged in bitter power struggle in Chikhwawa – the Lower Shire – as the former is trying to asset its authority in opposition dominated development committees. Chikhwawa South MP Elias Karim faulted the DPP for unceremoniously dissolving area development committees and village development committees and […]
Opposition political parties on Sunday held their respective political rallies peacefully, a week after similar meetings were marred by violence raising fresh questions on democratic maturity in the country. Main opposition, the Malawi Congress Party (MCP) president Lazarus Chakwera together with other smaller parties outside parliament were at Nyambadwe ground whilst Peoples Party (PP) acting […]
The opposition Peoples Party (PP) are disappointed lot after they were left out of a night of prayer event attended by President Peter Mutharika at Kamuzu Stadium in Blantyre on Friday, April 1. The prayers were organized by Apostle Stanley Ndovi of Living Waters Church (LWC) and Madalitso Mbewe of Calvary Family Church (CFC). Mutharika’s […]
Peoples Party officials are rejecting claims from some quarters that Malawian billionaire prophet, Shepherd Bushiri is the major financier of the party activities. Acting PP president Uladi Mussa said the party has no political connection with Bushiri of the Enlighted Christian Gathering. “As a party, we know him as a religious leader, he is a […]
Ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) says the main opposition Malawi Congress Party (MCP) is fuelling and funding the divisions in Peoples Party (PP) and held opposition leader Lazarus Chakwera responsible for the violence that marred a recent opposition rally in Mzuzu. DPP publicist Francis Kasaira said in an interview Saturday that Chakwera and his MCP […]
People’s Party (PP) has disowned and disassociated itself from 52 year old Clive Nthakomwa who has been arrested for allegedly causing violence at an opposition political rally in Mzuzu on Saturday. PP spokesman Ken Msonda said Nthakomwa was fired as regional secretary for PP along with regional governor Christopher Ngwira and other regional officials. “He […]
Former vice president Khumbo Kachali has called for tolerance between the government and opposition, saying the current political tension is unnecessary. In a recent radio interview, Kachali said the government and the opposition can reach a gentleman’s agreement to avert a looming political crisis. Government and opposition members are in political showdown heightened by the […]
Former ruling Peoples Party (PP) has taken the administrative secretary post from Ken Msonda and given it to Joseph Chikwemba. Msonda remains PP spokesman. He was doubling as administrative secretary after Rev Peter Kaleso was suspended. Meanwhile, Msonda is said to be associating a grouping of party rebels that is being championed by former president […]